![Frederick the Great, who ruled for 46 years, was forced to watch the decapitation of what was likely his gay lover, Hans Hermann von Katte when he was 18 in 1730. : r/MonarchyHistory Frederick the Great, who ruled for 46 years, was forced to watch the decapitation of what was likely his gay lover, Hans Hermann von Katte when he was 18 in 1730. : r/MonarchyHistory](https://preview.redd.it/nhmphap8r8u71.jpg?auto=webp&s=f811e62bc11c14175087667b97ae3b6a4ddd4a2c)
Frederick the Great, who ruled for 46 years, was forced to watch the decapitation of what was likely his gay lover, Hans Hermann von Katte when he was 18 in 1730. : r/MonarchyHistory
![🥜 on Twitter: "I got a ask for it so here's a design for von Katte, lover of the young Crown Prince. Katte gave his life for Frederick, and I believe a 🥜 on Twitter: "I got a ask for it so here's a design for von Katte, lover of the young Crown Prince. Katte gave his life for Frederick, and I believe a](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D6XiFdFW4AAecIG.jpg:large)
🥜 on Twitter: "I got a ask for it so here's a design for von Katte, lover of the young Crown Prince. Katte gave his life for Frederick, and I believe a
![Katte, Hans Hermann von, 28.2.1704 - 6.11.1730, Prussian officer, close friend of Frederick II of Prussia, half length, wood engraving by Adolf Neumann (1825 - 1884), after contemporary painting Stock Photo - Alamy Katte, Hans Hermann von, 28.2.1704 - 6.11.1730, Prussian officer, close friend of Frederick II of Prussia, half length, wood engraving by Adolf Neumann (1825 - 1884), after contemporary painting Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/BA7T98/katte-hans-hermann-von-2821704-6111730-prussian-officer-close-friend-BA7T98.jpg)
Katte, Hans Hermann von, 28.2.1704 - 6.11.1730, Prussian officer, close friend of Frederick II of Prussia, half length, wood engraving by Adolf Neumann (1825 - 1884), after contemporary painting Stock Photo - Alamy
![28.021704 - Geburtstag von Hans Hermann von Katte, ZeitZeichen - Zeitzeichen - Sendungen - WDR 5 - Radio - WDR 28.021704 - Geburtstag von Hans Hermann von Katte, ZeitZeichen - Zeitzeichen - Sendungen - WDR 5 - Radio - WDR](https://www1.wdr.de/radio/wdr5/sendungen/zeitzeichen/vonkatte102~_v-ARDFotogalerie.jpg)
28.021704 - Geburtstag von Hans Hermann von Katte, ZeitZeichen - Zeitzeichen - Sendungen - WDR 5 - Radio - WDR
![🥜 on Twitter: "I got a ask for it so here's a design for von Katte, lover of the young Crown Prince. Katte gave his life for Frederick, and I believe a 🥜 on Twitter: "I got a ask for it so here's a design for von Katte, lover of the young Crown Prince. Katte gave his life for Frederick, and I believe a](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D6XiFZ0WkAAD-Rm.jpg)
🥜 on Twitter: "I got a ask for it so here's a design for von Katte, lover of the young Crown Prince. Katte gave his life for Frederick, and I believe a
![Hans Hermann von Katte - Ölgemälde von Georg Lisiewski, 1730. :: Stadt- und Regionalmuseum Perleberg :: museum-digital:brandenburg Hans Hermann von Katte - Ölgemälde von Georg Lisiewski, 1730. :: Stadt- und Regionalmuseum Perleberg :: museum-digital:brandenburg](https://asset.museum-digital.org/brandenburg/images/201902/191345425c6c0886589a9.jpg)