Forging a Legend - Frederick the Great - European History - Part 3 - Extra History

[@extrahistory]

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[@Texanprime]

Please do Texas revolution

[@marcus4046]

very glad that a lotr reference was made

[@RocksChosenWarrior3]

No, matter of fact this makes me want to burn tires

[@xbreachedthetosx7591]

Tell China to get to work on that.

[@caesar4880]

I would like to see you make a video or two on John Hunyadi and his son Matthias Corvinus. Matthias especially has a lot of interesting lore and legend about him such as how he would dress as a commoner to see how people in his kingdom lived their lives and to keep in touch with their needs. I thought about making this request after watching your exelent videos about VladIII.

[@gothicgloom232]

Fredrick The Great literally has all the trademarks of a real life protagonist (Sad childhood, Dead lover, sworn lifetime rival, rose to greatness)

[@gabrieldossantos1116]

Exactly! I was always baffled that there wasnt a major show or movie about him lol

[@macattack5863]

He isn't a folk hero type though. He was somewhat typical of aristocrats in his love of arts and was born into power. Power he didn't technically have to struggle much for. His childhood was fairly unpleasant in its own right regardless but so was the common people's. Also obviously LGBTQ main characters would have flopped automatically before the last decade and even now to some degree which puts I final massive nail in the coffin.

[@SobaYatai]

Main character arcs

[@jordinagel1184]

@@macattack5863 no need for him to be a folk hero for a show to succeed though. Stories about the aristocracy (or adjacent) are fairly popular, let me remind you…

[@moshadj]

Mass murderer, hereditary ruler

[@davidblair9877]

Plz make a series on Maria Theresa. I don’t know much about her, but I know that Frederick the Great (who *hated* her) commented after her death, “That woman has accomplished the achievements of a great man.”

[@kobegilliam1953]

Classic anime rivalry, goes from mortal enimies, to somewhat respect

[@arimbiaqilah4332]

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[@aroh9632]

I am Austrian and I can tell you in short: Maria Theresia was an amazing woman and ruler

[@MadDimmesMMA]

“Hats off gentlemen, if he were alive we wouldn’t be here today” ~Napoleon when visiting Fredericks tomb

[@nandinhocunha440]

The only man, that he was afraid

[@Yoyiiii]

If that's a true quote its pretty goddamn badass

[@lonlidood116]

@@Yoyiiii It is. Oxford verified.

[@Yoyiiii]

@@lonlidood116 that makes it even better!

[@flyingsquirrell6953]

He said it in front of the current king of Prussia, Weilheim Fredrick III. Wicked burn

[@maxkogler1830]

Funfact: Fritz was one of the last (if not the last) European monarch/war chief who was called "the Great". It never caught on with Napoleon (I assume due to how it ended) and afterwards leaders fighting on the battlefront fell pretty much out of favour in general.

[@RomLoneWolf23]

Well, aside from Catherine the Great.

[@Conorp77]

Napoleon doesn't need a great, he has a whole era named after him, like Victoria.

[@kijete]

@@weirdyoutubechannels shut up

[@maxkogler1830]

@@RomLoneWolf23 Oops, like always, I forgot the Russians. But almost.

[@jansix4287]

Greats are the enlightened monarches, which also advance society not just win battles.

[@theemries4766]

There are many great quotes from great men in history, but none compare to the wit, wisdom, and strength of Fredrick the Great, who once famously said: “Hapsburg‘a back on the menu, boys! Get a piece while it lasts!” A true pillar of strength.

[@Luke_Danger]

This episode was a gold mine of memes throughout the whole thing.

[@zetijeti]

Saying menu implies that they had restaurants - which might be true, I'm curious

[@DenDenMushi17]

One quote I really like is "a crown is just a hat that it rains into"

[@charmzee8749]

Try Saladin 😂😂😂 he’s awesome too also Iulius Caesar

[@LexiLunarpaw]

Indeed Such wise words very enlightening

[@Epee2134]

At first I thought "oh another Walpole sighting." But then I realized "wait, isn't this around the end of the South Sea Bubble? Which means he's prime minister--so he WOULD be the Brit representative!" So we can quite go "WALPOOOOOOOOOOLE!!!"

[@ferretyluv]

I miss how every Lies would have a connection to Walpole.

