Frederick William II of Prussia - Frederick William II of Prussia Frederick William II (September 25, 1744 - November 16, 1797), king of Prussia, was known in German as Friedrich Wilhelm II. Frederick William was the son of Augustus William (the second son of King Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia) and of Louise Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg, sister of the wife of Frederick the Great. He was born at Berlin and became heir to the throne of Prussia on his father?s death in 1758. The boy was of an easy-going and pleasure-loving disposition, averse from sustained effort of any kind, and sensual by nature. His marriage with Elisabeth Christine, daughter of Duke Charles of Brunswick, contracted in 1765, was dissolved in 1769, and he soon afterwards married Frederika Louisa, daughter of the land-grave.
Frederick William III of Prussia - Frederick William III of Prussia Frederick William III, known in German as Friedrich Wilhelm III, reigned as king of Prussia from 1797 to 1840. The son of King Frederick William II of Prussia, Frederick William was born in Potsdam on August 3, 1770, and became Crown Prince in 1786, when his father ascended the throne. On December 24, 1793, Frederick William married Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, a princess noted for her beauty. Frederick William came to the throne on November 16, 1797, on the death of his father. At first he and his advisors attempted to pursue a policy of neutrality in the Napoleonic Wars. Although they succeeded in keeping out of the Third Coalition in 1805, Napoleon's provocations ultimately forced Frederick William into war in October.
George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon - George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon (January 12, 1800 - June 27, 1870), was an English diplomatist and statesman. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Lineage 2 Early life 3 Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Lineage Born in London on January 12, 1800. He was the eldest son of Hon. George Villiers (1759-1827), youngest son of the 1st Earl of Clarendon (second creation), by Theresa, only daughter of the first Lord Boringdon, and granddaughter of the first Lord Grantham. The earldom of the lord chancellor Clarendon became extinct in the Hyde line by the death of the 4th earl, his last male descendant. Jane Hyde, countess of Essex, the sister of that nobleman (she died in 1724),.
Friedrich II of Prussia - Friedrich II of Prussia Frederick the Great Friedrich II of Prussia (Friedrich der Große, Frederick II, Frederick the Great -- January 24, 1712 - August 17, 1786) was the Hohenzollern king of Prussia, from 1740-86. Friedrich preferred to speak French; rather than German. He was one of the so-called "enlightened monarchs". Frederick had a vision for an independent Germany, but this didn't come to pass until Bismarck started and won several wars a century later. Frederick led the Prussians during the War of the Austrian Succession and during the Seven Years' War. He married Elisabeth Christine von Braunschweig-Bevern. Frederick succeeded his father Frederick William I (the "Soldier King"). His nephew Friedrich Wilhelm II succeeded him as King of Prussia. Frederick had a great fondness for music, and.
Victoria, Princess Royal and Empress Frederick - Victoria, Princess Royal and Empress Frederick Victoria, the Princess Royal of Great Britain and Ireland, later Crown Princess of Prussia (and of Germany from 1871) and the Empress Friedrich (21 November 1840-5 August 1901) was the eldest child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. She married Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia, who briefly reigned as the German Emperor Friedrich III in the spring and summer of 1888. Her eldest son, Wilhelm II was the last German Emperor and King of Prussia. She was the last Princess Royal to date to marry into a foreign royal house. Her Royal Highness The Princess Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa was born at Buckingham Palace. Styled Princess Royal from birth, she was heir presumptive to the British throne until the birth of.
George III of the United Kingdom - was challenged by the king's promotion of supporters of greater royal control of government, who came to be styled Tories (the name attached to earlier opponents of the Whigs in 1680-1715). The Whigs subsequently became the party increasingly of the country's newer commercial and industrial interests, becoming in the latter stages of the reign the party of limited social and political reform. During his early reign, George III appointed a rapid succession of Prime Ministers, many of them favorites and not fully qualified for the position. This beauracratic instability led to denouncements of George by the Whig party as an autocrat seeking to follow in the footsteps of Charles I of England. Under William Pitt the Elder Britain won the Seven Year's War (known as the French and Indian War in.
Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia - Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia Frederick William I of Prussia (in German:Friedrich Wilhelm I), of the House of Hohenzollern (August 14, 1688 - May 31, 1740), often known as 'the Soldier-King', reigned as King of Prussia (1713 - 1740). His father, Frederick I of Prussia, had successfully acquired the title King for the margraves of Brandenburg. Frederick William concentrated on building up the military power of Prussia. He acquired a reputation for his fondness for military display - leading to his special efforts to hire the tallest men he could find in all of Europe for a special regiment nicknamed Potsdam Giants. His son, Frederick II, known as Frederick the Great, succeeded him as King of Prussia. Preceded by: Frederick I List of Kings of Prussia Succeeded by:.
