Friedrich II. of Prussia, “the Great”

Friedrich II. King in Prussia (since 1740) and King of Prussia (since 1772)

Son of Friedrich Wilhelm I. King in Prussia (1688-1740) and his wife Sophie Dorothea, Princess of Braunschweig-Lüneburg (1687-1757)

Born: Berlin, 24 Jan 1712

Married: Salzdahlum Castle near Wolfenbüttel, 12. Jun 1732 Elisabeth Christine, Princess of Braunschweig -Wolfenbüttel (1715-1797)

No issue

Died: Potsdam, 17 Aug 1786

Buried: Garnisonkirche, Potsdam until 1945, then Elisabethkirche, Marburg, Hesse until 1953 and Hohenzollern Castle, Baden-Württemberg until 1991. Since 1991 Sanssouci Park, Potsdam

Source: Detlev Schwennicke "Europäische Stammtafeln. Neue Folgen", Vol. I/1, 1998, Vittorio Klostermann