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Frederick I

noun

Son of Frederick William who in 1701 became the first king of Prussia (1657-1713).

Holy Roman Emperor from 1152 to 1190; conceded supremacy to the pope; drowned leading the Third Crusade (1123-1190). Synonyms: Barbarossa, Frederick Barbarossa.

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"Frederick I" Quotes from Famous Books

... of Sebastian Edzardt is not so well known. He was educated at Wrtemberg, and when Frederick I. of Prussia conceived the desire of uniting the various reformed bodies with the Lutherans, he published a work De causis et natura unionis, and a treatise Ad Calvanianorum Pelagianisinum. In this book he charged the Calvinists with the Pelagian heresy—a charge which they were accustomed ...

— Books Fatal to Their Authors • P. H. Ditchfield

... building of the Arsenal, opposite the palace of the late Crown Prince, dates from the time of Frederick I., last of the Electors and first of the Prussian Kings. The grand sculptures of the German artist Schlueter, who was afterwards called to the aid of Peter the Great in the creation of St. Petersburg, adorn the exterior of the edifice. Any chance walk along ...

— In and Around Berlin • Minerva Brace Norton

Words linked to "Frederick I" : Hohenzollern, male monarch, king, Holy Roman Emperor, Rex