00:00 - 1 - The role of Frederick II in history - Why his contemporaries called him ''The Great'' - A charming, cynical and disloyal king, who with his policies will change the history of Germany and Europe 18:09 - 2 - What was Prussia? - The beginnings of Prussia: the Hohenzollern family - The Holy Roman Empire, the Germans and the Brandenburg Mark: a frontier kingdom - The creation of Berlin - The Teutonic Knights - A small kingdom that focused entirely on military strength 35:59 - 3 - Frederick II's family - His father Frederick William, known as the 'Sergeant King', and his regiment of Giant Grenadiers - Frederick II's mother: Sophie Dorothea of ​​Hanover, refined and cultured - His sister Wilhelmina, her complicity and correspondence with Frederick 54:18 - 4 - Frederick II's education: his father Frederick William and his sense of duty - The profession of arms and religion - Frederick's secret library and his conflicts with his father 1:11:57 - 5 - Summer 1730: Frederick's friendships and plans to escape at the age of eighteen - His father has Frederick arrested - Frederick's trial and his father's ferocious revenge on Katte, : Frederick's friend and accomplice 1:29:34 - 6 - Frederick's re-education: 'becoming a German' - Military training - 1733: Frederick marries Elizabeth of Brunswick, the Emperor's niece - Life of a prince with little money 1:47:25 - 7 - 1740: Frederick II's accession to the throne - The dashed hopes of those who hoped for reforms - The Prussian army and the militarization of society - The composition of the army 2:06:24 - 8 - The death of Emperor Charles VI and the problems of the heir to the throne Maria Theresa: the War of the Austrian Succession - Frederick occupies Silesia - Frederick's cynicism 2:24:43 - 9 - December 1740: Frederick in Silesia - The escape and the victory: the battle of Mollwitz - Frederick's duplicity - The invasion of Bohemia - The surprise peace - 1744: the victory of Hohenfriedberg and the birth of the myth 2:43:03 - 10 - Being King of Prussia in times of peace - Frederick, philosopher king and absolute sovereign - Frederick's financial policy and tax reform 3:00:33 - 11 - Frederick's economic policy - Prussia and the porcelain industry - The administration of justice - Religion in Prussia - Frederick's religious tolerance: the welcome of the Jesuits 3:18:17 - 12 - Frederick, philosopher king, writer and poet, enlightened but wary of progress - King Frederick's architecture: Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam 3:36:31 - 13 - Frederick and Voltaire - Voltaire in Berlin: friendship, misunderstandings and Voltaire's escape - Frederick and music - Old Bach in Poznan as Frederick's guest 3:53:14 - 14 - The Seven Years' War: a world conflict - Europe on the eve of war - Summer 1756. An invasion without pretext: Frederick conquers Bohemia - The Battle of Kolin: Frederick's first defeat 4:10:50 - 15 - Summer 1757: the feeling that the war will end very soon - Frederick in a desperate situation - November 1757: the victory of Rosbach and the myth of Frederick the Great 4:27:49 - 16 - The Seven Years' War. The unbeatable Frederick and the last threat: the Russians - The battle of Zorndorf - Frederick defeated at Hochkirch - Russians and Austrians against Frederick: the defeat of Kunersdorf - 1759 The miracle of the House of Brandenburg 4:45:17 - 17 - Early 1760. Frederick attacks: the siege and bombardment of Dresden - Frederick in Silesia against the Austrians: the battle of Liegnitz - The massacre of Torgau 5:02:22 - 18 - The Seven Years' War towards the end - Tsar Peter III and his admiration for Frederick - The Austrians remain alone - The last battles: Prussia has won - 1763. The Treaty of Paris and Hubertusburg 5:19:55 - 19 - End of the war: Frederick's typical day in peacetime - The Potato War - Frederick II and the first partition of Poland 5:37:04 - 20 - Frederick's death on August 17, 1786 - His successor: Frederick William II and the future of Prussia - How to interpret Frederick's legacy? - Frederick and Hitler - The role of Frederick the Great in German history Frederick II, King of Prussia, already called Frederick the Great by his contemporaries, is one of the most controversial figures in modern European history. A philosopher, literary and musician king, he ascended to the throne in 1740 with the promise of a great era of enlightened reforms, and was the protagonist of unscrupulous wars of aggression. A friend of Voltaire, passionate about French culture, thanks to his military victories he made Prussia a European power, laying the foundations for German unification and becoming the icon of German militarism. At Otto Della Sera, the story of things and facts - RadioRai 2006 Directed by Vittorio Attamante List of videos with Alessandro Barbero: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15vQ6...