The great elector:

"This biography, the first in English for fifty years, avoids the limitation of seeing Frederick William primarily as the precursor of the 'enlightened' Frederick the Great. Instead, it roots him firmly in his own time - a dynastic, protestant prince like other German and European rul...

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Beteilige Person: McKay, Derek 1942- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Harlow [u.a.] Longman 2001
Ausgabe:1. publ.
Schriftenreihe:Profiles in power
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Zusammenfassung:"This biography, the first in English for fifty years, avoids the limitation of seeing Frederick William primarily as the precursor of the 'enlightened' Frederick the Great. Instead, it roots him firmly in his own time - a dynastic, protestant prince like other German and European rulers, but one tough and opportunistic enough to overcome the opposition of his subjects and neighbouring powers."--BOOK JACKET
Umfang:XIII, 286 S. Kt.
ISBN:0582494826