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The 55 pages that link to Frederick the Great, each with the reason it gives.

• Catherine the GreatCompared with: Frederick provides a prominent contemporary comparison for Catherine’s combination of autocracy and reform.

• Maria TheresaCompared with: His seizure of Silesia made him Maria Theresa’s principal rival.

• Charles III of SpainCompared with: Both rulers strengthened monarchies, but Frederick’s program rested more heavily on Prussian military power.

• Joseph IICompared with: Joseph admired Frederick's statecraft, but their rivalry and differing religious policies marked limits to imitation.

• Philip AstleyCompared with: Astley’s cavalry experience arose amid the European conflicts of Frederick’s reign.

• Ernst Gideon von LaudonCompared with: Frederick was Laudon’s principal adversary during the Seven Years’ War.

• Maurice de SaxeCompared with: His Prussian campaigns offer a contemporary contrast to Saxe’s service for France.

• Czech SilesiaCompared with: His victories separated the region’s Habsburg-held lands from Prussian Silesia.

• Heinrich von BrühlCompared with: Frederick’s invasion of Saxony made him Brühl’s decisive opponent in the Seven Years’ War.

• Charles Louis Auguste FouquetCompared with: Fouquet's diplomacy and campaigns confronted the rising Prussian power Frederick led.

• Frederick William IIICompared with: Frederick William’s cautious leadership contrasted with the assertive, militarily successful rule associated with his predecessor.