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Frankfurt Assembly. 1848-9. Adopted constitution, basis of North German Confederation 1867.
Frankish Kingdom, East. 843. Division of Carolingian Empire. ≈modern Germany.
Franklin, Benjamin. 1706-90. US author, scientist, revolutionary leader. Poor Richard’s Almanac 1732-57. Franklin Stove 1744. Lightning rod 1752. Bifocals 1784.
Franks. Germanic tribes invaded France, 3-5C. Clovis. Frankish.
Fraunhofer, Joseph von. 1787-1826. German. Mapped spectral lines 1814-.
Frederick II. 1194-1250. Holy Roman Emperor. 1220-. King of Sicily 1198-. King of Jerusalem 1229-. Patron of arts, education.
Frederick III. 1609-70. King of Norway and Denmark, 1648-. Lost much of territory to Sweden.
Frederick IV. 1671-1730. King of Norway and Denmark, 1699-. Abolished serfdom. Educational system.
Frederick VI. 1769-1839. King of Norway and Denmark, 1808-. Sided with Napoleon. Lost Norway to Sweden.
Frederick the Fair. 1286-1330. Fought Louis IV unsuccessfully for German crown 1314-22.
Free Enterprise. Capitalist economic doctrine of a market free from government control.
Free French. French vs Germany after fall of France 1940. Opp. by Vichy government. DeGaulle.
Free Will. Philosophies which allow that man can more or less determine his own destiny. Fatalism.
Freemasons. Secret fraternal organization based on guilds, chivalry, religious orders. 1717 London Grand Lodge.
French, Daniel. 1850-1931. US sculptor. Lincoln’s Memorial 1922. Minuteman 1875.
French Polynesia. c3C Polynesians settle. 1521 Magellan discovers. 1595 Spanish discover Marquesas. 1767 British discover Tahiti. 1880/81 French colony. 1946 French Overseas Territory.
French West Africa. 1895-1958. Dahomey, Guinea, Mali, Ivory Coast, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Burkino Faso.
Fréron, Louis. 1754-1802. French Revolutionary. Conspired vs Robespierre.
Frescobaldi, Girolamo. 1583-1643. Italian organist, instrumental composer. Bold chromaticism.
Friedman, Milton. 1912-. Monetarist economist. Demand is mainly a function of money supply. Keynes. Laissez-faire. Capitalism and Freedom 1962.
Fries’s Rebellion. 1799. Pennsylvanian German-Americans rebel vs property tax. Pardoned by Adams.
Frigg. Wife of Odin, Roman =Juno.
Frobisher, Martin. 1535-94. British navigator in search of North-West passage 1576.