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Born in Charlottenburg on 7 May 1767, Frederica Charlotte was the eldest child of the future Frederick William II of Prussia, and the only child of his first wife and cousin, Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Lüneburg . At the time of her birth, Frederica's childless granduncle Frederick the Great was on the throne of Prussia.
Burgdorf further suggests that Frederick William forcing his son to watch his lover's execution by sword, his suggestion that he should commit suicide, and his regimented schooling could explain Frederick II's millitaristic decisions as King "as if the warlike royal hero wanted to prove to his dead father that he was a hard man."
On 13 February 1797 in Berlin, William married Princess Augusta of Prussia, fourth daughter of King Frederick William II of Prussia. They had six children: Wilhelm (1798–1800), who died in infancy. Karoline (1799–1854) Luise (1801–1803), who died in infancy. Friedrich (1802–1875), later Elector of Hesse.
Frederick William was born in the Nassauischer Hof [ de] in Siegen [1] on 11 November 1706 [2] [note 1] as the only son of Fürst Frederick William Adolf of Nassau-Siegen and his first wife Landgravine Elisabeth Juliana Francisca of Hesse-Homburg. [4] He was baptised in Siegen on 18 November. [5] His mother died just one year after his birth.
William II ( Dutch: Willem Frederik George Lodewijk; English: William Frederick George Louis; 6 December 1792 – 17 March 1849) was King of the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Duke of Limburg . William II was the son of William I and Wilhelmine of Prussia. When his father, who up to that time ruled as sovereign prince, proclaimed ...
Frederick William was born in Potsdam in 1770 as the son of Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia and Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt. He was considered to be a shy and reserved boy, [1] As a soldier he received the usual training of a Prussian prince, obtained his lieutenancy in 1784, became a colonel in 1790, and took part in the campaigns against France of 1792-1794.
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). From 1707 he was in personal ...
