Biography of Frederick I King Prussia 1657-1713

Paternal Family Tree: Hohenzollern

On 07 Dec 1646 [his father] Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg (age 26) and [his mother] Luise Henriette Orange Nassau (age 19) were married at The Hague. They were half first cousin once removed.

On 11 Jul 1657 Frederick I King Prussia was born to Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg (age 37) and Luise Henriette Orange Nassau (age 29).

On 18 Jun 1667 [his mother] Luise Henriette Orange Nassau (age 39) died.

On 13 Jun 1668 [his father] Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg (age 48) and [his step-mother] Sophia Dorothea Oldenburg (age 31) were married.

Before 1680 Frederick I King Prussia (age 22) and Elisabeth Henriëtte Hesse-Kassel (age 18) were married. She the daughter of Wilhelm "The Just" VI Hesse-Kassel and Hedwig Sophia Hohenzollern (age 56). He the son of Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg (age 59) and Luise Henriette Orange Nassau. They were first cousins.

On 29 Sep 1680 [his daughter] Louise Dorothea Hohenzollern was born to Frederick I King Prussia (age 23) and [his wife] Elisabeth Henriëtte Hesse-Kassel (age 18). Coefficient of inbreeding 6.64%.

On 27 Jun 1683 [his wife] Elisabeth Henriëtte Hesse-Kassel (age 21) died.

Before 1685 Frederick I King Prussia (age 27) and Sophia Charlotte Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 16) were married. She the daughter of Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg (age 55) and Sophia Palatinate Simmern (age 54). He the son of Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg (age 64) and Luise Henriette Orange Nassau. They were second cousins. She a great granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.

In 1685 [his son] Frederick August Hohenzollern was born to Frederick I King Prussia (age 27) and [his wife] Sophia Charlotte Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 16). He a great x 2 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.96%.

In 1686 [his son] Frederick August Hohenzollern (age 1) died.

On 29 Apr 1688 [his father] Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg (age 68) died.

On 14 Aug 1688 [his son] Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia was born to Frederick I King Prussia (age 31) and [his wife] Sophia Charlotte Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 19). He a great x 2 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.96%.

In 1690 [his brother-in-law] Charles Philip Hanover (age 21) died.

In 1690 [his brother-in-law] Frederick Augustus Hanover (age 29) died.

In 1690 Frederick I King Prussia (age 32) was appointed 499th Knight of the Garter by King William III of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 39) and Mary Stewart II Queen England Scotland and Ireland (age 27).

In 1700 [his son-in-law] Frederick I King Sweden (age 23) and [his daughter] Louise Dorothea Hohenzollern (age 19) were married. She the daughter of Frederick I King Prussia (age 42) and Elisabeth Henriëtte Hesse-Kassel. He the son of Charles I Landgrave Hesse-Kassel (age 45) and Maria Amalia of Courland Landgravine Hesse-Kassel (age 46). They were first cousins.

In 1701 Johan Adolf Von Kielmansegg (age 32) and [his illegitimate sister-in-law] Sophia Charlotte Hanover Countess of Darlington and Leinster (age 26) were married. She the illegitmate daughter of Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg.

On 18 Jan 1701 Frederick I King Prussia (age 43) was created I King Prussia. [his wife] Sophia Charlotte Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 32) by marriage Queen Consort Prussia.

In 1703 [his brother-in-law] Christian Henry Hanover (age 32) died.

On 01 Feb 1705 [his wife] Sophia Charlotte Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 36) died.

On 23 Dec 1705 [his daughter] Louise Dorothea Hohenzollern (age 25) died in childbirth.

On 28 Nov 1706 [his son] Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia (age 18) and [his daughter-in-law] Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 19) were married. She the daughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland (age 46) and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort England (age 40). He the son of Frederick I King Prussia (age 49) and Sophia Charlotte Hanover Queen Consort Prussia. They were first cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.

In 1708 Frederick I King Prussia (age 50) and Sophia Louise Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Prussia (age 22) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Prussia. The difference in their ages was 27 years. He the son of Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg and Luise Henriette Orange Nassau. They were fourth cousins.

On 25 Feb 1713 Frederick I King Prussia (age 55) died. His son [his son] Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia (age 24) succeeded I King Prussia. [his daughter-in-law] Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 25) by marriage Queen Consort Prussia.

On 29 Jul 1735 [his former wife] Sophia Louise Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Prussia (age 50) died.

Royal Ancestors of Frederick I King Prussia 1657-1713

Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings England: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of Malcolm III King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 14 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of Philip "Bold" III King France

Royal Descendants of Frederick I King Prussia 1657-1713

Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia x 1

Ancestors of Frederick I King Prussia 1657-1713

Great x 4 Grandfather: Joachim Hohenzollern Margrave of Brandenburg 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John George Hohenzollern Margrave of Brandenburg 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Joachim Frederick Hohenzollern 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Sigismund Hohenzollern 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandFather: George William Hohenzollern 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Albert Frederick Hohenzollern Duke Prussia 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Eric "The Elder" Guelph I Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anna Maria Guelph Duchess Prussia 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anna Hohenzollern 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Father: Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John II Count Palatinate Simmern 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick III Elector Palatine 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis VI Elector Palatine 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick IV Elector Palatine 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

GrandMother: Elisabeth Charlotte Palatinate Simmern 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Bourbon Prince of La Roche sur Yon 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis Duke of Montpensier 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise Bourbon Duchess of Monpensier 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Bourbon Princess Orange 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Jean IV de Longwy Seigneur de Givry

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jacqueline de Longwy 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jeanne Valois 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Frederick I King Prussia 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

GrandFather: Frederick Henry Orange Nassau II Prince Orange

Great x 1 Grandmother: Louise Coligny Princess Orange

Mother: Luise Henriette Orange Nassau

GrandMother: Amalia Solms Braunfels Princess Orange