Quarrels of Voltaire with Frederick II, oil painting by Charles Fichot, 1817-1903, in the Maison des Lumieres Denis Diderot, or House of Enlightenment, a museum housed in the Hotel du Breuil de Saint Germain, built 16th century and rebuilt 18th century, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Frederick II of Russia, or Frederick the Great, had a lifelong friendship with Voltaire, although they disagreed regularly towards the end of their lives. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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