Frederick: Encyclopedia II - Frederick - People

Frederick - People

Frederick is also a common male forename. It has been the name of several monarchs, often shared by different members from the same dynasty. Frederick is Friedrich in German, Fredrik in Swedish and Norwegian, Frederik in Danish, Dutch and Finnish, Fryderyk in Polish, Federico in Italian and Spanish, and Frédéric in French.

Frederick - Monarchs

• Frederick I of Austria (Babenberg), Duke of Austria from 1195-1198
• Frederick II of Austria (Babengerg), the Quarrelsome, (1219-1246), last Duke of Austria from the Babenberg dynasty
• Frederick I of Austria (Habsburg), the Handsome, (1286-1330), Duke of Austria and King of the Romans as Frederick (III).
• Frederick III of Saxony, (1463-1525), Saxon elector
• Frederick I of Denmark, (1471-1533), King of Denmark and Norway
• Frederick II of Denmark, (1534-1588), King of Denmark and Norway
• Frederick III of Denmark, (1609-1670), King of Denmark and Norway
• Frederick IV of Denmark, (1671-1730), King of Denmark and Norway
• Frederick V of Denmark, (1723-1766), King of Denmark and Norway
• Frederick VI of Denmark, (1768-1839), King of Denmark and Norway
• Frederick VII of Denmark, (d. 1863), King of Denmark (1848-1863)
• Frederick VIII of Denmark, (d. 1912), King of Denmark (1906-1912)
• Frederick IX of Denmark, (1899-1972), King of Denmark (1947-1972)
• Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, (1125-1190), king & emperor
• Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, (1196-1250), king & emperor
• Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor, (1415-1493), German ruler (=Archduke Frederick V of Austria)
• Frederick IV, Elector Palatine, (1574-1610), the righteous, German aristocrat
• Frederick V, Elector Palatine, (1619-1620), Bohemian aristocrat
• Frederick V of Hohenzollern-Nuremberg, (before 1333-1398)
• Frederick II, Margrave of Brandenburg, (1413-1470)
• Friedrich Wilhelm I of Brandenburg, (1620-1688), called "Great Elector" of Brandenburg, Duke of Prussia
• Frederick I of Prussia, (1657-1713), Elector of Brandenburg (1688-1713), King in Prussia (1701-1713)
• Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia, (1688-1740), King of Prussia (1713-1740)
• Frederick II of Prussia (the Great), (1712-1786), King of Prussia (1740-1786)
• Frederick William II of Prussia, (1744-1797), King of Prussia (1786-1797)
• Frederick William III of Prussia, (1770-1840), King of Prussia (1797-1840)
• Frederick William IV of Prussia, (1795-1861), King of Prussia (1840-1861)
• Frederick III of Germany, (1831-1888), German Emperor
• Frederick, Prince of Wales, (1707-1751)
• Frederick Augustus I of Saxony, (1750-1827), Elector (1763-1806) and King (1806-1827) of Saxony
• Frederick Augustus II of Saxony, (1797-1854), King of Saxony (1836-1854)
• Frederick Augustus III of Saxony, (1865-1932), King of Saxony (1904-1918)
• Frederick I of Württemberg, (1754-1816), Duke (1797-1803), Elector (1803-1806), and King (1806-1816) of Württemberg

Frederick - Other

• Frederick Austerlitz, American dancer of Austrian origin.
• Frédéric Chopin, Polish-French composer.
• Frederick Douglass, American abolitionist.
• William Frederick Durst, lead singer of Limp Bizkit.
• Frederik van Eeden, Dutch writer and psychiatrist.
• Friedrich Engels, German political philosopher, co-author of The Communist Manifesto.
• Federico Fellini, Italian film-maker and director.
• Frederick Forsyth, British novelist.
• Carl Friedrich Gauss, German mathematician.
• Georg Friedrich Händel, German composer.
• Jan Frederik Helmers, Dutch poet.
• Willem Frederik Hermans, Dutch writer.
• Frederick Martin MacMurray, American actor.
• Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, German existentialist philosopher.
• Blessed Frédéric Ozanam, French scholar.
• Frederick McFeely Rogers, American TV personality.
• Fredro Starr, rapper.
• Frederick Jackson Turner, American historian.
• Saint Friedrich I of Utrecht, Catholic Bishop of Utrecht in 825.
• Frederik, an artist name of Finnish singer Ilkka Sysimetsä

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