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Frederick William II (German: Friedrich Wilhelm II.; 25 September 1744 – 16 November 1797) was king of Prussia from 1786 until his death in 1797. He was in personal union with the prince-elector of Brandenburg and (via the Orange-Nassau inheritance of his grandfather) sovereign prince of the Canton of Neuchâtel .
Frederick William II (born September 25, 1744, Berlin, Prussia [now in Germany]—died November 16, 1797, Berlin) was the king of Prussia from August 17, 1786, under whom, despite his lack of exceptional military and political gifts, Prussia achieved considerable expansion.
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Frederick William II was the king of Prussia from 1786 to 1797. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, family, achievements, timeline, etc.
Sep 30, 2023 · Frederick William II (German: Friedrich Wilhelm II; 25 September 1744 in Berlin –16 November 1797 in Potsdam) was the fourth King of Prussia, reigning from 1786 until his death. He was in personal union the Prince-Elector of Brandenburg and the sovereign prince of the Principality of Neuchâtel.
Frederick I, King in Prussia. On 18 January 1701, Frederick William's son, Elector Frederick III, elevated Prussia from a duchy to a kingdom and crowned himself King Frederick I. In the Crown Treaty of 16 November 1700, Leopold I, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, allowed Frederick only to title himself "King in Prussia", not "King of Prussia ...
Jan 11, 2018 · After the death of Frederick William in 1740, the 28-year-old King Frederick II was able to fully embrace his love for the finer things in life. He immediately sent his Kapellmeister, Carl Heinrich Graun, to Italy so he could gather opera singers.
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Frederick William II (1744-97) succeeded his uncle, Frederick II (Frederick the Great) as King of Prussia in 1786. Here he is wearing the uniform of the 18th Royal Prussian Infantry Regiment with the orange ribbon and star of the Order of the Back Eagle.
