taken from the book of facts - Reader's Digest
Frederick the Grate of Prussia was so badly treated at home that he tried to run away to France at the age of 18. But his father, Friedrich Wilhelm I, caught him and threw him into prison.
During his imprisonment in 1730, a friend named Lieutenant Katte, who had helped him in his attempt to escape, was executed in front of him.
Frederick fainted at the sight.
Frederick was kept under arrest for 15 months before being grudgingly set free.
As King, though, he far outshone his harsh father.
He stayed on the throne for 46 years from 1740 - nearly twice as long as his father - made his army the finest in Europe and doubled his country's territory.
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