The son of a slave woman and an unknown white man, "Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey" was born in February of 1818 on Maryland's eastern shore. He spent his early years with his grandparents ...

Frederick the Wise is remembered as the man who saved Martin Luther from the fury of the Catholic Church. Frederick was born in Hartenfels Castle, Torgau in 1463, the first son of the Elector ...

Growing to encompass much of northern and central Europe, Prussia was led to new heights by Frederick II. Ruling from his new capital, Berlin, Frederick’s father, Frederick William I, ...