Older readers of this column will undoubtedly remember that history was written in Sinsheim, the locale of TSG's stadium, before: the Prussian king Frederick the Great was caught in the town during his attempted flight to England with his favourite page, Keith, in 1730.
It added the title "holy" in the 12th century, when Frederick I (Barbarossa) wanted to emphasise his independence from the pope.
Mr Barak, in a sombre address to "the citizens of Israel" from Frederick, Maryland, on July 25th, seemed to anticipate violent times ahead.
In another corner of the park, actors impersonating Frederick and his court staged slapstick scenes and led the audience in German folksongs.Schlössernacht is part light-hearted merrymaking, part nationalist celebration of Germany's cultural heritage.
It also appointed Frederick "Fritz" Henderson, who oversaw a restructuring and job-cutting plan as chairman of GM Europe, who will become chief financial officer.Banking on Russian growthGerman and Russian banks announced two big deals.
But she sees huge local promise, too.Promise is quite evident at Spring Valley, where Serge Laville, yet another French transplant, pours a barrel-sample from a 2004 cabernet sauvignon and an 2004 cabernet-based blend called "Frederick".
Frederick the Great mainly spoke and wrote in French.The second world war stripped Germany of its cultural defences, allowing English to infiltrate unopposed.
Third, he says he was making a statement about free speech, a right he had learned about in class but which the school did not, in his view, honour.The school's case is that Mr Frederick was at a school-approved event on a school day, so the principal was entitled to tell him what to do.
Mr Frederick is suing his former head teacher personally for damages.
In the past year a new head of GM Europe, Frederick "Fritz" Henderson, has got to grips with overcapacity and under-performance at Adam Opel, Vauxhall Motors and Saab, GM's European units.
The coffee tax (now €2.19 a kilo for roast coffee, €4.78 for instant) was pioneered in the 18th century by Prussia's Frederick the Great, who saw the beverage as a challenger to beer, a money-spinner for the state.