Frederick - Frederick Places Frederick is the name of some places in the United States of America: Frederick, Colorado Frederick, Maryland Frederick, Oklahoma Frederick, South Dakota Frederick County, Maryland Frederick County, Virginia Differently spelled are Frederic, Michigan and Frederica, Delaware. People Frederick is also a common male forename. It has been the name of several monarchs, often shared by different members from the same dynasty. Frederick is Friedrich in German and Frederik in Danish. Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, (1125-1190), king & emperor Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, (1196-1250), king & emperor Frederick V, (before 1333-1398) Frederick II, Margrave of Brandenburg, (1413-1470) Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor, (1415-1493), German ruler Frederick III of Saxony, (1463-1525), Saxon elector Frederick I, of Denmark, (1471-1533), Danish monarch Frederick II of Denmark.
Frederick Augustus Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol - Frederick Augustus Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol Frederick Augustus Hervey, (August 1, 1730 - July 8, 1803), bishop of Derry, who became 4th earl of Bristol, was educated at Westminster School and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, graduating in 1754. Entering the church he became a royal chaplain; and while waiting for other preferment spent some time in Italy, whither he was led by his great interest in art. In February 1767, while his brother, the 2nd earl, was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, he was made bishop of Cloyne, and having improved the property of the see he was translated to the rich bishopric of Derry a year later. Here again he was active and philanthropic. While not neglecting his luxurious personal tastes he spent large sums.
Ducal Prussia - Ducal Prussia Ducal Prussia was (1525-1657) a fief of Poland, created as a result of war (1520-1525) between Poland and the Teutonic Order. Ducal Prussia is a synonym to the Duchy of Prussia (1525-1701), emphasizing that two Prussias existed beside each other: Royal Prussia and Ducal Prussia. Royal Prussia was held by the king of Poland, who also was the feudal lord of Ducal Prussia. Royal Prussia and Ducal Prussia correspond roughly to what later (1772) became West Prussia and East Prussia. During the Reformation endemic religious upheavals and wars occurred, and in 1525, the last Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, Albert of Prussia, a member of a cadet branch of the house of Hohenzollern, resigned his position, became a Protestant and received the title "Duke.
Brandenburg-Prussia - Brandenburg-Prussia The Brandenburg-Prussia state was formed in 1660 from the freshly independent Ducal Prussia and part of the Holy Roman Empire - the Electorate of Brandenburg. The Duchy of Brandenburg was succeeded by The Kingdom of Prussia in 1701 and the state was absorbed into the German Empire in 1871. Anna, daughter of Duke Albrecht Friedrich of Prussia (r.1568-1618), married Elector Johann Sigismund of Brandenburg, who succeeded to the Province on his father-in-law's death in 1618. From this time, Ducal Prussia became a possession of the Electors of Brandenburg. During the reign of Georg Wilhelm (1619-1640), the Hohenzollern lands were repeatedly marched across by various armies in the Thirty Years War, spending much of the war occupied by Sweden. Taking advantage of the difficult position of Poland.
William I of the Netherlands - William I of the Netherlands King William I of the Netherlands was born in 1772 at the Oranjezaal The Hague, acceded in 1813 and died 1843 in Berlin,Germany. William I was also the grand duke of Luxemburg and count of Nassau. His parents were the last stadtholder William V of Orange and his wife Wilhelmina, and until 1814 he was known as Prince William VI of Orange In 1791, William VI married (Frederica Louisa) Wilhelmina, born in Potsdam. She was the daughter of King Frederick William II of Prussia. When Wilhelmina died in 1837 ,Wilhelm was remarried to Countess Henriette d'Oultremont de Wegimont (1841 in Berlin) and two years later he died there. William was hereditary stadtholder (you can compare this with crown prince) when the.
Prince Frederick, Duke of York - Prince Frederick, Duke of York Prince Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany (16 August 1763 - 5 January 1827) was the second son of King George III of the United Kingdom and Queen Charlotte. From 1817 until his own death in 1827, he was the heir presumptive to his elder brother, King George IV. As the commander-in-chief of the British Army, he presided over the unsuccesful 1793-98 Flanders campaigns during the French Revolutionary Wars. He is now mainly remembered as the inspiration for the nursery rhyme, "The Grand Old Duke of York". His Royal Highness Field Marshal The Prince Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany, Earl of Ulster, KG, PC, GCB, GCH, was born at St. James's Palace, London. When Prince Frederick was six months.
