King Frederick the Great of Prussia (1712-1786) intended[REF] to erect a monument at Copernicus' grave in Frauenburg (Frombork), but the grave could not be located.
After the Napoleonic Wars, Thorn was made part of the Kingdom of Prussia, and local German citizens campaigned for and received the go-ahead for the monument that was eventually completed in that city in 1853 [REF].