Frederick William II of Prussia
Monarch
1744 – 1797
Who was Frederick William II of Prussia?
Frederick William II was King of Prussia, from 1786 until his death. He was in personal union the Prince-Elector of Brandenburg and the sovereign prince of the Principality of Neuchâtel. Pleasure-loving and indolent, he is seen as the antithesis to his predecessor, Frederick II. Under his reign, Prussia was weakened internally and externally, and he failed to deal adequately with the challenges to the existing order posed by the French Revolution. His religious policies were directed against the Enlightenment and aimed at restoring a traditional Protestantism. However, he was a patron of the arts and responsible for the construction of some notable buildings, among them the Brandenburger Tor in Berlin.
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- Born
- Sep 25, 1744
City Palace, Berlin - Parents
- Spouses
- Children
- Religion
- Calvinism
- Lived in
- Berlin
- Died
- Nov 16, 1797
Marmorpalais - Resting place
- Berlin
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on July 23, 2013
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