On April 10 1741, a Prussian army under King Frederick ii faced an Austrian army under Count Wilhelm Reinhard von Neipperg.

Frederick Wilhelm the Great Elector played a large role in the history of Brandenburg-Prussia. After all, he pulled ...

POTSDAM, Germany (AP) — Generations of Germans believe Frederick the Great brought the beloved potato to Germany. The legend is this: King Frederick II of Prussia wanted his subjects to eat potatoes, ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- As Black History Month continues, the descendant of an extraordinary abolitionist leader paid a visit to the Delaware Valley. The great-great-grandson of Frederick Douglass came ...