[@augustwolf_2256]

Check the name of the paper at 1:38 ;)

[@Autonomous-Unit-ELLA]

​@@augustwolf_2256 God dammit😅

[@also_arles]

You can never have too much Walpole ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

[@thomasrinschler6783]

Heh, describing the War of the Austrian Succession as one where countries changed sides faster than Loki in the MCU is such a great way to describe it. It's really a fascinating conflict since countries suddenly leaving the war and then re-entering by surprise, often on the other side, really keeps you on your toes and can honestly astonish you when reading about it.

[@Luke_Danger]

And we thought the Italian Wars were confusing...

[@ntfoperative9432]

Fact is often stranger (and more riveting) than fiction

[@philtkaswahl2124]

"And if all of that sounds complicated -- it is!" History in a nutshell when you really start delving into it.

[@Osama_Zyn_Laden]

If you start studying history for years you start realizing that most of it's filled with lies because why would the Victor write about himself in a negative light and the loser would be dead so he can't tell his side of the story unless you believe in the Disney version of History where the good guys won every single time😂

[@Petteri82]

Man, this period in Europe was like a 50 player game of Diplomacy where every move is war.

[@mosesmm5473]

7:07 Maria has the face that says 'Me and the bois about to start ANOTHER European war just cause.

[@gamebawesome]

5:24 "For when the British pushed-" It was Walpole

[@beeaggro2593]

He actually was too lol

[@SkittytheKid]

Giving Maria's alliance the Spider villains meme faces was a great touch!

[@TylerGarland-bc2is]

you know it's a good day when Extra Credits uploads. Great video you guys! Keep it up!

[@kagekaiser9270]

7:04 Thanks for bringing this back in the year 2023.

[@Artur_M.]

6:17 In this week's map update: Warmia (Ermland) is still disconnected from the rest of Royal Prussia (the Polish province bisecting Frederick's realm) and *underwater* somehow, apparently. In addition, the border of the lands Austria will take from Poland during the First Partition in 1772 is already marked.

[@Nisfornarwhal1990]

In this week's autism:

[@RedPanda450]

Coming back to Extra History after a 2 year break lol. Good to know it’s still around.

[@extrahistory]

You got a lot of episodes to catch up on!

[@RedPanda450]

@@extrahistory Yeah lol. Forgot about the channel at the start of the pandemic. Apologies y’all.

[@g.pratelli9127]

Frederick is the probably the best leader of the 18th century, definitely top 3

[@randomhumanbeing4182]

By leader do you mean as a monarch (In which case I agree) or as a commander? Because if it's the latter then he has serious competition (John Churchill, Prince Eugene, Nader Shah, etc).

[@omarbradley6807]

Carolus Rex and Nader Shah were probably the best monarchs alongside him of the century, while military, you will have to add Eugene of Savoy, the Duke of Malborough, William Howe, Maurice de Saxe, Alexander Suvorov and obiously Napoleon

[@Noric.Morava]

he is 6/6/6 with some insane general stats

[@Cecilia-ky3uw]

@@omarbradley6807 caro and nader are generals for the most part, and they must be put on a leash or else their idealisms will take over good decisionmaking

[@randomhumanbeing4182]

@@omarbradley6807 Charles XII was a good general but it's hard to call him a good monarch when his reign cost Sweden its reputation as a European great power. Also William Howe was mediocre at best, he can't be put in the same category as the other names you've mentioned.

[@DrWatson610]

I want to take the time to show my appreciation for learning and to compliment you on the pronunciation of Bayreuth. You even use the slightly rolled R that is common in the area around Bayreuth. I understand that it's probably a nightmare for English speakers to pronounce. But you tried and you really nailed it.

[@extrahistory]

Thank you so much!

[@chrisbeer5685]

Fun fact: Maria Theresia's husband Francis I was the Duke of Lorraine. To this day, their descendants are called Habsurg-Lorraine, to distinguish them from other parts of the Habsburg family.

[@tylersmith3139]

I'm really sorry, but it's to this "to this day". "Until this day" means that they stopped being called Habsburg-Lorraine today.

[@chrisbeer5685]

@@tylersmith3139 Fixed it and don't be. Thanks.

