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King of Prussia and Elector of Brandenburg (1713-1740) Frederick William I …, 1688–1740 (aged 51 years)
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- King of Prussia and Elector of Brandenburg (1713-1740) Frederick William I //
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- King of Prussia and Elector of Brandenburg (1713-1740)
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- Frederick William I
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1657–1713
Birth: 11 July 1657
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— Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia Death: 25 February 1713 — Berlin, Germany |
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1668–1705
Birth: 30 October 1668
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— Bad Iburg, Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany Death: 1 February 1705 — Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| Marriage | Marriage — 8 October 1684 — Herrenhausen, Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
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1688–1740
Birth: 15 August 1688
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— Berlin, Germany Death: 31 May 1740 — Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany |
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1657–1713
Birth: 11 July 1657
37
— Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia Death: 25 February 1713 — Berlin, Germany |
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1661–1683
Birth: 18 November 1661
— Kassel, Hesse, Germany Death: 7 July 1683 — Cölln, Mitte, Berlin, Germany |
| Marriage | Marriage — 23 August 1679 — Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany |
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1680–1705
Birth: 29 September 1680
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— Berlin, Germany Death: 23 December 1705 |
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1688–1740
Birth: 15 August 1688
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— Berlin, Germany Death: 31 May 1740 — Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany |
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1687–1757
Birth: 16 March 1687
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— Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany Death: 28 June 1757 — Berlin, Germany |
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1720–1782
Birth: 24 July 1720
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— Berlin, Germany Death: 16 July 1782 — Svartsjö, Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County, Uppland, Sweden |
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1712–1786
Birth: 24 January 1712
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— Berlin, Germany Death: 17 August 1786 — Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany |
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Cemetery: Berlin Cathedral |
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Address: Sanssouci, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany |
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Author of last change: Danny |
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Frederick William I (1688-1740), king of Prussia (1713-40), who during his reign made his kingdom into a major European state. Frederick William was born on August 15, 1688, in Berlin, the son of King Frederick I. He succeeded his father in 1713 and for the next seven years was involved in a dispute with Sweden over Pomerania, a part of which he finally received by theTreaty of Stockholm in 1720. In return for recognizing (1726) the Pragmatic Sanction, by which Maria Theresa, archduchess of Austria, was given the Austrian Habsburg dominions, he hoped to gain support for his claim to the Lower Rhine duchies ofJ and Berg, but his expectations were dashed. Frederick William's greatest accomplishment was in the internal development of Prussia. Contemptuous of the luxury of his father's reign, he instituted a system of rigid and efficient economy at court and transferred public financialadministration from local governments to the central royal authority. He was thus able to repay the debts incurred by his father and greatly improve the financial condition of Prussia. He built up industry by forbidding the importation offinished goods and the exportation of raw materials, and directed the colonization of nonpopulous areas, especially in East Prussia. He also instituted compulsory elementary education in Prussia. The development of the army was his fondestachievement; he was particularly proud of the Potsdam Guard, composed of exceptionally tall men hired, and sometimes kidnapped, from all parts of Europe. Under his supervision the number of soldiers in the army was increased from about 38,000 tosome 83,500 and Prussia became the third ranking military power in Europe. Frederick William died at Potsdam on May 31, 1740, and was succeeded by his son, Frederick II, the Great. |
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