Sanssouci Palace

Frederick II's "no worries" retreat from the Prussian Court, built in the mid-18thC. Frederick I was known as the Soldier-King and he assembled a formidable army but never used it. His grandson Frederick II was a spectacular ruler from 1740-1786. He expanded and consolidated the Kingdom in many areas by various means. (Remember the earliest Kiel Canal?). Within his lifetime he became known as Frederick the Great.