Frederick William II, King of Prussia

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Friedrich Wilhelm II von Preußen (Hohenzollern), König in Preußen, Markgraf und Kurfürst zu Brandenburg

Also Known As: "(Der dicke Lüderjahn (Taugenichts))"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Berlin, Deutschland(HRR)
Death: November 16, 1797 (53)
Potsdam, Brandenburg, Deutschland(HRR)
Place of Burial: Berlin, Deuschland(HRR)
Immediate Family:

Son of Prince Augustus William of Prussia and HH Duchess Louise Amalie von Guelph of Brunswick-Luneburg
Husband of Frederika Louisa, Queen of Prussia and Sophie Juliane Friederike von Dönhoff
Ex-husband of Elisabeth of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Partner of Wilhelmine Gräfin von Lichtenau and Baroness Julie of Ingenheim-Voss
Father of Marianne Diderica Friederike Wilhelmine von der Marck, Gräfin; Alexander Friedrich Wilhelm Moritz (Alexander) von der Marck, Graf; Ulrika Sophie Wilhelmine Van Berckholz,; Christiane Sophie Frederica Von Lutzenburg; Count Gustav-Adolf of Ingenheim and 11 others
Brother of Friedrich Heinrich Karl von Preußen, Prinz; Princess Friederike Sophia Wilhelmina von Brandenburg, Prinzessin von Orange; George Carl Emil von Preußen, Prinz and Wilhelmina van Pruisen

Occupation: King of Prussia
Managed by: Henn Sarv
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About Frederick William II, King of Prussia

  • Frederick William II of Prussia
  • Frederick William II (German: Friedrich Wilhelm II; 25 September 1744 in Berlin –16 November 1797 in Potsdam) was the fourth King of Prussia, reigning from 1786 until his death.
  • He was in personal union the Prince-Elector of Brandenburg and the sovereign prince of the Principality of Neuchâtel.

Predecessor: Frederick II Successor: Frederick William III

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Frederick William II, King of Prussia's Timeline

1744
September 25, 1744
Berlin, Deutschland(HRR)
September 25, 1744
- June 12, 1758
Berlin, Berlin
October 11, 1744
Berlin
1758
June 12, 1758
- August 17, 1786
Age 13
Berlin, Berlin
1767
May 7, 1767
Charlottenburg, Berlin, Preußen, Deutschland(HRR)
1770
February 20, 1770
Babelsberg, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Deutschland(HRR)
August 3, 1770
Potsdam, Preußen, Deutschland(HRR)