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Biography of Frederick "The Great" I King Prussia 1712-1786

Paternal Family Tree: Hohenzollern

Maternal Family Tree: Eleonore Esmier D'Olbreuse Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg

On 28th November 1706 [his father] Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia (age 18) and [his mother] Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 19) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] King George I (age 46) and [his grandmother] Sophia Dorothea of Celle (age 40). He the son of [his grandfather] Frederick I King Prussia (age 49) and [his grandmother] Sophia Charlotte Hanover Queen Consort Prussia. They were first cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.

On 24th January 1712 Frederick "The Great" I King Prussia was born to Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia (age 23) and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 24). He a grandson of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.31%.

On 31st May 1740 [his father] Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia (age 51) died. On 31st May 1740 His son Frederick (age 28) succeeded I King Prussia.

On 28th June 1757 [his mother] Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 70) died.

On 17th August 1786 Frederick "The Great" I King Prussia (age 74) died. His nephew Frederick (age 41) succeeded II King Prussia.

Frederick "The Great" I King Prussia 1712-1786 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Frederick "The Great" I King Prussia 1712-1786

Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Grand Son of King George I

Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 16 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 10 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Frederick "The Great" I King Prussia 1712-1786

Great x 4 Grandfather: Joachim Frederick Hohenzollern 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Sigismund Hohenzollern 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: George William Hohenzollern 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert Frederick Hohenzollern Duke Prussia 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anna Hohenzollern 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis VI Elector Palatine 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick IV Elector Palatine 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elisabeth Charlotte Palatinate Simmern 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Bourbon Princess Orange 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

GrandFather: Frederick I King Prussia 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick Henry Orange Nassau II Prince Orange

Great x 3 Grandmother: Louise Coligny Princess Orange

Great x 1 Grandmother: Luise Henriette Orange Nassau

Great x 2 Grandmother: Amalia Solms Braunfels Princess Orange

Father: Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia 2 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 1 Grandfather: Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave George I of Hesse Darmstadt 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandMother: Sophia Charlotte Hanover Queen Consort Prussia Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis VI Elector Palatine 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick IV Elector Palatine 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Bourbon Princess Orange 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Electress Sophia Palatinate Simmern Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry "Lord Darnley" Stewart Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Queen of Scots Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick II King Denmark 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne of Denmark Queen Consort Scotland England and Ireland 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Frederick "The Great" I King Prussia Grand Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 1 Grandfather: Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave George I of Hesse Darmstadt 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandFather: King George I Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis VI Elector Palatine 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick IV Elector Palatine 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Bourbon Princess Orange 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Electress Sophia Palatinate Simmern Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry "Lord Darnley" Stewart Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Queen of Scots Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick II King Denmark 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne of Denmark Queen Consort Scotland England and Ireland 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Mother: Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia Daughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 1 Grandfather: George Wilhelm Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave George I of Hesse Darmstadt 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandMother: Sophia Dorothea of Celle 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleonore Esmier D'Olbreuse Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg