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Originally appearing in Volume V11, Page 45 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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FREDERICK (Mod. Ger. See also:Friedrich; Ital. Federigo; Fr. See also:Frederic and Federic; M.H.G. Friderich; O.H.G. Fridurih, " See also:king or See also:lord of See also:peace," from O.H.G. fridu, A.S. See also:frith, " peace," and rfh " See also:rich," " a ruler," for derivation of which see See also:HENRY) , a See also:Christian name See also:borne by many See also:European sovereigns and princes, the more important of whom are given below in the following See also:order:—(1) See also:Roman emperors and See also:German See also:kings; (2) other kings in the alphabetical order of their states; (3) other reigning princes in the same order.

End of Article: FREDERICK (Mod. Ger. Friedrich; Ital. Federigo; Fr. Frederic and Federic; M.H.G. Friderich; O.H.G. Fridurih, " king or lord of peace," from O.H.G. fridu, A.S. frith, " peace," and rfh " rich," " a ruler," for derivation of which see HENRY)

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