07/05/2022 · Crown Prince 1882–1951: Eitel Friedrich of Prussia 1883–1942: Sophia Charlotte of Oldenburg 1879–1964: Adalbert of Prussia 1884–1948: Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen 1891–1971: August Wilhelm of Prussia 1887–1949: Alexandra Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg 1887–1957: Oskar of Prussia 1888–1958: Ina Marie von Bassewitz 1888–1973: Joachim of Prussia
13/05/2022 · Frederick II ( German: Friedrich II.; 24 January 1712 – 17 August 1786) was King in Prussia from 1740 until 1772, and King of Prussia from 1772 until his death. His most significant accomplishments include his military successes in the Silesian wars, his re-organisation of the Prussian Army, the First Partition of Poland, and his patronage of ...
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Early life
Duchess Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel was born on 4 September 1729 in the town of Wolfenbüttel, the residence of the Brunswick Princes of Wolfenbüttel. She was the 11th child and 6th daughter of the Austrian field marshalDuke Ferdinand Albert of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and Antoinette Amalie of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. After the death of his cousin and father-in-law Louis Rudolph in March 1735, Ferdinand Albert inherited the Principality of Wolfenbütteland resigne...
Marriage
The marriage between Juliana Maria and Frederick was arranged by Count Adam Gottlob von Moltke, who thought it best that the king remarried as soon as possible, in an attempt of stabilizing his behavior. Reportedly, in 1751-52 the king had a wish to marry Moltke's own daughter, maid-of-honor Catharine Sophie Wilhelmine von Moltke, a match Adam Gottlob did not wish and prevented by quickly having her married to Count Hannibal von Wedell-Wedelsborg. The king was in...
Queen Consort
Queen Juliana Maria was described as shy, reserved and somewhat stuttering when first introduced to the Danish royal court as its new queen; having been given a strict education, she submitted to fulfill her duty as the second queen of Frederick V and the stepmother of his children, but reportedly felt uncomfortable at the situation and the pressure put upon her in her new role.Juliana Maria was personally described as good-looking and sensible, but the ma...
Portrayed in literature: 1. The Lost Queen (1969, historical novel) by Norah Lofts 2. The Visit of the Royal Physician (Livläkarens besök) (1999, novel) by Per Olov Enquist Portrayed in film: 1. The Dictator, in which she is played by Helen Haye 2. A Royal Affair, in which she is played by Trine Dyrholm
Bibliography
1. Bramsen, Bo (1985). Ferdinand og Caroline : en beretning om prinsen, der nødig ville være konge af Danmark [Ferdinand and Caroline: an account of the prince who was reluctant to be king of Denmark] (in Danish) (4th ed.). Copenhagen: Nordiske Landes Bogforlag. ISBN 8787439220. 2. Henrikson, Alf (1989). Dansk historia(in Swedish). (Danish history). Stockholm: Bonnier. 3. O Feldbæk (forf.); O Olsen (red.) (1990). Gyldendal og Politikens Danmarkshistorie - Den lange fred : 1700-1800(in Danish)...
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He was born in Berlin to King Frederick I of Prussia and Princess Sophia Charlotte of Hanover. During his first years, he was raised by the Huguenot governess Marthe de Roucoulle. His father had successfully acquired the title king for the margraves of Brandenburg. On ascending the throne in 1713 (the year before his maternal gran...
Frederick William died in 1740 at age 51 and was interred at the Garrison Church in Potsdam. During World War II, in order to protect it from advancing allied forces, Hitler ordered the king's coffin, as well as those of Frederick the Great and Paul von Hindenburg, into hiding, first to Berlin and later to a salt mine outside of ...
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 cannon. At the age of 6, he was given his own regiment of children to drill as cadets, and a year later, he was given a miniature arsenal. The...
Frederick William married his first cousin Sophia Dorothea of Hanover, George II's younger sister (daughter of his uncle, King George I of Great Britain and Sophia Dorothea of Celle) on 28 November 1706. Frederick William was faithful and loving to his wifebut they did not have a happy relationship: Sophia Dorothea feared his unpred...
14/05/2022 · Maria Theresa, by the Grace of God, Dowager Empress of the Romans, Queen of Hungary, of Bohemia, of Dalmatia, of Croatia, of Slavonia, of Galicia, of Lodomeria, etc.; Archduchess of Austria; Duchess of Burgundy, of Styria, of Carinthia and of Carniola; Grand Princess of Transylvania; Margravine of Moravia; Duchess of Brabant, of Limburg, of Luxemburg, of Guelders, of Württemberg, of Upper and ...
20/05/2022 · November 8 – Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern, Crown Princess of Prussia (d. 1797) November 9 – Edward Bligh, 2nd Earl of Darnley, British noble (d. 1747) November 12 – Kajetan Sołtyk, Polish Catholic priest (d. 1788) November 13 – Dorothea Erxleben, first German female physician (d. 1762)
06/05/2022 · Princess Frederica of Prussia: 14 October 1799: 30 March 1800: died in childhood Prince Charles of Prussia: 29 June 1801: 21 January 1883: married Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1808–1877), had issue. Princess Alexandrine of Prussia: 23 February 1803: 21 April 1892: married Paul Friedrich, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1800–1842), had issue.