History Student Reacts to Frederick the Great #5: Who Wants to Live Forever by Extra History

Today we watch Who Wants to Live Forever? - Frederick the Great #5 by Extra History.

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[ootown]

12:35 I am sure that you are aware of this, but Tsar Peter III is said to have desired being an officer in the Prussian military more than Tsar of Russia.

[MarcMagma]

Overall a good series but personally, I wish they would have focused a bit less on his military achivements and more on his many domestic policies such as the introduction of the potato, a stable of Berlin's and Brandeburg's kitchen, freedom of the press regarding anything non-political (which may not sound impressive nowadays but was a big deal back then) and reforms to the justice-sector which included the abolishment of torture, just to name a few.
While his military achievements are what earned him the nickname "The Great", it is said domestic policies that made sure he is still remembered as such by modern day people from Berlin and Brandenburg.

[homesteadlegion]

You should really look more into peter III. There are more and more hints that the picture we have of him is propaganda from his wife. for example he tried to put a lot of Progressive changes into place which were reversed after his death, which is probably the real reason the russian nobility got rid of him by using his wife.(reformers usually dont live long in russia)

The badmouthing after served as justification for her actions, what she did was extremely rare and woman didnt have a strong claim to power at the best of times, as a usurper even less.

For the longest time we just kinda believed her version and ignored sources thyt disagreed, but in the last decades that started to change, a lot of hints emerged that he probably was much more of an average noble of his time then we thought.

[Mercure]

I have to say, this drawing of Frederick slapping Hitler is very satisfying.

Also let's not forget that, while borders in Europe didn't change after the Seven Years War, borders outside of Europe DRAMATICALLY changed. I am from the province of Québec, Canada, and here, we call this war "La Guerre de Conquête" ("The Conquest War"), because this is when New France was annexed by Great Britain, and my ancestors became British subjects. It is a huge turning point in the history of my people.

I highly recommend the not-yet-completed trilogy of videos by Ravignon on the history of Québec if you want to know more about this topic. The first two videos are fantastic, and I'm eagerly waiting for the last one.

[lanzknecht]

There is one part missing in the story with the famous quote of Frederick (in german: "Kerls! Wollt ihr ewig leben?" sounds somehow more impressive than "Rascals"). One of the retreating soldiers shouted back at Frederick: "For what we get paid it´s enough for today!"
When the French occupied Berlin during the napoleonic period, the Empereur himself visited Frederick´s grave and said to his officers: "Gentlemen! If this man were still alive we wouldn´t be here!"
Frederick II was reburied in a place in his beloved Sanssouci castle in 1991. Until now he is known as "Der Alte Fritz" (The old Fritz) in Germany.

[BobHerzog]

Well Napoleon kind of praised himself with that compliment to a dead guy genrally regarded as one of the Great. It was like when later roman emperors humbled themself before the likes of Caesar or Augustaus. The implication that swings with such a compliment is always only the greates of the great in history could even dare to challange my genius.