He carried on a long correspondence with Voltaire.
Johann Gotzkowsky built a silk factory for this ruler. He wrote the pamphlet The Anti-Machiavel, in which he argued against absolutism, and he reorganized his military tactics to include disciplined units relying on the oblique order of battle. This ruler signed, with Peter III, the Peace of(*) Hubertusburg, and he defied the pragmatic sanction. He carried on a long correspondence with Voltaire. For 10 points, name this monarch who unified most of his territory by partitioning Poland, an enlightened absolutist who acquired Silesia for his Kingdom of Prussia.
Johann Gotzkowsky built a silk factory for this ruler. He wrote the pamphlet The Anti-Machiavel, in which he argued against absolutism, and he reorganized his military tactics to include disciplined units relying on the oblique order of battle.
{Frederick the Great} [or {Frederick II}, or {Friedrich II}, or {Friedrich der Grosse}, prompt on “{Frederick}”, prompt on “Old {Fritz}”, prompt on “Der Alte {Fritz}”]