Elector of Brandenburg (1688–1713) and King in Prussia (1701–1713)
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Frederick I
King Frederick I in 1701
King in Prussia Elector of Brandenburg
Reign
18 January 1701 – 25 February 1713
Coronation
18 January 1701
Successor
Frederick William I
Duke of Prussia Elector of Brandenburg
Reign
29 April 1688 – 18 January 1701
Predecessor
Frederick William
Born
(1657-07-11)11 July 1657 Königsberg, Prussia
Died
25 February 1713(1713-02-25) (aged 55) Berlin, Prussia, Holy Roman Empire
Burial
Berlin Cathedral
Spouses
Elizabeth Henrietta of Hesse-Kassel
(m. 1679; died 1683)
Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
(m. 1684; died 1705)
Sophia Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
(m. 1708)
Issue
Luise, Hereditary Princess of Hesse-Kassel
Prince Frederick August
Frederick William I
House
Hohenzollern
Father
Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg
Mother
Louise Henriette of Orange-Nassau
Religion
Calvinist
Signature
Prussian Royalty
House of Hohenzollern
Frederick I
Children
Luise Dorothea, Hereditary Princess of Hesse-Kassel
Prince Frederick August
Frederick William I
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Frederick I (German: Friedrich I.; 11 July 1657 – 25 February 1713), of the Hohenzollern dynasty, was (as Frederick III) Elector of Brandenburg (1688–1713) and Duke of Prussia in personal union (Brandenburg-Prussia). The latter function he upgraded to royalty, becoming the first King in Prussia (1701–1713). From 1707 he was in personal union the sovereign prince of the Principality of Neuchâtel.
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