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Biography of Frederick William II King Prussia 1744-1797

Paternal Family Tree: Hohenzollern

On 25th September 1744 Frederick William II King Prussia was born to Augustus William Hohenzollern (age 22).

On 12th June 1758 [his father] Augustus William Hohenzollern (age 35) died.

On 14th July 1765 Frederick William II King Prussia (age 20) and Crown Princess Elisabeth Christine of Prussia (age 18) were married. They had one child before the marriage was dissolved in 1769.

In 1767 [his daughter] Frederica Charlotte Hohenzollern was born to Frederick William II King Prussia (age 22) and [his wife] Crown Princess Elisabeth Christine of Prussia (age 20).

In 1769 Frederick William II King Prussia (age 24) and Crown Princess Elisabeth Christine of Prussia (age 22) were divorced.

On 14th July 1769 Frederick William II King Prussia (age 24) and Queen Frederica Louisa of Prussia (age 17) were married. The date exactly four years after his first marriage. They were fifth cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.

On 3rd August 1770 [his son] Frederick William III King Prussia was born to Frederick William II King Prussia (age 25) and [his wife] Queen Frederica Louisa of Prussia (age 18).

On 1st May 1780 [his daughter] Princess Augusta of Prussia was born to Frederick William II King Prussia (age 35) and [his wife] Queen Frederica Louisa of Prussia (age 28).

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

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

On 29th September 1791 [his son-in-law] Prince Frederick Hanover Duke of York (age 28) and [his daughter] Frederica Charlotte Hohenzollern (age 24) were married at Charlottenburg, Berlin. She the daughter of Frederick William II King Prussia (age 47) and [his former wife] Crown Princess Elisabeth Christine of Prussia (age 44). He the son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 53) and Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England (age 47). They were third cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.

On 24th December 1793 [his son] Frederick William III King Prussia (age 23) and [his daughter-in-law] Queen Louise of Prussia (age 17) were married. He the son of Frederick William II King Prussia (age 49) and [his wife] Queen Frederica Louisa of Prussia (age 42). They were half second cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.

On 13th February 1797 [his son-in-law] Wilhelm Hesse-Kassel (age 19) and [his daughter] Princess Augusta of Prussia (age 16) were married. She the daughter of Frederick William II King Prussia (age 52) and [his wife] Queen Frederica Louisa of Prussia (age 45). He the son of William Elector of Hesse (age 53) and Electress Wilhelmina Caroline Oldenburg (age 49). They were third cousins. He a great grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.

On 16th November 1797 Frederick William II King Prussia (age 53) died. His son [his son] Frederick (age 27) succeeded II King Prussia.

On 25th February 1805 [his former wife] Queen Frederica Louisa of Prussia (age 53) died.

On 18th February 1840 [his former wife] Crown Princess Elisabeth Christine of Prussia (age 93) died.

Frederick William II King Prussia 1744-1797 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Frederick William II King Prussia 1744-1797

Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 4 Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Kings Scotland: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of Frederick William II King Prussia 1744-1797

Frederick William III King Prussia

Ancestors of Frederick William II King Prussia 1744-1797

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Sigismund Hohenzollern 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: George William Hohenzollern 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Hohenzollern 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick IV Elector Palatine 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elisabeth Charlotte Palatinate Simmern 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick I King Prussia 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Henry Orange Nassau II Prince Orange

Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise Coligny Princess Orange

Great x 2 Grandmother: Luise Henriette Orange Nassau

Great x 3 Grandmother: Amalia Solms Braunfels Princess Orange

GrandFather: 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 2 Grandfather: Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 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: Frederick IV Elector Palatine 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Electress Sophia Palatinate Simmern Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 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 3 Grandmother: Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne of Denmark Queen Consort Scotland England and Ireland 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Father: Augustus William Hohenzollern 3 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 2 Grandfather: Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: King George I Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick IV Elector Palatine 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Electress Sophia Palatinate Simmern Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 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 3 Grandmother: Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne of Denmark Queen Consort Scotland England and Ireland 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandMother: Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Wilhelm Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Sophia Dorothea of Celle 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleonore Esmier D'Olbreuse Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg

Frederick William II King Prussia 4 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland