Project Gutenberg 2008-06-16 Public domain in the USA. 220 Carlyle, Thomas 1795 1881 Carlyle, T. (Thomas) History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 03 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Friedrich_II._of_Prussia,_Called_Frederick_the_Great Produced by D.R. Thompson and David Widger "History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 03" by Thomas Carlyle is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book focuses on Friedrich I, the first Kurfürst (Elector) of Brandenburg, detailing his challenges and achievements as he attempted to restore order and governance in a turbulent Brandenburg during the early 15th century. It explores the socio-political dynamics of the time, particularly the conflicts between the emerging authority of the Elector and the entrenched power of the nobility. The opening portion of the work introduces Burggraf Friedrich as he arrives in Brandenburg, where he faces initial resistance from the local nobility who had grown accustomed to a lawless existence. Despite being received warmly by the townspeople eager for stability, the noble lords refuse to acknowledge his authority and continue their practices of plunder and feuding. Friedrich's patience is tested as he tries diplomatic approaches but eventually resorts to military action, employing heavy artillery named "Lazy Peg" in a decisive encounter against a rebellious noble, Quitzow. This sets the stage for Friedrich's transformation from a mere Statthalter to a significant figure in Brandenburg's history, paving the way for his future as Kurfürst and his ultimately successful governance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Social problems Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786 Prussia (Germany) -- History -- Frederick II, 1740-1786 DD Text Category: History - European Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages Category: History - Royalty 397284 2025-07-01T11:50:30.795473 text/html 393749 2013-04-04T10:20:50 text/html; charset=us-ascii 149593 2013-04-04T10:21:22 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 236134 2025-07-01T11:50:38.171414 application/epub+zip 241050 2025-07-01T11:50:33.873441 application/epub+zip 232113 2025-07-01T11:50:32.679467 application/epub+zip 454002 2025-07-01T11:50:41.759435 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 416299 2025-07-01T11:50:37.402411 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 386648 2022-09-01T13:47:29.999908 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 345969 2025-07-01T11:50:30.367446 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 345919 2008-07-14T15:25:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 143460 2008-07-14T15:25:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19114 2025-07-01T11:50:41.893380 application/rdf+xml 15775 2025-07-01T11:50:33.172430 image/jpeg 3496 2025-07-01T11:50:32.926419 image/jpeg 227587 2025-07-01T11:50:30.824444 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia