Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia 1688-1740

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

Before 1685 Frederick I King Prussia [aged 27] and Sophia Charlotte Hanover Queen Consort Prussia [aged 16] were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg [aged 55] and [his grandmother] Electress Sophia Palatinate Simmern [aged 54]. He the son of Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg [aged 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.

On 14th August 1688 Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia was born to Frederick I King Prussia [aged 31] and Sophia Charlotte Hanover Queen Consort Prussia [aged 19]. He a great x 2 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.97%.

On 18th January 1701 Frederick I King Prussia [aged 43] was created I King Prussia. Sophia Charlotte Hanover Queen Consort Prussia [aged 32] by marriage Queen Consort Prussia.

On 1st February 1705 Sophia Charlotte Hanover Queen Consort Prussia [aged 36] died.

On 28th November 1706 Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia [aged 18] and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia [aged 19] were married. She the daughter of King George I [aged 46] and Sophia Dorothea of Celle [aged 40]. He the son of Frederick I King Prussia [aged 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. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.

On 23rd November 1707 [his son] Frederick Louis Hohenzollern was born to Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia [aged 19] and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia [aged 20]. He a great x 3 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.32%. He died aged less than one years old.

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

On 13th May 1708 [his son] Frederick Louis Hohenzollern died.

On 3rd July 1709 [his daughter] Friedrike Wilhelmine Hohenzollern was born to Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia [aged 20] and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia [aged 22]. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.32%.

On 16th August 1710 [his son] Frederick William Hohenzollern was born to Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia [aged 22] and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia [aged 23]. He a great x 3 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.32%. He died aged less than one years old.

On 21st July 1711 [his son] Frederick William Hohenzollern died.

On 25th February 1713 Frederick I King Prussia [aged 55] died. His son Frederick [aged 24] succeeded I King Prussia. Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia [aged 25] by marriage Queen Consort Prussia.

On 5th May 1713 [his daughter] Charlotte Albertine Hohenzollern was born to Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia [aged 24] and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia [aged 26]. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.32%. She died aged one in 1714.

On 10th June 1714 [his daughter] Charlotte Albertine Hohenzollern [aged 1] died.

On 28th September 1714 [his daughter] Frederica Louise Hohenzollern was born to Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia [aged 26] and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia [aged 27]. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.32%. She married before 7th April 1733 her half fourth cousin twice removed Charles William Frederick "The Wild Margrave" Hohenzollern and had issue.

On 13th March 1716 [his daughter] Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia was born to Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia [aged 27] and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia [aged 28]. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.32%.

On 2nd May 1717 [his son] Louis Charles William Hohenzollern was born to Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia [aged 28] and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia [aged 30]. He a great x 3 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.32%. He died aged two in 1719.

On 25th January 1719 [his daughter] Sophia Dorothea Hohenzollern was born to Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia [aged 30] and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia [aged 31]. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.32%. She married 1734 her first cousin once removed Friedrich Wilhelm Hohenzollern and had issue.

On 31st August 1719 [his son] Louis Charles William Hohenzollern [aged 2] died.

On 24th June 1720 [his daughter] Louisa Ulrika of Prussia Queen Consort of Sweden was born to Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia [aged 31] and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia [aged 33]. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.32%. She married 29th August 1744 her fourth cousin once removed Adolph Frederick King Sweden and had issue.

On 9th August 1722 [his son] Augustus William Hohenzollern was born to Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia [aged 33] and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia [aged 35]. He a great x 3 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.32%.

On 9th November 1723 [his daughter] Anna Amalia Hohenzollern was born to Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia [aged 35] and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia [aged 36]. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.32%.

On 18th January 1726 [his son] Frederick Henry Louis Hohenzollern was born to Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia [aged 37] and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia [aged 38]. He a great x 3 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.32%.

On 11th June 1727 King George I [aged 67] died. His son George [aged 43] succeeded II King Great Britain and Ireland. Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England [aged 44] by marriage Queen Consort England.

On 23rd May 1730 [his grandson-in-law] Augustus Ferdinand Hohenzollern was born to Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia [aged 41] and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia [aged 43]. He a great x 3 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.32%. He married 27th September 1755 his niece Princess Elisabeth Louise Hohenzollern, daughter of Friedrich Wilhelm Hohenzollern and Sophia Dorothea Hohenzollern.

On 8th December 1731 Francis Howard 1st Earl of Effingham [aged 48] was created 1st Earl of Effingham by King George II of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 48].

Before 7th April 1733 [his son-in-law] Charles William Frederick "The Wild Margrave" Hohenzollern [aged 20] and Frederica Louise Hohenzollern [aged 18] were married. She the daughter of Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia [aged 44] and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia [aged 46]. They were half fourth cousin twice removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.