Prussia (province) - Prussia (province) Prussia's Historic Roots See Prussia (Baltic) Teutonic Order Prussia Teutonic Order state Creation of the Royal Prussia In March 1440, the Hanseatic cities of Gdansk, Elblag and Torun (then Danzig, Elbing and Thorn, respectively) founded the Prussian Confederation with other Prussian cities to free themselves from the overlordship of the Teutonic Knights. King Casimir IV of Poland supported their revolt (February 1454) in the War of the Cities or Thirteen Years' War. The resulting second Treaty of Torun (October 1466 provided for the Teutonic Order's cession to the Polish crown of its rights over the western half of its territories, which became the province of Polish or Royal Prussia. The eastern half of Prussia remained under the rule of the Order and its successors,.
William V of Orange - William V of Orange William V, stadtholder of The Netherlands (March 8, 1748 - April 9, 1806), also known as Willem V of Orange, was the last Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic. He was the leader of the conservative faction. Willem V was born at The Hague, the son of Willem IV of Nassau. He was only 3 years old when his father passed away in 1751. Willem V assumed the position of stadtholder (chief executive and military commander) in 1766 after a long regency, first by his mother, and then by the German Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Willem oversaw a serious political decline of the Dutch Republic. In 1776, his nation was the first country to give official recognition to the newly independent United States. His.
Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor - Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II May 5, 1747 - March 1, 1792), Roman emperor, and grand-duke of Tuscany, son of the empress Maria Theresa and her husband, Francis Stephen of Lorraine, was born in Vienna. Leopold was one of the so-called "enlightened monarchs". He was a third son, and was at first educated for the priesthood, but the theological studies to which he was forced to apply himself are believed to have influenced his mind in a way unfavourable to the Church. On the death of his elder brother Charles in 1761 it was decided that he should succeed to his father's grand duchy of Tuscany, which was erected into a "secundogeniture" or apanage for a second son. This settlement was the condition of his.
List of Kings of Prussia - List of Kings of Prussia The following is a list of Kings of Prussia from the Hohenzollern family: Frederick I, (1657-1713), reigned 1701-1713 Frederick William I, (1688-1740), reigned 1713-1740 Frederick II, (1712-1786), reigned 1740-1786 Frederick William II, (1744-1797), reigned 1786-1797 Frederick William III, (1770-1840), reigned 1797-1840 Frederick William IV, (1795-1861), reigned 1840-1861 William I, (1797-1888), reigned 1861-1888 Frederick III, (1831-1888), reigned 1888 William II, (1859-1941), reigned 1888-1918.
Knights of the Garter (1700-1899) - of Bedford (1702) John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1703) Meinhard de Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg and 1st Duke of Leinster (1703) Sidney Godolphin1st Earl of Godolphin, Sidney Godolphin, 1st Baron Godolphin, Lord High Treasurer (1704) Electoral Prince George Augustus of Hanover, Duke of Cambridge (1710) William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire, Lord President of the Council (1710) John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll (1710) Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort (1713) James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton and 1st Duke of Brandon (1712) Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent (1713) John Poulett, 1st Earl Poulett, First Lord of the Treasury (1713) Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer, Lord High Treasurer (1713) Thomas Wentworth, 3rd Earl of Strafford (1713) Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough (1713) Charles Paulet,.
Knights of the Garter (1349-1699) - It is now the oldest and highest order of chivalry in the British honours system. Dates of installation/investiture, or, where that is unknown or not applicable, of appointment (app). Sir William FitzWaryne (app c.1359) Robert Ufford, 1st Earl of Suffolk (c.1348) William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton (1349) Reginald Cobham, 1st Lord Cobham of Sterborough (app c.1352) Sir Richard de la Vache (app c.1356) Thomas Ughtred, Lord Ughtred (1358) Sir Walter Manny (1359) Sir Frank van Hale (app c.1359) Sir Thomas Ufford (1360) Lionel of Antwerp, later Duke of Clarence, 3rd son of King Edward III (1360) John of Gaunt, later Duke of Lancaster, 4th son of King Edward III (1360) Edmund of Langley, later Duke of York, 5th son of King Edward III (app c.1360) Edward le Despencer, 5th.
Kulmerland - subject to constant raids of the pagan Prussians. To protect his land from invasions, duke Conrad I of Masovia called upon the Teutonic Knights for help. They were to keep the Culmland as a fief in exchange for protecting Mazovia from pagan Prussians, though some allege the grant to be a forgery. The Teutonic Order obtained a Papal bull and an Imperial bull of the Emperor Frederick II before entering Prussia. In 1243 Prussia was divided by the papal legate William of Modena into four dioceses under the archbishop of Riga. The four parts were called Culmland, Pomesania, Warmia (Ermland) and Sambia (Samland). Chelmno and Toruń (then called Thorn), at the Vistula river and north of the Drwęca river, lay on the border with Masovia. Poland was able to recover this.
