Generations of Germans believe Frederick the Great brought the beloved potato to Germany. But the legend, which includes ...

Generations of Germans believe King Frederick the Great brought the beloved potato to Germany. But the legend, which includes ...

Many Germans believe Frederick the Great brought potatoes to the country. It’s not true - The potato is part of the German ...

A woman takes a photo of herself as she places a potato on the grave stone of King Frederick II of Prussia, in the park of Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam, Germany, June 17, 2025.

Markus Schreiber. A woman takes a photo of herself as she places a potato on the grave stone of King Frederick II of Prussia, in the park of Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam, Germany, June 17, 2025.

POTSDAM, Germany (AP) — Generations of Germans believe Frederick the Great brought the beloved potato to Germany. The legend is this: King Frederick II of Prussia wanted his subjects to eat ...

But the fable has deep roots, and the myth makes money. To this day, visitors to Frederick’s summer home of Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam, outside Berlin, leave raw potatoes and paper crowns on ...

Frederick's great-grandfather, Elector Frederick William, introduced it to the Brandenburg area of Prussia in the 1650s, but only because he liked the aesthetics of the plant's leafy greens.

Frederick's great-grandfather, Elector Frederick William, introduced it to the Brandenburg area of Prussia in the 1650s, but only because he liked the aesthetics of the plant's leafy greens.

A woman takes a photo of herself as she places a potato on the grave stone of King Frederick II of Prussia, in the park of Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam, Germany, June 17, 2025.