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Frederick William I (German: Friedrich Wilhelm I.; 14 August 1688 – 31 May 1740), known as the Soldier King (German: Soldatenkönig [1]), was King in Prussia and Elector of Brandenburg from 1713 till his death in 1740, as well as Prince of Neuchâtel.
In other words, while he was a king in Prussia, ... Frederick I of Prussia: 12. William I, Prince of Orange: 6. Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange: 13. Louise de ...
The Regiment was founded with a strength of two battalions in 1675 as “Regiment Kurprinz” under the command of Prince Frederick of Brandenburg, the later King Frederick I of Prussia. In 1688 the later King Frederick William I of Prussia became the nominal Commander of the Regiment. After Frederick William I ascended to the throne in 1713 ...
Frederick William became king of Prussia on the death of his father in 1840. Through a personal union , he was also the sovereign prince of the Principality of Neuchâtel (1840–1857), which at the same time was a canton in the Swiss Confederation and the only one that was a principality.
Son of Frederick William I: Hohenzollern: Frederick William II 25 September 1744 – 16 November 1797 (aged 53) 17 August 1786: 16 November 1797: Nephew of Frederick II, grandson of Frederick William I: Hohenzollern: Frederick William III 3 August 1770 – 7 June 1840 (aged 69) 16 November 1797: 7 June 1840
With the death of Frederick I in 1713, his son Frederick William I became King in Prussia, thus making young Frederick the crown prince. Frederick had nine siblings who lived to adulthood. He had six sisters. The eldest was Wilhelmine, who became his closest sibling. [3] He also had three younger brothers, including Augustus William and Henry. [4]
King Frederick William I of Prussia. Pietism, which emphasized individual piety and leading an active Christian life, exerted a significant influence on the Prussian court and its nobility from the time of its founding in the late seventeenth century.
Frederick William was born in Potsdam on 3 August 1770 as the son of Frederick William II of Prussia and Frederica Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt.He was considered to be a shy and reserved boy, which became noticeable in his particularly reticent conversations, distinguished by the lack of personal pronouns.