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Friedrich Wilhelm I von Brandenburg, Markgraf von Brandenburg, von Preußen 1688–1740 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 August 1688

Birth Location: Berlin Stadt, Brandenburg, Preussen (Germany)

Death Date: 31 May 1740

Death Location: Potsdam, Stadtkreis Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany

Father: Friedrich Preußen

Mother: Sophie-Charlotte Hannover

Spouse(s): Sophie Hanover

Children(s): Frederick Great, August Preussen, Friedrich Hohenzollern, Friedrich Preussen, Charlotte Preussen, Sophie Preussen, August Preussen, Anna Preussen, Ludwig Preussen, Friederike Preussen, Philippine Preussen, Wilhelmine Preussen, Friedrich Preussen

Friedrich Wilhelm I von Brandenburg, Markgraf von Brandenburg, von Preußen was born in 1688 in Berlin Stadt, Brandenburg, Preussen (Germany), the child of Friedrich Von Brandenburg Konig Von Preuen And Sophie Charlotte Von Hannover. Friedrich Wilhelm I von Brandenburg, Markgraf von Brandenburg, von Preußen married Sophie Dorothea Of Hanover, and had children including Anna Amalie Von Preussen, August Ferdinand Von Preussen, August Wilhelm Von Preussen, Charlotte Albertine Von Preussen, Frederick The Great, Friederike Louise Von Preussen, Friedrich Heinrich Ludwig Von Preussen, Friedrich Ludwig Von Hohenzollern, Friedrich Wilhelm Von Preussen, Ludwig Karl Wilhelm Von Preussen, Philippine Charlotte Von Preussen, Sophie Dorothea Marie Von Preussen, Wilhelmine Von Preussen. Friedrich Wilhelm I von Brandenburg, Markgraf von Brandenburg, von Preußen passed away in 1740 in Potsdam, Stadtkreis Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany.

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Biography

  • Friedrich Wilhelm I von Brandenburg, Markgraf von Brandenburg, von Preußen was born in 1688 in Berlin Stadt, Brandenburg, Preussen (Germany), the child of Friedrich Von Brandenburg Konig Von Preuen And Sophie Charlotte Von Hannover.
  • Friedrich Wilhelm I von Brandenburg, Markgraf von Brandenburg, von Preußen married Sophie Dorothea Of Hanover, and had children including Anna Amalie Von Preussen, August Ferdinand Von Preussen, August Wilhelm Von Preussen, Charlotte Albertine Von Preussen, Frederick The Great, Friederike Louise Von Preussen, Friedrich Heinrich Ludwig Von Preussen, Friedrich Ludwig Von Hohenzollern, Friedrich Wilhelm Von Preussen, Ludwig Karl Wilhelm Von Preussen, Philippine Charlotte Von Preussen, Sophie Dorothea Marie Von Preussen, Wilhelmine Von Preussen.
  • Friedrich Wilhelm I von Brandenburg, Markgraf von Brandenburg, von Preußen passed away in 1740 in Potsdam, Stadtkreis Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany.

Immediate Family

Parents

Friedrich Preußen
1657–1713
Birth Location: Königsberg, Ost-Preußen (Germany)
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Sophie-Charlotte Hannover
1668–1705
Birth Location: Iburg Castle, Bad Iburg, Osnabrück, Niedersachsen, Allemagne
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Spouses(s)

Sophie Hanover
1687–1757
Birth Location: Hanover, Region Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany
SH

Children(s)

Frederick Great
1712–1786
Birth Location: Berlin-Mitte, Mitte, Berlin, Germany
FG
August Preussen
1730–1813
Birth Location: Berlin, Germany
AP
Friedrich Hohenzollern
1707–1708
Birth Location: –
FH
Friedrich Preussen
1710–1711
Birth Location: –
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Charlotte Preussen
1713–1714
Birth Location: –
CP
Sophie Preussen
1719–1765
Birth Location: Berlin, Germany
SP
August Preussen
1722–1758
Birth Location: Berlin, Germany
AP
Anna Preussen
1723–1787
Birth Location: Berlin, Germany
AP
Ludwig Preussen
1717–1719
Birth Location: –
LP
Friederike Preussen
1714–1784
Birth Location: Berlin, Germany
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Philippine Preussen
1716–1801
Birth Location: Berlin-Mitte, Mitte, Berlin, Germany
PP
Wilhelmine Preussen
1709–1758
Birth Location: Berlin, Germany
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Friedrich Preussen
1726–1802
Birth Location: Berlin, Germany
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Friedrich Preußen's Ancestors

Self
Friedrich Preußen
1688–1740
Birth Place: Berlin Stadt, Brandenburg, Preussen (Germany)
Parents
Friedrich von Brandenburg, König von Preußen
1657–1713
Königsberg, Ost-Preußen (Germany)
Sophie-Charlotte (Von) Hannover
1668–1705
Iburg Castle, Bad Iburg, Osnabrück, Niedersachsen, Allemagne
Grandparents
Ernst (August Keurvorst van) Brunswijk-Calenberg
1629–1698
Herzberg-Am-Harz, Nedersaksen
Sophia (Dorothea van de) Palts
1630–1714
Paleis Kneuterdijk, 's Gravenhage
Great-Grandparents
Georg Braunschweig-Lüneburg-Calenberg
1582–1641
Anne Hessen-Darmstadt
1601–1659
Friedrich Pfalz
1596–1632
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Friedrich Preußen's Descendants

1.
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Friedrich (Wilhelm I von Brandenburg, Markgraf von Brandenburg, von) Preußen (14 August 1688–31 May 1740) m. Sophie (Dorothea of) Hanover (16 March 1687–28 June 1757)
  1. 1. Frederick (the) Great 1712–1786
  2. 2. August (Ferdinand von) Preussen 1730–1813
  3. 3. Friedrich (Ludwig von) Hohenzollern 1707–1708
  4. 4. Friedrich (Wilhelm von) Preussen 1710–1711
  5. 5. Charlotte (Albertine von) Preussen 1713–1714
  6. 6. Sophie (Dorothea Marie von) Preussen 1719–1765
  7. 7. August (Wilhelm von) Preussen 1722–1758
  8. 8. Anna (Amalie von) Preussen 1723–1787
  9. 9. Ludwig (Karl Wilhelm von) Preussen 1717–1719
  10. 10. Friederike (Louise von) Preussen 1714–1784
  11. 11. Philippine (Charlotte von) Preussen 1716–1801
  12. 12. Wilhelmine (von) Preussen 1709–1758
  13. 13. Friedrich (Heinrich Ludwig Von) Preussen 1726–1802

Friedrich Preußen's Timeline

2 Records

1688
14 August 1688
Birth of Friedrich Wilhelm I von Brandenburg, Markgraf von Brandenburg, von Preußen in Berlin Stadt, Brandenburg, Preussen (Germany)
Berlin Stadt, Brandenburg, Preussen (Germany)
1740
31 May 1740
Age 52
Death of Friedrich Wilhelm I von Brandenburg, Markgraf von Brandenburg, von Preußen in Berlin Stadt, Brandenburg, Preussen (Germany)
Berlin Stadt, Brandenburg, Preussen (Germany)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 August 1688
    Event Place: Berlin Stadt, Brandenburg, Preussen (Germany)
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Germany, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 May 1740
    Event Place: Berlin Stadt, Brandenburg, Preussen (Germany)
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Germany, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Potsdam, Stadtkreis Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany
    Record Source: Germany, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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