He had the Sans Souci palace built near Berlin, and he invited Voltaire to his court and quarreled with him.
Early in his life, he was forced to watch the execution of his accomplice Hans Hermann von Katte, and he wrote a tract on good government entitled Anti-Machiavel. He formed the Furstenbund to provide a check on Austria, and he instigated the Potato War to prevent Austrian annexation of Bavaria. He had the Sans Souci palace built near Berlin, and he invited Voltaire to his court and quarreled with him. For 10 points, name this enlightened despot who turned Prussia into a dominant military power in the eighteenth century.
Early in his life, he was forced to watch the execution of his accomplice Hans Hermann von Katte, and he wrote a tract on good government entitled Anti-Machiavel.
{Frederick II} of Prussia [or {Frederick} the {Great}]