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Carl Miedke
Carl Gottfried Miedke, also Miedtke, (3 September 1773 – 4 January 1839), was a German actor, director and playwright. Life Miedke was born in Potsdam on 3 September 1773. His father was the ''Royal '' Gottfried Miedke at the court of Frederick the Great, the mother was Albertina Charlotta Kaebelizzen or Kaebelitz. He was active on the stage from the age of 18 and was married in his first marriage to the actress and singer Charlotte Miedke, ''née'' Pfister (1781 in Mannheim - 22 October 1806 in Stuttgart). There were three children from this marriage: * Karl August Krebs (16 January 1804 in Nuremberg - 16 May 1880 in Dresden), who, after his mother's early death from scarlet fever in 1806, was adopted in the child's place by the court singer Johann Baptist Krebs there, with his father's consent, after the couple moved to Stuttgart, and consequently took the name of his foster father Krebs; he was active as a pianist, composer, and latterly in Dresden as court conductor; * Fri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick The Great
Frederick II (german: Friedrich II.; 24 January 171217 August 1786) was King in Prussia from 1740 until 1772, and King of Prussia from 1772 until his death in 1786. His most significant accomplishments include his military successes in the Silesian wars, his re-organisation of the Prussian Army, the First Partition of Poland, and his patronage of the arts and the Enlightenment. Frederick was the last Hohenzollern monarch titled King in Prussia, declaring himself King of Prussia after annexing Polish Prussia from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1772. Prussia greatly increased its territories and became a major military power in Europe under his rule. He became known as Frederick the Great (german: links=no, Friedrich der Große) and was nicknamed "Old Fritz" (german: links=no, "Der Alte Fritz"). In his youth, Frederick was more interested in music and philosophy than in the art of war, which led to clashes with his authoritarian father, Frederick William I of Prussia. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
