I am Frederick the Great, I was the monarch of Prussia from 1740 until 1786. I was the last Hohenzollern monarch titled King in Prussia, declaring myself King of Prussia after annexing Royal Prussia from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1772. My most significant accomplishments include my military successes in the Silesian wars, my reorganisation of the Prussian Army, the First Partition of Poland, and my patronage of the arts and the Enlightenment. Prussia greatly increased its territories and became a major military power in Europe under my rule. I became known as Frederick the Great (German: Friedrich der Große) and was nicknamed "Old Fritz" (German: der Alte Fritz).