Frederick I of Prussia (1657-1713)

"Frederick I (German: Friedrich I.; 11 July 1657 – 25 February 1713), of the Hohenzollern dynasty, was (as Frederick III) Elector of Brandenburg (1688–1713) and Duke of Prussia in personal union (Brandenburg-Prussia). The latter function he upgraded to royalty, becoming the first King in Prussia (1701–1713). From 1707 he was in personal union the sovereign prince of the Principality of Neuchâtel (German: Fürstentum Neuenburg). He was also the paternal grandfather of Frederick the Great." - (en.wikipedia.org 08.11.2019)

bne bnf edition humboldt digital gnd loc NDB/ADB rkd viaf wikidata Wikipedia md:term

What we know

Background

was born	Kaliningrad July 11, 1657 ^↓
Husband of	Elisabeth Henriette of Hesse-Kassel 1679-1683 ^↓
Husband of	Sophia Charlotte of Hanover 1684-1705 ^↓
Husband of	Sophia Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1708-1713 ^↓
died	Berlin February 25, 1713 ^↓
brother of	Charles, Electoral Prince of Brandenburg ^↓
father of	Frederick William I of Prussia [son of]^↓^↓, Sophia Charlotte of Hanover [mother of]^↓
father of	Princess Luise Dorothea of Prussia [daughter of], Elisabeth Henriette of Hesse-Kassel [mother of] ^↓
son of	Frederick William [father of], Countess Louise Henriette of Nassau [mother of] ^↓
was buried	Berlin Cathedral ^↓

Biography

bridegroom	Elisabeth Henriette of Hesse-Kassel Potsdam August 13, 1679 ^↓
bridegroom	Sophia Charlotte of Hanover Herrenhausen October 8, 1684 ^↓
official	Prince-Elector ^↓ Brandenburg ^↓ 1688-1701
official	King Prussia 1701-1713 ^↓
bridegroom	Sophia Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin November 28, 1708 ^↓

Sources & Mentions

Gerhard Oestreich (1910-1978). 1961. "Friedrich I.". Neue Deutsche Biographie. 536-540. https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/pnd118535730.html#ndbcontent
Herausgeber der Encyclopaedia Britannica. 2018. "Frederick I: King of Prussia". Encyclopaedica Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Frederick-I-king-of-Prussia
Herausgeber der Encyclopaedia Britannica. 2018. "Frederick William: I King of Prussia". Encyclopaedica Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Frederick-William-I

Objects and visualizations

Relations to objects

Brief von Friedrich I., König in Preußen, vom 21.5.1709

Brief von Friedrich III., Kurfürst von Brandenburg, an Abt Adalbert vom 23.6.170

Show objects

Relations to actor

This actor (left) is related to objects with which other actors (right) are related to

Written Frederick I of Prussia (1657-1713)

Received Adalbertus von Schleifras (1650-1714)

Received Frederick I of Prussia (1657-1713)

Written Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1640-1705)

[Relation to person or institution] Frederick I of Prussia (1657-1713)

Was depicted (Actor) Franz von Meinders (1630-1695)

Show relations to actors

Genealogy

Map

[{"lon":20.5,"lat":54.716667175293},{"lon":13.066666603088,"lat":52.400001525879},{"lon":9.6855554580688,"lat":52.403888702393},{"lon":13.008055686951,"lat":52.361946105957},{"lon":13.406090736389,"lat":52.519172668457},{"lon":13.383333206177,"lat":52.516666412354}]

Relations to places