Generations of Germans believe Frederick the Great brought the beloved potato to Germany. The legend is this: King Frederick ...

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.

POTSDAM, Germany (AP) — Generations of Germans believe Frederick the Great brought the beloved potato to Germany.

Generations of Germans believe Frederick the Great brought the beloved potato to Germany.

POTSDAM, Germany — Generations of Germans believe Frederick the Great brought the beloved potato to Germany.

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 ...

Tourists leave potatoes on Frederick the Great's grave. They're perpetuating a German myth Generations of Germans believe Frederick the Great brought the beloved potato to Germany.

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. By the ...