[@godking6504]

The dates on the cups are so underrated

[@GuyOnTheInternet634]

Great to see you cover one of the greatest military masterminds of all time.

[@austinford1530]

He's a good general but no mastermind. There were times where the Austrians ran circles around him.

[@xx_harry23rd_xx]

He was pretty cool, but he definitely wasn't a mastermind. He almost lost the Seven Years' War (and his entire kingdom) twice, but managed to pull through due to dumb luck. Russia, which had occupied like, half of Prussia at this point, pulled out of the war due to the empress suddenly dying, and being succeeded by her Prussophile nephew (at least, I think he was her nephew?) the Austrians also occupied Berlin at one point, but didn't capitalise on their momentum due to their defensive style of warfare

[@coltonc8304]

The current thing extra history is talking about, in fact I never even heard of the Frederick the great until I saw his videos, so thanks for teaching me about a infamous person that I had never heard of extra history!😊

[@Lyiad]

7:08 lol I always appreciate a good meme in my history!

[@NicoBabyman1]

Me and the boys about to form an alliance against Prussia.

[@margaretkairu7418]

Nobody can tell a tale like this chap! I LOVE his work!

[@ecurewitz]

It's why he got the job

[@SONICX1027]

5:24 I see Walpole is still hanging around as per usual

[@DanielGalimidi]

Walpole actually was the Prime Minister when the war of the Austrian succession started, so it makes sense for him to represent the British here.

[@DragoniteSpam]

You've covered real-life RPG characters and real-life Monty Python skits, so I guess it only makes sense that now we have a real-life Hero's Journey. edit: Someone has reminded me that Vlad the Impaler was also a real-life Hero's Journey.

[@salehjebreel6168]

Wait WHAT how is that 12 hours ago

[@daviddjangmah2558]

@@salehjebreel6168 I want to know too. Like is it a glitch or something?

[@meursaultroquentin]

@@salehjebreel6168 Patreon.

[@ntfoperative9432]

@@salehjebreel6168 Patreon supporters get early access

[@paleoph6168]

8:26 Time to play the Hohenfriedberger Marsch! Made in honor of the Prussian victory during the battle and one that Frederick himself composed! (though the latter claim is questionable...)

[@Argacyan]

I think the first time I heard the Hohenfriedberger Marsch was playing Empire Total War with Darthmod, pretty good march

[@also_arles]

The amount of times that Walpole was in this video (even without being directly name dropped) brought me joy!

[@aidoll3692]

1:34 Damn it. Walpole's gotten to the time machines.

[@darthrevan4933]

Again?!?

[@willkenny5687]

Walpole was a contemporary, as he died in 1745. He doesn’t even need a time machine for shenanigans here.

[@thebigdrew12]

Of course it was Walpole.

[@zetijeti]

He was around at the time, no time machine needed

[@hallamhal]

Walpole was literally Prime Minister at the time

[@sapphron]

Walpole returns!

[@abcdef27669]

Frederick the Great: Suffered a lot because of prejudice against LGBT people. Also Frederick the Great: Absolutely hated the idea of a woman on HRE throne.

[@fandemusique4693]

People victims of bigotry can be and many times are bigots. Suffering doesn't happens just to good people.

[@ultrasuperkiller]

They aren’t the same thing, you can support LGBT but be against women on the throne

[@fandemusique4693]

@@ultrasuperkiller especially in such an era

[@nathanseper8738]

Nobody’s perfect.

[@siriussothis7851]

he really liked men

[@amyrhees6527]

This would be a perfect time to play the Hohenfreidberger march instead of the normal outro music

[@splicer1158]

3:33 I know it’s supposed to be an LotR orc impression, but I swear to god it sounds like the Orks from 40k

[@xeox2618]

Learned so much about Prussian history with this video tysm

[@isaaclevitt9829]

Would you all at Extra History ever consider doing a video on Mahmoud of the Ghaznavids? Or on the two houses of the Qarakhanids? I think they'd make pretty exciting series'!

[@ardinhajihil5011]

truely a great monarch too

[@DavidChipman]

Well now, we know what series you need to do eventually. A series about the war you're glossing over here. ;) Seriosuly, though.

[@finemernop7201]

We need a thirty years war series

[@HistoryandOtherStuffwithBV]

1:37 "Robert's Wall Post" There's no way that isn't a Robert Walpole Easter Egg.

