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The sons of Frederick William I and Sophia Dorothea; left to right Frederick, Ferdinand, Augustus William and Henry. Painting by Francesco Carlo Rusca, 1737. His eldest surviving son was Frederick II (Fritz), born in 1712. Frederick William wanted him to become a fine soldier. As a small child, Fritz was awakened each morning by the firing of a ...
Frederick I (German: Friedrich I.; 11 July 1657 – 25 February 1713), of the Hohenzollern dynasty, was (as Frederick III) Elector of Brandenburg (1688–1713) and Duke of Prussia in personal union (Brandenburg-Prussia). The latter function he upgraded to royalty, becoming the first King in Prussia (1701–1713).
As a child, his father, Frederick William I, made young Frederick work in the region's provinces, teaching the boy about the area's agriculture and geography. This created an interest in cultivation and development that the boy retained when he became ruler. [226] Frederick founded the first veterinary school in Prussia.
Prince Frederick William of Prussia with his wife and two older children, Prince William and Princess Charlotte. Portrait by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1862. A little over a year after her marriage, on 27 January 1859, Victoria gave birth to her first child, the future German Emperor Wilhelm II. The delivery was extremely complicated.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 26 February 2025. There is 1 pending revision awaiting review. King of Prussia (1861–1888) and German Emperor (1871–1888) "Wilhelm I" redirects here. For other uses, see William I. William I William I in 1884 German Emperor Reign 18 January 1871 – 9 March 1888 Proclamation 18 January 1871 ...
Other nobility with the name Frederick William are: Frederick William von Steuben (1730–1794), Prussian officer in the American Revolutionary War; Frederick William von Hessenstein (1735–1808), Swedish statesman and soldier; Frederick William Hervey, 1st Marquess of Bristol (1769–1859) Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg ...
Frederick William I (German: Friedrich Wilhelm I) may refer to: Frederick William I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1562–1602) Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg, the "Great Elector" of Brandenburg-Prussia (1620–1688) Frederick William I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1682–1719) Frederick William I of Prussia (1688–1740)
The second United Parliament called by Frederick William on 2 April 1848 announced elections to form a Prussian National Assembly, which convened in Berlin on 22 May. Frederick William IV submitted a draft constitution in which the balance of power continued to favour the king's dominant position in the state. [48]