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Battle of Rossbach, 5 November 1755
Frederick the Great defeats the French — Battle of Rossbach, 5 November 1755
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Frederick the Great defeats the French Battle of Rossbach, 5 November 1755
12 June 1733 at Schloss Salzdahlum
Frederick's marriage to Elisabeth Christine — 12 June 1733 at Schloss Salzdahlum
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Frederick's marriage to Elisabeth Christine 12 June 1733 at Schloss Salzdahlum
His will specified he should be buried without pomp next to his greyhounds. Nephew and successor Frederick William II instead ordered the body to be entombed next to his father in the Potsdam Garrison Church
Napoleon visits Frederick's (first) sarcophagus — His will specified he should be buried without pomp next to his greyhounds. Nephew and successor Frederick William II instead ordered the body to be entombed next to his father in the Potsdam Garrison Church
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Napoleon visits Frederick's (first) sarcophagus His will specified he should be buried without pomp next to his greyhounds. Nephew and successor Frederick William II instead ordered the body to be entombed next to his father in the Potsdam Garrison Church
Baptism of Frederick, 1712
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Frederick the Great
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The infant Louis with his governess, grandfather, great-grandfather and father, and the busts of Henry IV and Louis XIII in the background. Madame de Ventadour holds her charge's reins. The portrait, painted for her, commemorates her part in saving the dynasty.
Madame de Ventadour with infant Louis XV — The infant Louis with his governess, grandfather, great-grandfather and father, and the busts of Henry IV and Louis XIII in the background. Madame de Ventadour holds her charge's reins. The portrait, painted for her, commemorates her part in saving the dynasty.
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Madame de Ventadour with infant Louis XV The infant Louis with his governess, grandfather, great-grandfather and father, and the busts of Henry IV and Louis XIII in the background. Madame de Ventadour holds her charge's reins. The portrait, painted for her, commemorates her part in saving the dynasty.
Marie Leszczinska
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Reims Cathedral, 1722
Coronation of Louis XV — Reims Cathedral, 1722
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Coronation of Louis XV Reims Cathedral, 1722
Louis XV
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Comte de Saint Germain
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Statue by Eugène Oudiné, one of the twenty Reines de France et Femmes illustres in the Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris.
Bertrada of Laon — Statue by Eugène Oudiné, one of the twenty Reines de France et Femmes illustres in the Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris.
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Bertrada of Laon Statue by Eugène Oudiné, one of the twenty Reines de France et Femmes illustres in the Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris.