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Frederick William II of Prussia

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Frederick William II
Portrait by Anton Graff
King of Prussia
Elector of Brandenburg
Reign17 August 1786 – 16 November 1797
PredecessorFrederick II
SuccessorFrederick William III
Born(1744-09-25)25 September 1744
Stadtschloss, Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia, Holy Roman Empire
Died16 November 1797(1797-11-16) (aged 53)
Marmorpalais, Potsdam, Kingdom of Prussia, Holy Roman Empire
Burial
Spouse
(m. 1765; div. 1769)
(m. 1787; died 1789)
(morganatic)
(m. 1790; sep. 1792)
(morganatic)
Issue
HouseHohenzollern
FatherPrince Augustus William of Prussia
MotherDuchess Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
ReligionCalvinist
SignatureFrederick William II's signature

Frederick William II (German: Friedrich Wilhelm II; 25 September 1744 – 16 November 1797) was the fourth King of Prussia. He ruled from 1786 until his death. He was a successor and grandson of Frederick I, the first king of Prussia.