Frederick
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Meaning
Frederick
Origin: Old German
Meaning: peaceful ruler.
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People
Frederick is also a common male forename. It has been the name of several monarchs, often shared by different members from the same dynasty. Frederick is Friedrich in German, Fredrik in Swedish and Norwegian, Frederik in Danish, Dutch and Finnish, Fryderyk in Polish, Federico in Italian and Spanish, and Frédéric in French.
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Monarchs
- Frederick I of Austria (Babenberg), Duke of Austria from 1195-1198
- Frederick II of Austria (Babengerg), the Quarrelsome, (1219-1246), last Duke of Austria from the Babenberg dynasty
- Frederick I of Austria (Habsburg), the Handsome, (1286-1330), Duke of Austria and King of the Romans as Frederick (III).
- Frederick III of Saxony, (1463-1525), Saxon elector
- Frederick I of Denmark, (1471-1533), King of Denmark and Norway
- Frederick II of Denmark, (1534-1588), King of Denmark and Norway
- Frederick III of Denmark, (1609-1670), King of Denmark and Norway
- Frederick IV of Denmark, (1671-1730), King of Denmark and Norway
- Frederick V of Denmark, (1723-1766), King of Denmark and Norway
- Frederick VI of Denmark, (1768-1839), King of Denmark and Norway
- Frederick VII of Denmark, (d. 1863), King of Denmark (1848-1863)
- Frederick VIII of Denmark, (d. 1912), King of Denmark (1906-1912)
- Frederick IX of Denmark, (1899-1972), King of Denmark (1947-1972)
- Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, (1125-1190), king & emperor
- Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, (1196-1250), king & emperor
- Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor, (1415-1493), German ruler (=Archduke Frederick V of Austria)
- Frederick IV, Elector Palatine, (1574-1610), the righteous, German aristocrat
- Frederick V, Elector Palatine, (1619-1620), Bohemian aristocrat
- Frederick V of Hohenzollern-Nuremberg, (before 1333-1398)
- Frederick II, Margrave of Brandenburg, (1413-1470)
- Friedrich Wilhelm I of Brandenburg, (1620-1688), called "Great Elector" of Brandenburg, Duke of Prussia
- Frederick I of Prussia, (1657-1713), Elector of Brandenburg (1688-1713), King in Prussia (1701-1713)
- Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia, (1688-1740), King of Prussia (1713-1740)
- Frederick II of Prussia (the Great), (1712-1786), King of Prussia (1740-1786)
- Frederick William II of Prussia, (1744-1797), King of Prussia (1786-1797)
- Frederick William III of Prussia, (1770-1840), King of Prussia (1797-1840)
- Frederick William IV of Prussia, (1795-1861), King of Prussia (1840-1861)
- Frederick III of Germany, (1831-1888), German Emperor
- Frederick, Prince of Wales, (1707-1751)
- Frederick Augustus I of Saxony, (1750-1827), Elector (1763-1806) and King (1806-1827) of Saxony
- Frederick Augustus II of Saxony, (1797-1854), King of Saxony (1836-1854)
- Frederick Augustus III of Saxony, (1865-1932), King of Saxony (1904-1918)
- Frederick I of Sweden, (1676-1751), King of Sweden (1720-1751)
- Frederick I of Württemberg, (1754-1816), Duke (1797-1803), Elector (1803-1806), and King (1806-1816) of Württemberg
- Frederick, Archbishop of Tyre (died 1173)
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Other
- Frederick Austerlitz, American dancer of Austrian origin
- Frederick S. Biletnikoff, retired American football player
- Frederico Chaves Guedes, Brazilian football plater
- Frédéric Chopin, Polish-French composer
- Frederick Coutts, the 8th General of The Salvation Army
- Frederick Douglass, American abolitionist
- William Frederick Durst, lead singer of Limp Bizkit
- Frederik van Eeden, Dutch writer and psychiatrist
- Friedrich Engels, German political philosopher, co-author of The Communist Manifesto
- Federico Fellini, Italian film-maker and director
- Frederick Forsyth, British novelist
- Carl Friedrich Gauss, German mathematician
- Georg Friedrich Händel, German composer
- Friedrich Hayek, Austrian economist and political philosopher
- Jan Frederik Helmers, Dutch poet
- Willem Frederik Hermans, Dutch writer
- Frederick Terrell Jones, American basketball player
- Sir Frederick Alfred Laker, founder of Laker Airways
- Frederick Martin MacMurray, American actor
- Frederick Stanley McGriff, Major League Baseball player
- Freddie Mercury, singer of the band Queen
- Ferdinand Frederick Henri Moissan, French chemist
- Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, German existentialist philosopher
- Blessed Frédéric Ozanam, French scholar
- Frederick McFeely Rogers, American TV personality
- Frédéric Rossif, French television director
- Frederick "Fred" Spofforth, Australian cricket player
- Fredro Starr, rapper
- Frederick Stewart, American musician, co-founder of Sly & The Family Stone
- Frederick Sydney Stolle, Australian tennis player
- Frederick Jackson Turner, American historian.
- Saint Friedrich I of Utrecht, Catholic Bishop of Utrecht in 825
- Frederik, an artist name of Finnish singer Ilkka Sysimetsä, who did the Finnish version of Moskau
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Places
Frederick is a popular place-name as well.
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Fictional Characters
Many characters are named Frederick/Fred.
- Frederic, main character of the operetta The Pirates of Penzance.
- Mr. Frederick in Animal Farm, the owner of Pinchfield Farm
- Frederick Charles Krueger, central villain of Nightmare on Elm Street.
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See also
da:Frederik de:Friedrich fr:Frédéric it:Federico hu:Frigyes nl:Frederik ja:フリードリヒ pl:Fryderyk (imię) sk:Frederik sv:Fredrik