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Frederick William II (German: Friedrich Wilhelm II.; 25 September 1744 – 16 November 1797) was king of Prussia from 1786 until his death in 1797. He was in personal union with the prince-elector of Brandenburg and (via the Orange-Nassau inheritance of his grandfather) sovereign prince of the Canton of Neuchâtel .
- 17 August 1786 – 16 November 1797
- Duchess Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Frederick William II (born September 25, 1744, Berlin, Prussia [now in Germany]—died November 16, 1797, Berlin) was the king of Prussia from August 17, 1786, under whom, despite his lack of exceptional military and political gifts, Prussia achieved considerable expansion.
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Jun 8, 2018 · History. German History: Biographies. Frederick William II (Prussia) (1744–1797; Ruled 1786–1797) views 2,601,849 updated Jun 08 2018. FREDERICK WILLIAM II ( PRUSSIA) (1744 – 1797; ruled 1786 – 1797) FREDERICK WILLIAM II (PRUSSIA) (1744 – 1797; ruled 1786 – 1797), king of Prussia.
Mar 29, 2018 · Died : August 17, 1786, in Potsdam, Germany. Parents: Frederick William I, Sophia Dorothea of Hanover. Dynasty: House of Hohenzollern. Spouse : Austrian Duchess Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Bevern. Ruled: Portions of Prussia 1740-1772; all of Prussia 1772-1786.
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Frederick William II was king of Prussia from 1786 until his death in 1797. He was in personal union with the prince-elector of Brandenburg and sovereign prince of the Canton of Neuchâtel. As a defensive reaction to the French Revolution, Frederick William II ended the German Dualism between Prussia and Austria.
May 18, 2018 · views updated May 18 2018. FREDERICK II ( PRUSSIA) (1712 – 1786; ruled 1740 – 1786) FREDERICK II (PRUSSIA) (1712 – 1786; ruled 1740 – 1786), king of Prussia. In 1740 the years of general peace that had prevailed in Europe since the conclusion the War of the Spanish Succession (1701 – 1714) came to an end.
Wilhelm II [b] (Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert; 27 January 1859 – 4 June 1941) was the last German Emperor and King of Prussia from 1888 until his abdication in 1918, which marked the end of the German Empire and the House of Hohenzollern 's 300-year reign in Prussia and 500-year reign in Brandenburg . Born during the reign of his granduncle ...
