Burials at Berlin Cathedral - Frederick I of Prussia, Frederick William II of Prussia, Sophia Dorothea of Hanover, Sophia Charlotte of Hanover (Paperback)

Chapters: Frederick I of Prussia, Frederick William Ii of Prussia, Sophia Dorothea of Hanover, Sophia Charlotte of Hanover, Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Bevern, Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt, Elisabeth Henriette of Hesse-Kassel. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 38. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Frederick William II (German: 25 September 1744 in Berlin 16 November 1797 in Potsdam) was the fourth King of Prussia, reigning from 1786 until his death. He was in personal union the Prince-Elector of Brandenburg and the sovereign prince of the Principality of Neuch tel. Frederick William was son of Prince Augustus William of Prussia (the second son of King Frederick William I of Prussia) and of Louise Amalie of Brunswick-Lneburg. His mother's elder sister, Elisabeth, was the wife of Augustus William's brother King Frederick II ("Frederick the Great"). He was born in Berlin and became heir to the throne of Prussia on his father's death in 1758, since Frederick II had no children. The boy was of an easy-going and pleasure-loving disposition, averse to sustained effort of any kind, and sensual by nature. His marriage with Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Lneburg, daughter of Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Lneburg, contracted 14 July 1765 in Charlottenburg, was dissolved in 1769. He then married Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt, daughter of Ludwig IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt on 14 July 1769 also in Charlottenburg. Although he had a numerous family by his second wife, he was completely under the influence of his mistress, Wilhelmine Enke, afterwards created Countess Wilhelmine von Lichtenau, a woman of strong intellect and much ambition and had many children by her. Wilhelmine von LichtenauFrederick William before the corpulence of his middle age was a man of singularly ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=213668