Forty years later, when Napoleon conquered Potsdam, he would visit Frederick's tomb and say, "Gentlemen, this was one of the greatest commanders of whom history has made mention. If he were alive today, I should not be standing here."
But Frederick the Great would not only be remembered for his military talent. He would later be known as "The Philosopher on the Throne," and as a gifted musician and architect. Under his influence, the ideas of the Age of Enlightenment reached Germany. His influence on architecture was so big that the whole era would later be known as Frederician Rococo.
Frederick the Great died in 1786. His tomb was moved several times, but in 1991, he found his final resting place in Potsdam.
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