Frederick William | |
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Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt | |
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Born | Oranienbaum Palace, Wittenberg | 17 November 1700
Died | 4 March 1771 Wildenbruch Castle | (aged 70)
Spouse | Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia |
Issue | Sophia Dorothea Elisabeth Louise Philippine |
House | Hohenzollern |
Father | Philip William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt |
Mother | Princess Johanna Charlotte of Anhalt-Dessau |
Frederick William of Brandenburg-Schwedt (17 November 1700 – 4 March 1771) was a German nobleman. In his lifetime, from 1711 to 1771, he held the titles Prince in Prussia and Margrave of Brandenburg, with the style Royal Highness. He was made a knight of the Order of the Black Eagle.
In the 19th century he was retrospectively known by the title Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, in order to differentiate his branch of the Hohenzollern dynasty. He was the second owner of the Prussian secundogeniture of Brandenburg-Schwedt. His parents were Philip William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, and Princess Johanna Charlotte of Anhalt-Dessau. He was the nephew of King Frederick I of Prussia.