[@zetijeti]

It is, but I hope you've noticed all the Walpole sightings too

[@HistoryandOtherStuffwithBV]

@@zetijeti yep

[@masterimbecile]

1:34 Damn you Robert Walpole!!!

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

7:08 This image is now stuck in my head.

[@Over-Boy42]

I'm going to be watching those other three series after I'm done with this one

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

7:58 Ah yes, the strategy of defeat in detail. Used it a lot.

[@laureneras9523]

Fredrick and Maria Teresa the ultimate frenemies of history

[@Prussia_Mapper]

Bruh they are enemies.

[@doomdimensiondweller5627]

European history is so cool. It seems so grand then the history in the middle east I am used to. There is so much intrigue and constant fighting. It's a miracle any of them survived.

[@Argacyan]

Middle Eastern history is also very cool, from a view of living in Europe

[@dominicguye8058]

Nah, I just think more was written down in Europe.

[@Argacyan]

@@dominicguye8058 around the world history was recorded by various means, however one of the great filters of history is destruction much like erosion eats away at layers of rock recording the history of the earth itself.

[@Oxtocoatl13]

I mean, Middle Eastern history is not short on drama and intrigue. For one thing, it's a much, much longer history. Just this period, the mid-1700s AD, saw Nadir Shah upend the entire Middle East. Egypt in this same time was undergoing a prolonged game of thrones as different factions fought each other for the high positions in the province. It's not that there isn't interesting history there, it's just less well known.

[@Grill_Boss]

Nice walpole reference on the newspaper

[@Jebbtube]

This episode begins on my birthday strangely enough.

[@AzerZagan]

I love that it was Walpole on the negotiating table between Austria and Prussia.

[@paleoph6168]

7:05 Me and the world powers about to go against Prussia

[@christianandersson4345]

Me and the world powers about to get our nations crippled by a small kingdom in northern germany... 😬

[@connor4955]

This will be awesome to binge complete haha- my fav series in a while!

[@kostelbordel3475]

Oh yeah, just as expected, another masterpiece from Extra Credits. Keep em comming bois!!

[@MrGrobi1966]

The 'General' who sent Friedrich from the battle field of Mollwitz 1741, then led the Infantry to victory was Prussia's then highest-ranking soldier Generalfeldmarschall Schwerin. He died in the Seven Years War at the Battle of Prag when he tried to rally troops and led them back to battle ("Heran, meine Kinder, heran!" - "With me, my children!")

[@AquaranSocialistRepublic]

3:31 "Frederick had rung the dinner bell." Me: Great analysis of the major Prussian victory at Mollwitz (no sarcasm intended)

[@RyanTheHero3]

Let’s gooooo extra history video

[@guitaristAustin]

As always, amazing episodes! History is my favorite topic to learn and I it doesn’t matter what topic, from Tiberius to Viking expansions to more recent topics like Pearl Harbor, I enjoy it all.

[@that_kai_person]

Hey y’all are awesome! Greatest and most thoughtful history videos I see. Thanks for everything. It made a really bad day a less bad day.

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Yessir! Frederick's legend!

[@BattalionCommanderMK]

Thanks for it again man!

[@MinunRobotnik4]

Is this the start of a pattern where Prussia wants to take land from Austria but also needs them as a counter-balance against the other great powers?

[@mtatarko1]

7:05 Almost spit out my coffee ... LOL, that Sinister Six meme reference.

[@LupinoArts]

Spoiler alert: Whenever Saxony entered a war, they lost. Well, not entirely: Our history teacher once told us, that there was one single war where Saxony was actually on the winning side, but she wouldn't reveal which one (we asked...). Untill today, I could not figure out which one she meant. (Greetings from Leipzig)

[@ProjectAstryen]

Well, you could say the great northern war, which they lost at first, but then Russia went to crush the Swedish after Poltava

[@aze94]

*Bernadotte laughing in the distance*

[@dominicguye8058]

War of the Sixth Coalition? Your greeting gave me the idea

[@LupinoArts]

@@dominicguye8058 well, technically it was also on the losing team, at least in the beginning...

[@carlosmartin6088]

War of polish succesion?

