Frederick

Fred er ick |ˈfred (ə )rik ˈfrɛdrɪk | a city in northern Maryland; pop. 59,213 (est. 2008 ).

Frederick I

Fred er ick I |ˈfred (ə )rik ˌfrɛdrɪk ðə ˈfərst | ( c. 1123 –90 ), king of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor 1152 –90; known as Frederick Barbarossa (“Redbeard ”). He made a sustained effort to subdue Italy and the papacy, but was eventually defeated at the battle of Legnano in 1176.

Frederick II

Fred er ick II (1712 –86 ), king of Prussia 1740 –86; known as Frederick the Great. His campaigns in the War of the Austrian Succession 1740 –48 and the Seven Years War 1756 –63 succeeded in considerably strengthening Prussia's position; by the end of his reign he had doubled the area of his country.

Fredericksburg

Fred er icks burg |ˈfred (ə )riksˌbərg ˈfrɛd (ə )rɪksˌbərɡ | a historic commercial city in northeastern Virginia, on the Rappahannock River; pop. 22,818 (est. 2008 ).

Frederick William

Fred er ick Wil liam (1620 –88 ), elector of Brandenburg 1640 –88; known as the Great Elector. His program of reconstruction and reorganization following the Thirty Years War brought stability to his country and laid the foundation for the expansion of Prussian power in the 18th century.

Frederick

Fred er ick |ˈfred (ə )rik ˈfrɛdrɪk | a city in northern Maryland; pop. 59,213 (est. 2008 ).

Frederick I

Fred |erick I |ˈfrɛdrɪk | ( c. 1123 –90 ), king of Germany and Holy Roman emperor 1152 –90; known as Frederick Barbarossa (‘Redbeard ’). He made a sustained attempt to subdue Italy and the papacy, but was eventually defeated at the battle of Legnano in 1176.

Frederick II

Fred |erick II |ˈfrɛdrɪk | (1712 –86 ), king of Prussia 1740 –86; known as Frederick the Great. His campaigns in the War of the Austrian Succession (1740 –8 ) and the Seven Years War (1756 –63 ) succeeded in considerably strengthening Prussia's position; by the end of his reign he had doubled the area of his country.

Fredericksburg

Fred er icks burg |ˈfred (ə )riksˌbərg ˈfrɛd (ə )rɪksˌbərɡ | a historic commercial city in northeastern Virginia, on the Rappahannock River; pop. 22,818 (est. 2008 ).

Frederick William

Fred |erick Wil |liam (1620 –88 ), Elector of Brandenburg 1640 –88; known as the Great Elector. His programme of reconstruction and reorganization following the Thirty Years War brought stability to his country and laid the basis for the expansion of Prussian power in the 18th century.