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Frederick William 1744–1797 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Sep 1744

Birth Location: Berlin, , Brandenburg, Germany

Death Date: 16 Dec 1797

Death Location: , Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany

Father: August Wilhelm

Mother: Luise Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel

Spouse(s): Frederica Darmstadt

Children(s): Frederick Hohenzollern, Friedrich Karl, Ludwig Karl

The story of Frederick William began in 1744 in Berlin, , Brandenburg, Germany. Frederick William married Frederica Louise Von Hesse Darmstadt, and had children including Frederick William Hohenzollern, Friedrich Wilhelm Karl, Ludwig Karl. Frederick William passed away in 1797 in , Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany.

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Biography

  • The story of Frederick William began in 1744 in Berlin, , Brandenburg, Germany.
  • Frederick William married Frederica Louise Von Hesse Darmstadt, and had children including Frederick William Hohenzollern, Friedrich Wilhelm Karl, Ludwig Karl.
  • Frederick William passed away in 1797 in , Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany.

Immediate Family

Parents

August Wilhelm
1722–1758
Birth Location: Berlin, , Brandenburg, Germany
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Luise Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel
1722–1780
Birth Location: Wolfenbüttel, Landkreis Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Spouses(s)

Frederica Darmstadt
1751–1805
Birth Location: Prenzlau, Uckermark, Brandenburg, Germany
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Children(s)

Frederick Hohenzollern
1770–1840
Birth Location: , Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany
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Friedrich Karl
1783–1851
Birth Location: , Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany
FK
Ludwig Karl
1773–1796
Birth Location: , Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany
LK

Frederick William's Ancestors

Self
Frederick William
1744–1797
Birth Place: Berlin, , Brandenburg, Germany
Parents
August Wilhelm
1722–1758
Berlin, , Brandenburg, Germany
Luise (Amalie von) Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel
1722–1780
Wolfenbüttel, Landkreis Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony, Germany
Grandparents
Frederick William
1688–1740
, , Berlin, Germany
Sophia (Dorothea) Hanover
1687–1757
Hanover, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
Ferdinand (Albert II of) Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
1680–1735
Bevern, Landkreis Holzminden, Lower Saxony, Germany
Antoinette (Amalia von) Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel
1696–1762
Wolfenbhuttel, Braunschweig, Niedersachsen, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Ludwig Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel
1671–1735
Christine Oettingen
1671–1747
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Frederick William's Descendants

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Frederick William (25 Sep 1744–16 Dec 1797) m. Frederica (Louise Von Hesse) Darmstadt (16 Oct 1751–25 Feb 1805)
  1. 1. Frederick (William) Hohenzollern 1770–1840
  2. 2. Friedrich (Wilhelm) Karl 1783–1851
  3. 3. Ludwig Karl 1773–1796 m. Frederika (Von Mecklenburg) Strelitz 1778–1841
    1. 1. Fredericka (Louise) Hohenzollern 1796–1850 m. Leopold Anhalt 1794–1871
      1. 1. Marie (Anne Anhault) Dessau 1837–1906 m. Friedrich (Karl) Hohenzollern 1828–1885
        1. 1. Joachim (Carl Wilhelm Freidrich Leopold) Hohenzollern 1865–1931
        2. 2. Louise Margaret 1860–1917
        3. 3. Anna (Viktoria Charlotte Auguste) Hohenzollern 1858–1858
        4. 4. Elizabeth (Anna) Hohenzollern 1857–1895
        5. 5. Marie (Elizabeth Louise) Hohenzollern 1855–1888

Frederick William's Timeline

2 Records

1744
25 Sep 1744
Birth of Frederick William in Berlin, , Brandenburg, Germany
Berlin, , Brandenburg, Germany
1797
16 Dec 1797
Age 53
Death of Frederick William in , Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany
, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1744
    Event Place: Berlin, , Brandenburg, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1797
    Event Place: , Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany
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