[@themettking]

Honestly, I actually would love to see a series on the Hapsburg . They keep coming up over and over and almost every time it’s as this enemy of what seems like half of Europe and unliked the the other half.

[@Dreamfox-df6bg]

Let's put it this way, the Hapsburgs had married into at least half of the Royal lines in Europe, so of course half of Europe liked them

[@AmaraJordanMusic]

It’s just so complicated. 😭

[@RappingManualYT]

Yeyyy extra history!

[@frankwu4747]

That Robert Walpole is here again!

[@DuranmanX]

Like how Walpole features in this

[@beeaggro2593]

Historically accurate too

[@surajitchakraborty2708]

I am greatly inspired by fredrick the great life but i also suggest that you make videos on history of tibet and india too

[@abcdef27669]

"Countries changed sides faster than Loki on MCU". That one make me laugh so hard, that even my neighbor asked what happened.

[@reginaldinoenchillada3513]

Here we Go!

[@Artosk]

The palaces he build in Potsdam feature a lot of porcelain that was captured from the factory in Dresden that was the main place of porcelain production in Europe, he then set up a company in Prussia to produce it and it overtook the Saxon conpany

[@zetijeti]

Yay! Mention of hungarians! I hope someday you'll make an extra history about our country, there's so much interesting stuff (much of them against the habsburgs)

[@pauljacyszyn7472]

I love the fact that the alliance to partition prussia is set up in the me and the boy's meme

[@TOFKAS01]

11:59 Its Wallpost again!

[@doomdimensiondweller5627]

1:38 "Robert's Wall Post" I see what you did there

[@Tsuruchi_420]

6:17 this one shall goe into the history books, the sea has joined the prussian coalition

[@bloodyjuicebox2178]

I like how cute the horses are compared to what actually happening it is hilarious 😂

[@BallisticDamages]

Great content as per usual!

[@extrahistory]

Thank you!

[@Numba003]

European wars around this time could get complicated lol. WW1 seems to have just been the last of these big multi-alliance European conflicts. Thank you for another fascinating video! I would be interested in a series on the Austrian Succession sometime too! God be with you out there everybody! ✝️ :)

[@MsJaytee1975]

If you think that sounds complicated, it is. It’s not really, misogyny is very, very simple.

[@postapocalypticnewsradio]

PANR has tuned in.

[@vikingwalrus2253]

The reference at 7:06 got me by surprise and made me laugh

[@Al1c33_3]

He’s the main character, we are all just living in the aftermath of the series.

[@richarddavis3980]

I appreciate the Lord of the rings two towers quote that was really awesome

[@TheCreepypro]

the man lived up to the name he earned

[@jojokesnow1712]

Love history

[@scottanos9981]

A lot of betrayals between nations lol

[@deutschesmanutter]

3:33 that impression made me laugh, its so bad its good

[@troyAZB]

Robert’s Wall Post 😂

[@West_Coast_Mainline]

Fredrick built different

[@guyinagarage6682]

WALPOLE! At last, the real maker of machinations appears.

[@damienhailey118]

Of COURSE it was Walpole!

[@Cecilia-ky3uw]

Around the 6 minute mark, it is mentioned that saxony "switched sides', but it was previously mentioned they were interested in joining the anti french.

[@Pikashockdragon]

Warpoles' a timelord. That can only explain him popping up in so many series.

[@leefletcher7580]

5:23 & 5:58 I see those surprise Walpoles.

[@marshalrando6767]

I like this art style

[@theanglo-lithuanian1768]

I love the Walpole references

[@beeaggro2593]

He was actually involved in this!

[@jabajoba]

1:35 Surprised no one saw Robert's Wall Post for Robert Walpole. Must've been him all along.

[@richarddavis3980]

I got to say as a Lord of the rings man I love the orc reference please do more of those

[@FunkAndFluff]

1:34 I feel obligated to express Walpole appreciation.

[@OPTTWoodrow]

Is this the first episode with animation? I saw movement! A nice touch.

[@extrahistory]

Our animation is getting more and more technical! The artists are doing some amazing work.

[@hullutsuhna]

1:35 "Robert's Wall Post", a hidden (Robert-) Walpole reference?

[@loganiushere]

It was Walpole!

[@quentinhector3994]

pls make a Carthage series