This man disregarded the Pragmatic Sanction when he chose to initiate fighting in the War of the Austrian Succession against Maria Theresa.
This ruler had a summer residence in Potsdam built for him called Sanssouci Palace (san-SUE-see). This monarch ushered in an era of modernization after winning the Silesian Wars and helping to oversee the First Partition of Poland. This man disregarded the Pragmatic Sanction when he chose to initiate fighting in the War of the Austrian Succession against Maria Theresa. For 10 points, name this enlightened despot from the Hohenzollern line, a Prussian king who was succeeded by Frederick William II.
This ruler had a summer residence in Potsdam built for him called Sanssouci Palace (san-SUE-see).
Frederick the Great [or Frederick II of {Prussia}; or {Friedrich der Grosse}; or {Friedrich} II; or