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 [aged 22]. He a great x 4 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.

On 12th June 1758 [his father] Augustus William Hohenzollern [aged 35] died.

On 14th July 1765 Frederick William II King Prussia [aged 20] and Crown Princess Elisabeth Christine of Prussia [aged 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 [aged 22] and [his wife] Crown Princess Elisabeth Christine of Prussia [aged 20]. She married 29th September 1791 her third cousin Prince Frederick Hanover Duke of York, son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland and Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England.

In 1769 Frederick William II King Prussia [aged 24] and Crown Princess Elisabeth Christine of Prussia [aged 22] were divorced.

On 14th July 1769 Frederick William II King Prussia [aged 24] and Queen Frederica Louisa of Prussia [aged 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 [aged 25] and [his wife] Queen Frederica Louisa of Prussia [aged 18]. He married 24th December 1793 his half second cousin Queen Louise of Prussia and had issue.

On 1st May 1780 [his daughter] Princess Augusta of Prussia was born to Frederick William II King Prussia [aged 35] and [his wife] Queen Frederica Louisa of Prussia [aged 28]. She married 13th February 1797 her third cousin Wilhelm Hesse-Kassel, son of William Elector of Hesse and Electress Wilhelmina Caroline Oldenburg.

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

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

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On 24th December 1793 Frederick William III King Prussia [aged 23] and Queen Louise of Prussia [aged 17] were married. He the son of Frederick William II King Prussia [aged 49] and Queen Frederica Louisa of Prussia [aged 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 [aged 19] and Princess Augusta of Prussia [aged 16] were married. She the daughter of Frederick William II King Prussia [aged 52] and Queen Frederica Louisa of Prussia [aged 45]. He the son of William Elector of Hesse [aged 53] and Electress Wilhelmina Caroline Oldenburg [aged 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 [aged 53] died. His son Frederick [aged 27] succeeded II King Prussia.

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

On 18th February 1840 [his former wife] Crown Princess Elisabeth Christine of Prussia [aged 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 Godwinson: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

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

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

Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Charles V of France

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

Kings Spain: Great x 10 Grand Son of John II King Aragon

Royal Descendants of Frederick William II King Prussia 1744-1797
Number after indicates the number of unique routes of descent. Descendants of Kings and Queens not included.

Frederick William III King Prussia [1]

Ancestors of Frederick William II King Prussia 1744-1797

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Sigismund Hohenzollern 11 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: George William Hohenzollern 5 x Great Grandson of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Hohenzollern 4 x Great Granddaughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg 6 x Great Grandson of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick IV Elector Palatine 8 x Great Grandson of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elisabeth Charlotte Palatinate Simmern 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Charles V of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Charles V of France

Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick I King Prussia 7 x Great Grandson of John II King Aragon

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 Grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 2 Grandfather: Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg 11 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt 9 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Philip III of France

Great x 1 Grandmother: Sophia Charlotte Hanover Queen Consort Prussia Great Granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick IV Elector Palatine 8 x Great Grandson of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine 6 x Great Grandson of King Charles V of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Charles V of France

Great x 2 Grandmother: Electress Sophia Palatinate Simmern Granddaughter 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 Grandson of King James V of Scotland

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 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Philip III of France

father: Augustus William Hohenzollern 3 x Great Grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 2 Grandfather: Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg 11 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt 9 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Philip III of France

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick IV Elector Palatine 8 x Great Grandson of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine 6 x Great Grandson of King Charles V of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Charles V of France

Great x 2 Grandmother: Electress Sophia Palatinate Simmern Granddaughter 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 Grandson of King James V of Scotland

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 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Philip III of France

Grandmother: Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia 2 x Great Granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Wilhelm Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg 11 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt 9 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Philip III of France

Great x 1 Grandmother: Sophia Dorothea of Celle 12 x Great Granddaughter of King Philip III of France

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

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