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Frederick I

noun

  1. Frederick Barbarossa, 1123?–90, king of Germany 1152–90; king of Italy 1152–90: emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1152–90.
  2. 1194–1250, king of Sicily 1198–1212: as Frederick II, king of Germany and emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1215–50.
  3. 1657–1713, king of Prussia 1701–13 (son of Frederick William the Great Elector).


Frederick I

/ ˈڰɛɪ /

noun

  1. Frederick I16571713MPrussianPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 1657–1713, first king of Prussia (1701–13); son of Frederick William
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Goodman finally saw the painting - titled “Portrait of John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony” - a few weeks ago in New York, he says.

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King Frederick I of Prussia brought giants together for his Potsdam Grenadiers.

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His death was confirmed by his son Frederick I. Ordway IV.

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Less than a decade later, Frederick I, a north German prince who had become king of Denmark, drove out the bishops, abolished the monasteries, and installed Lutheranism as the state religion.

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The situation was changed in his favour when Frederick I., who was anxious to count the duke among his supporters, succeeded Conrad as German king in February 1152.

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Frederick HenryFrederick II