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In Part 3, we follow Friedrich after Küstrin.
This episode looks at what Friedrich became once he held absolute power: the military strategist, the administrator, the enlightened absolutist who read philosophy while sending tens of thousands to their deaths. We talk about Sanssouci as a deliberate retreat, his devotion to animals over people, his refusal of intimacy, and the contradictions that defined his reign.
It’s the story of a man who learned how to rule by never again allowing himself to be vulnerable.
Friedrich der Große, Frederick the Great, Frederick II of Prussia, Sanssouci, Schloss Sanssouci, Potsdam Sanssouci, Prussian monarchy, Prussian king, Enlightened absolutism, Seven Years’ War, Prussian military history, Prussian expansion, Frederick the Great personality, Frederick the Great psychology, Frederick the Great trauma, Frederick the Great animals, Frederick the Great dogs, Frederick the Great Sanssouci philosophy, 18th century Prussia, European monarchs history, absolutist rulers Europe, Frederick the Great later life, Frederick the Great legacy
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In Part 3, we follow Friedrich after Küstrin.
This episode looks at what Friedrich became once he held absolute power: the military strategist, the administrator, the enlightened absolutist who read philosophy while sending tens of thousands to their deaths. We talk about Sanssouci as a deliberate retreat, his devotion to animals over people, his refusal of intimacy, and the contradictions that defined his reign.
It’s the story of a man who learned how to rule by never again allowing himself to be vulnerable.
Friedrich der Große, Frederick the Great, Frederick II of Prussia, Sanssouci, Schloss Sanssouci, Potsdam Sanssouci, Prussian monarchy, Prussian king, Enlightened absolutism, Seven Years’ War, Prussian military history, Prussian expansion, Frederick the Great personality, Frederick the Great psychology, Frederick the Great trauma, Frederick the Great animals, Frederick the Great dogs, Frederick the Great Sanssouci philosophy, 18th century Prussia, European monarchs history, absolutist rulers Europe, Frederick the Great later life, Frederick the Great legacy
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