- Friedrich Wilhelm I, King of Prussia
- Friedrich Wilhelm II, Elector of Brandenburg
- aka "The Soldierking"
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In 1740 he was originally buried in the Garnisonskirche in Potsdam, from 1945-1953 his sarcophagus was relocated to the Elisabethkirche in Marburg (Hesse). After that his remains were kept at the Hohenzollern Castle near Hechingen (Baden-Württemberg). In 1991 his sarcophagus returned to Potsdam and is now finding its final (?) resting place in the Kaiser-Friedrich-Mausoleum near the Friedenskirche, inside the Royal Gardens of the Sanssouci Castle.
The original black marble sarcophogus was destroyed in 1945, and the current one is a copy made from copper.∼Frederick William I. from 1713 until his death 1740 King in Prussia, Margrave of Brandenburg and Kurfürst of the Holy Roman Empire. He is nicknamed "Soldier King." He focused his attention on the construction of Brandenburg Prussia as an independent military power and strong “Merkantilstaat.” He created a comprehensive public finance system and introduced tight austerity measures at the Prussian court. Because of his extensive reforms, he was described as "Prussia's greatest inner king."
- Friedrich Wilhelm I, King of Prussia
- Friedrich Wilhelm II, Elector of Brandenburg
- aka "The Soldierking"
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In 1740 he was originally buried in the Garnisonskirche in Potsdam, from 1945-1953 his sarcophagus was relocated to the Elisabethkirche in Marburg (Hesse). After that his remains were kept at the Hohenzollern Castle near Hechingen (Baden-Württemberg). In 1991 his sarcophagus returned to Potsdam and is now finding its final (?) resting place in the Kaiser-Friedrich-Mausoleum near the Friedenskirche, inside the Royal Gardens of the Sanssouci Castle.
The original black marble sarcophogus was destroyed in 1945, and the current one is a copy made from copper.∼Frederick William I. from 1713 until his death 1740 King in Prussia, Margrave of Brandenburg and Kurfürst of the Holy Roman Empire. He is nicknamed "Soldier King." He focused his attention on the construction of Brandenburg Prussia as an independent military power and strong “Merkantilstaat.” He created a comprehensive public finance system and introduced tight austerity measures at the Prussian court. Because of his extensive reforms, he was described as "Prussia's greatest inner king."
Family Members
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Friedrich Ludwig von Hohenzollern
1707–1708
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Wilhelmine von Preussen
1709–1758
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Friedrich Wilhelm von Preussen
1710–1711
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Frederick the Great
1712–1786
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Charlotte Albertine von Preussen
1713–1714
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Friederike Louise von Preussen
1714–1784
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Philippine Charlotte von Preussen
1716–1801
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Ludwig Karl Wilhelm von Preussen
1717–1719
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Sophie Dorothea Marie von Preussen
1719–1765
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Louise Ulrica
1720–1782
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August Wilhelm von Preussen
1722–1758
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Anna Amalie von Preussen
1723–1787
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Friedrich Heinrich Ludwig Von Preussen
1726–1802
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August Ferdinand von Preussen
1730–1813
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