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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 the Prince-elector of Brandenburg and (via the Orange-Nassau inheritance of his grandfather) sovereign prince of the Canton of Neuchâtel. Pleasure-loving and indolent, he is seen as the antithesis to his predecessor, Frederick the Great. (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 Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.

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Born	25 September 1744 Stadtschloss, Berlin, Prussia
Died	16 November 1797 (aged 53) Marmorpalais, Potsdam, Prussia
Zodiac	Libra
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Duchess Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Lüneburg 1746-1840 Prussian princess · m. 1765; div. 1769 info edit

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Wilhelmine, Gräfin von Lichtenau 1753-1820 Mistress of King Frederick William II of Prussia info edit

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Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt 1751-1805 Crown Princess of Prussia · m. 1769 info edit

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Julie von Voss 1766-1789 Countess Ingenheim · m. 1787 info edit

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Frederica Charlotte Ulrika Katherine info 1st child with Duchess Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Lüneburg Female b. 7 May 1767 Age: 258 1767- Celebrity Baby

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Frederick William III of Prussia info 2nd child with Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt Male b. 3 Aug 1770 d. 7 Jun 1840 Age: 69 (at death) 1770-1840 King of PRussia

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Daughter info 3rd child with Wilhelmine, Gräfin von Lichtenau Female b. 10 Aug 1770 Age: 254 1770- Celebrity Baby

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Christine info 4th child with Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt Female b. 1772 Age: 253 1772- Celebrity Baby

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Louis Charles info 5th child with Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt Male b. 5 Nov 1773 Age: 251 1773- Celebrity Baby

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Ulrike Sophie info 6th child with Wilhelmine, Gräfin von Lichtenau Female b. Mar 1774 Age: 251 1774- Celebrity Baby

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Wilhelmine of Prussia, Queen of the Netherlands info 7th child with Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt Female b. 18 Nov 1774 d. 12 Oct 1837 Age: 62 (at death) 1774-1837 Queen of the Netherlands from 1815 to 1837

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Christina Sophie Frederica info 8th child with Wilhelmine, Gräfin von Lichtenau Female b. 25 Aug 1777 Age: 247 1777- Celebrity Baby

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Alexander info 9th child with Wilhelmine, Gräfin von Lichtenau Male b. 4 Jan 1779 Age: 246 1779- Celebrity Baby

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Marianne Diderica Frederica Wilhelmine info 10th child with Wilhelmine, Gräfin von Lichtenau Female b. 29 Feb 1780 Age: 245 1780- Celebrity Baby

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Augusta Christine Friederike info 11th child with Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt Female b. 1 May 1780 Age: 245 1780- Celebrity Baby

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Frederick Henry Charles info 12th child with Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt Male b. 30 Dec 1781 Age: 243 1781- Celebrity Baby

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Frederica Charlotte Ulrika Katherine info

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b. 7 May 1767

Age: 258
Frederick William III of Prussia info

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with Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt

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b. 3 Aug 1770

d. 7 Jun 1840

Age: 69 (at death)
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with Wilhelmine, Gräfin von Lichtenau

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b. 10 Aug 1770

Age: 254
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with Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt

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b. 1772

Age: 253
Louis Charles info

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with Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt

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b. 5 Nov 1773

Age: 251
Ulrike Sophie info

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with Wilhelmine, Gräfin von Lichtenau

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b. Mar 1774

Age: 251
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with Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt

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b. 18 Nov 1774

d. 12 Oct 1837

Age: 62 (at death)
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with Wilhelmine, Gräfin von Lichtenau

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b. 25 Aug 1777

Age: 247
Alexander info

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with Wilhelmine, Gräfin von Lichtenau

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b. 4 Jan 1779

Age: 246
Marianne Diderica Frederica Wilhelmine info

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b. 29 Feb 1780

Age: 245
Augusta Christine Friederike info

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with Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt

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b. 1 May 1780

Age: 245
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with Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt

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b. 30 Dec 1781

Age: 243

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