Forging a Legend - Frederick the Great - European History - Part 3 - Extra History

April 11th 1741, After The Battle of Mollwitz Frederick, had learned a great deal about war and the people of the world were enthralled by such a small power like Prussia taking over Silesia. Frederick had succeeded at putting Prussia on the map! The first of many great things to come.

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[gothicgloom]

Fredrick The Great literally has all the trademarks of a real life protagonist (Sad childhood, Dead lover, sworn lifetime rival, rose to greatness)

[MadDimmesMMA]

“Hats off gentlemen, if he were alive we wouldn’t be here today” ~Napoleon when visiting Fredericks tomb

[maxkogler]

Funfact: Fritz was one of the last (if not the last) European monarch/war chief who was called "the Great". It never caught on with Napoleon (I assume due to how it ended) and afterwards leaders fighting on the battlefront fell pretty much out of favour in general.

[davidblair]

Plz make a series on Maria Theresa. I don’t know much about her, but I know that Frederick the Great (who *hated* her) commented after her death, “That woman has accomplished the achievements of a great man.”

[theemries]

There are many great quotes from great men in history, but none compare to the wit, wisdom, and strength of Fredrick the Great, who once famously said:
“Hapsburg‘a back on the menu, boys! Get a piece while it lasts!”
A true pillar of strength.

[Epee]

At first I thought "oh another Walpole sighting." But then I realized "wait, isn't this around the end of the South Sea Bubble? Which means he's prime minister--so he WOULD be the Brit representative!" So we can quite go

[philtkaswahl]

"And if all of that sounds complicated -- it is!"

History in a nutshell when you really start delving into it.

[thomasrinschler]

Heh, describing the War of the Austrian Succession as one where countries changed sides faster than Loki in the MCU is such a great way to describe it. It's really a fascinating conflict since countries suddenly leaving the war and then re-entering by surprise, often on the other side, really keeps you on your toes and can honestly astonish you when reading about it.

[Petteri]

Man, this period in Europe was like a 50 player game of Diplomacy where every move is war.

[mosesmm]

7:07
Maria has the face that says 'Me and the bois about to start ANOTHER European war just cause.

[chrisbeer]

Fun fact: Maria Theresia's husband Francis I was the Duke of Lorraine. To this day, their descendants are called Habsurg-Lorraine, to distinguish them from other parts of the Habsburg family.

[gamebawesome]

5:24 "For when the British pushed-" It was Walpole

[SkittytheKid]

Giving Maria's alliance the Spider villains meme faces was a great touch!

[abcdef]

Frederick the Great: Suffered a lot because of prejudice against LGBT people.

Also Frederick the Great: Absolutely hated the idea of a woman on HRE throne.

[g.pratelli]

Frederick is the probably the best leader of the 18th century, definitely top 3

[kagekaiser]

7:04 Thanks for bringing this back in the year 2023.

[Artur_M.]

6:17 In this week's map update: Warmia (Ermland) is still disconnected from the rest of Royal Prussia (the Polish province bisecting Frederick's realm) and *underwater* somehow, apparently. In addition, the border of the lands Austria will take from Poland during the First Partition in 1772 is already marked.

[TylerGarland-bcis]

you know it's a good day when Extra Credits uploads. Great video you guys! Keep it up!

[godking]

The dates on the cups are so underrated

[GuyOnTheInternet]

Great to see you cover one of the greatest military masterminds of all time.