Frederick William I of Prussia

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Elector of Brandenburg King of Prussia human monarch

Frederick William I of Prussia was the early 18th-century "Soldier King" who transformed Prussia into a highly militarized and efficiently administered state, laying the groundwork for its rise as a major European power.

Observed surface forms (1)

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Frederick William 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ
King of Prussia ⓘ
human ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
birthDate 1688-08-14 ⓘ
birthPlace Berlin ⓘ
burialPlace Garrison Church, Potsdam ⓘ
causeOfDeath illness ⓘ
child Anna Amalia of Prussia ⓘ
Prince Augustus William of Prussia ⓘ
surface form: Augustus William of Prussia

Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ
Louisa Ulrika of Prussia ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Prussia ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
deathDate 1740-05-31 ⓘ
deathPlace Potsdam ⓘ
era Early 18th century ⓘ
father Frederick I of Prussia ⓘ
givenName Frederick William I of Prussia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Frederick William
implementedPolicy centralization of state administration ⓘ
expansion of compulsory primary education in Prussia ⓘ
knownFor Prussian military reforms ⓘ
surface form: Canton System of army recruitment

administrative reforms in Prussia ⓘ
building a large standing army ⓘ
foundation of the Prussian bureaucracy ⓘ
frugality and austerity at court ⓘ
militarization of Prussia ⓘ
memberOf House of Hohenzollern ⓘ
militaryRank general ⓘ
monarchOf Prussia ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia

Electorate of Brandenburg ⓘ
surface form: Margraviate of Brandenburg
mother Sophia Charlotte of Hanover ⓘ
nativeLanguage German ⓘ
nickname Soldier King ⓘ
notableUnit Potsdam Giants ⓘ
positionHeld Duke of Cleves ⓘ
Duke of Guelders ⓘ
Duke of Jülich-Berg ⓘ
Duke of Prussia ⓘ
Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ
King of Prussia ⓘ
predecessor Frederick I of Prussia ⓘ
reignEnd 1740-05-31 ⓘ
reignStart 1713-02-25 ⓘ
religion Lutheranism ⓘ
residence Berlin City Palace ⓘ
Potsdam City Palace ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
significantEvent War of the Polish Succession ⓘ
spouse Sophia Dorothea of Hanover ⓘ
successor Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ

Referenced by (16)

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

Frederick I of Prussia → child → Frederick William I of Prussia ⓘ
Sophia Charlotte of Hanover → child → Frederick William I of Prussia ⓘ
Dutch Quarter → commissionedBy → Frederick William I of Prussia ⓘ
Frederick II of Prussia → father → Frederick William I of Prussia ⓘ
Der Alte Fritz → father → Frederick William I of Prussia ⓘ
subject surface form: Frederick II of Prussia
Prince Augustus William of Prussia → father → Frederick William I of Prussia ⓘ
Amber Room → giftedBy → Frederick William I of Prussia ⓘ
Frederick William I of Prussia → givenName → Frederick William I of Prussia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Frederick William
Sophia Dorothea of Hanover → monarchConsortTo → Frederick William I of Prussia ⓘ
Prussian Army → notableCommander → Frederick William I of Prussia ⓘ
House of Hohenzollern → notableMember → Frederick William I of Prussia ⓘ
Prussian Academy of Sciences → patron → Frederick William I of Prussia ⓘ
Frederick II of Prussia → predecessor → Frederick William I of Prussia ⓘ
Sophia Dorothea of Hanover → spouse → Frederick William I of Prussia ⓘ
Frederick I of Prussia → successor → Frederick William I of Prussia ⓘ
Duke of Cumberland → uncle → Frederick William I of Prussia ⓘ
subject surface form: Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland