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Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia

1744–1797 · Hohenzollern

King of Prussia from 1786 to 1797. Born at Berlin. Died at Potsdam.

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Reigned

Family

Father

Prince Augustus William of Prussia

Mother

Duchess Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Married

Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Crown Princess of Prussia 1765
Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt 1769
Julie von Voss 1787

Children (8)

Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia 1767
Frederick William III of Prussia 1770
Prince Louis Charles of Prussia 1773
Wilhelmine of Prussia, Queen of the Netherlands 1774
Princess Augusta of Prussia 1780
Prince Henry of Prussia 1781
Prince Wilhelm of Prussia 1783
Friedrich Wilhelm, Count Brandenburg 1792

Siblings (2)

Prince Henry of Prussia 1747
Wilhelmina of Prussia, Princess of Orange 1751

Related to

• Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia was the 27× great-grandson of Charlemagne.
• Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia was the first cousin twice removed of Victoria.
• Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia was the third cousin 4 times removed of Louis XIV of France.