Friedrich I. of Prussia

Born Friedrich Prince of Brandenburg, as Friedrich III. Elector of Brandenburg since 1688; as Friedrich I. King in Prussia since 1701

Son of Friedrich Wilhelm I., Elector of Brandenburg (1620-1688) and his wife Henriette, Princess of Orange (1627-1667)

Born: Königsberg, 11 Jul 1657

Baptised: Königsberg Castle 29. Jul 1657

Married:

1.    Potsdam 23. Aug 1679: Elisabeth Henriette, Landgravine of Hesse-Cassel (1661-1683)

2.    Herrenhausen Palace near Hannover 8. Oct 1684: Sophie Charlotte, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1668-1705)

3.    Berlin 28. Nov 1708: Sophie Luise, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1685-1735)  

Issue by first marriage:

• Luise Dorothee, Princess of Brandenburg (1680-1705) m. 1700 Friedrich I., Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel, from 1720 King Fredrik I. of Sweden (1676-1751)

Issue by second marriage:

• Friedrich August, Prince of Brandenburg (1685-1686)

• Friedrich Wilhelm I., King in Prussia (1688-1740) m. 1706 Sophie Dorothea, Princess of Hannover (1687-1757)

Died: Berlin, 25 Feb 1713 from pulmonary failure

Buried: Berlin Cathedral

Source: Detlev Schwennicke "Europäische Stammtafeln. Neue Folgen", Vol. I/1, 1998, Vittorio Klostermann