Frederick I of Prussia

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Elector of Brandenburg King in Prussia human monarch

Frederick I of Prussia was the first King in Prussia, known for elevating the Duchy of Prussia to a kingdom and promoting culture, science, and absolutist rule in the early 18th century.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Frederick III, Elector of Brandenburg 1
King in Prussia 1
King of Prussia 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ
King in Prussia ⓘ
human ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
alliance Grand Alliance in the War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Frederick I of Prussia ⓘ
surface form: Frederick III, Elector of Brandenburg
birthDate 1657-07-11 ⓘ
birthPlace Duchy of Prussia ⓘ
Königsberg ⓘ
burialPlace Berlin Cathedral ⓘ
child Frederick William I of Prussia ⓘ
coronationDate 1701-01-18 ⓘ
coronationPlace Königsberg Castle ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Prussia ⓘ
surface form: Brandenburg-Prussia
deathDate 1713-02-25 ⓘ
deathPlace Berlin ⓘ
elevated Duchy of Prussia to Kingdom in Prussia ⓘ
era Early 18th century ⓘ
father Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ
fullName Frederick I of Prussia self-link ⓘ
givenName Frederick ⓘ
governmentFormPromoted absolutism ⓘ
knownFor founding the Kingdom in Prussia ⓘ
lavish court culture in Berlin ⓘ
patronage of arts and sciences ⓘ
militaryInvolvement War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
monarchOf Electorate of Brandenburg ⓘ
Duchy of Prussia ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom in Prussia
mother Louise Henriette of Nassau ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Hohenzollern ⓘ
patronOf Academy of Arts in Berlin ⓘ
Prussian Academy of Sciences ⓘ
surface form: Academy of Sciences in Berlin
predecessor Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ
regnalName Frederick I ⓘ
reignEnd 1713-02-25 ⓘ
reignStart 1701-01-18 ⓘ
religion Calvinism ⓘ
sibling Louise, Queen of Denmark and Norway ⓘ
spouse Elizabeth Henrietta of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
Sophia Charlotte of Hanover ⓘ
Sophia Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin ⓘ
style His Majesty ⓘ
successor Frederick William I of Prussia ⓘ
title Duke of Prussia ⓘ
Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ
Frederick I of Prussia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: King in Prussia

Margrave of Brandenburg ⓘ
yearOfElevation 1701 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Frederick I of Prussia → alsoKnownAs → Frederick I of Prussia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Frederick III, Elector of Brandenburg
Pour le Mérite → awardingBody → Frederick I of Prussia ⓘ
this entity surface form: King of Prussia
Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg → child → Frederick I of Prussia ⓘ
Amber Room → commissionedBy → Frederick I of Prussia ⓘ
Frederick William I of Prussia → father → Frederick I of Prussia ⓘ
Prussian Academy of Sciences → foundedBy → Frederick I of Prussia ⓘ
Frederick I of Prussia → fullName → Frederick I of Prussia self-link ⓘ
Prince of Neuchâtel → hasTitleHolder → Frederick I of Prussia ⓘ
House of Hohenzollern → notableMember → Frederick I of Prussia ⓘ
Sophia → notableRelative → Frederick I of Prussia ⓘ
subject surface form: Sophia of the Palatinate
Berlin City Palace → patron → Frederick I of Prussia ⓘ
Prussian Academy of Sciences → patron → Frederick I of Prussia ⓘ
Frederick William I of Prussia → predecessor → Frederick I of Prussia ⓘ
Sophia Charlotte of Hanover → spouse → Frederick I of Prussia ⓘ
Frederick I of Prussia → title → Frederick I of Prussia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: King in Prussia