On 5th September 1733 Philip Stanhope 4th Earl Chesterfield [aged 38] and [his illegitimate sister-in-law] Petronilla Melusine Schulenburg Countess Chesterfield [aged 40] were married at Isleworth. She by marriage Countess Chesterfield. She the illegitmate daughter of [his uncle] King George I and Melusine Schulenburg 1st Duchess Munster 1st Duchess Kendal [aged 65]. He the son of Philip Stanhope 3rd Earl Chesterfield and Elizabeth Savile.

In 1734 [his son-in-law] Friedrich Wilhelm Hohenzollern [aged 33] and Sophia Dorothea Hohenzollern [aged 14] were married. She the daughter of Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia [aged 45] and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia [aged 46]. They were first cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.

On 8th May 1740 Frederick Hesse-Kassel [aged 19] and Mary Hanover [aged 17] were married. She the daughter of King George II [aged 56]. She the daughter of [his brother-in-law] King George II of Great Britain and Ireland and Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England. He the son of William Hesse-Kassel [aged 58]. They were fourth cousins.

On 31st May 1740 Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia [aged 51] died. His son Frederick [aged 28] succeeded I King Prussia.

On 28th June 1757 Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia [aged 70] died.

Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia 1688-1740

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

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 2 Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Kings Scotland: Great x 2 Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Charles V of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 23 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Kings Spain: Great x 8 Grand Son of John II King Aragon

Royal Descendants of Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia 1688-1740
Number after indicates the number of unique routes of descent. Descendants of Kings and Queens not included.

Frederick "The Great" I King Prussia [1]

Frederick William II King Prussia [1]

Gustav III King Sweden [1]

Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway [1]

Constantine I King Greece [1]

Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [1]

Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh [1]

Ancestors of Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia 1688-1740

Great x 4 Grandfather: John George Hohenzollern Margrave of Brandenburg 9 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Joachim Frederick Hohenzollern 10 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Sophie of Legnica

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Sigismund Hohenzollern 11 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France

Great x 1 Grandfather: George William Hohenzollern 5 x Great Grandson of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert "The Elder" Hohenzollern I Duke Prussia 7 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert Frederick Hohenzollern Duke Prussia 8 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Maria Guelph Duchess Prussia 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anna Hohenzollern 4 x Great Granddaughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandfather: William de la Marck Duke of Jülich Cleves Berg 5 x Great Grandson of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Eleonore de la Marck 3 x Great Granddaughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Habsburg Spain Duchess Cleves 2 x Great Granddaughter of John II King Aragon

Grandfather: Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg 6 x Great Grandson of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick III Elector Palatine 6 x Great Grandson of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis VI Elector Palatine 7 x Great Grandson of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick IV Elector Palatine 8 x Great Grandson of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elisabeth Charlotte Palatinate Simmern 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Charles V of France

Great x 2 Grandmother: Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Charles V of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Duke of Montpensier 4 x Great Grandson of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 3 Grandmother: Charlotte Bourbon Princess Orange 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Charles V of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jacqueline de Longwy 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Charles V of France

Father: Frederick I King Prussia 7 x Great Grandson of John II King Aragon

Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick Henry Orange Nassau II Prince Orange

Great x 2 Grandmother: Louise Coligny Princess Orange

Grandmother: Luise Henriette Orange Nassau

Great x 1 Grandmother: Amalia Solms Braunfels Princess Orange

Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia 2 x Great Grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Grandfather: Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg 11 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Philip I of Hesse 10 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Landgrave George I of Hesse Darmstadt 8 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Christine of Saxony 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Philip III of France

Great x 2 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt 9 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Philip III of France

Mother: Sophia Charlotte Hanover Queen Consort Prussia Great Granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick III Elector Palatine 6 x Great Grandson of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis VI Elector Palatine 7 x Great Grandson of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick IV Elector Palatine 8 x Great Grandson of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine 6 x Great Grandson of King Charles V of France

Great x 2 Grandmother: Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Charles V of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Duke of Montpensier 4 x Great Grandson of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 3 Grandmother: Charlotte Bourbon Princess Orange 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Charles V of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jacqueline de Longwy 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Charles V of France

Grandmother: Electress Sophia Palatinate Simmern Granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Matthew Stewart 4th Earl Lennox 2 x Great Grandson of King James II of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry "Lord Darnley" Stewart Great Grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Douglas Countess Lennox Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandfather: King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland Grandson of King James V of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: King James V of Scotland son of King James IV of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Queen of Scots daughter of King James V of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland 5 x Great Granddaughter of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 1 Grandmother: Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Christian III King of Denmark 8 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick II King of Denmark 9 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne of Denmark Queen Consort Scotland England and Ireland 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Philip III of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ulrich Mecklenburg-Schwerin 9 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France

Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Philip III of France