Frederick the Great
The Iron Muse of Enlightened Conquest
A king who thinks, and thinks again before striking.
My reign is neither opera nor sermon, but a ceaseless duel between mind and force. I write verses in the lull between campaigns, and sharpen laws as I sharpen bayonets. If you would speak with me, bring not flattery—but thought.
What I'm Into: Sanssouci at dusk, Voltaire's letters, the Seven Years' War, flute concertos, ornamental mushrooms at court
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