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Frederick William II of Prussia

1744 - 1797

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Frederick William II (German: Friedrich Wilhelm II.; 25 September 1744 – 16 November 1797) was King of Prussia from 1786 until his death in 1797. He was also the prince-elector of Brandenburg and (through the Orange-Nassau inheritance of his grandfather) sovereign prince of the Canton of Neuchâtel. As a defensive reaction to the French Revolution, Frederick William II ended the German Dualism between Prussia and Austria. Domestically, he turned away from the enlightened style of government of his predecessor and introduced a tightened system of censorship and religious control. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frederick William II of Prussia is the 470th most popular politician (up from 678th in 2019), the 129th most popular biography from Germany (up from 182nd in 2019) and the 35th most popular German Politician.

Frederick William II was most famous for being the king of Prussia from 1786 to 1797.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Frederick William II of Prussia ranks 470 out of 19,576. Before him are Willy Brandt, Toghon Temür, Nawaz Sharif, Volodymyr Zelensky, Jean-Bédel Bokassa, and Vitellius. After him are Macbeth, King of Scotland, John Adams, Alexander Lukashenko, Paul I of Russia, Alcibiades, and António Guterres.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1744, Frederick William II of Prussia ranks 2. Before him is Jean-Baptiste Lamarck. After him are Johann Gottfried Herder, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mayer Amschel Rothschild, Pierre Méchain, Infanta Maria Josefa of Spain, Abigail Adams, Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg, Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben, Pierce Butler, and Elbridge Gerry. Among people deceased in 1797, Frederick William II of Prussia ranks 1. After him are Baron Munchausen, Mary Wollstonecraft, Horace Walpole, Edmund Burke, François-Noël Babeuf, James Hutton, Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar, Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern, Lazare Hoche, Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg, and Vilna Gaon.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Frederick William II of Prussia ranks 129 out of 7,253. Before him are Frederick William III of Prussia (1770), Erich Honecker (1912), Princess Sophie of Bavaria (1805), Willy Brandt (1913), Jürgen Habermas (1929), and Georg Philipp Telemann (1681). After him are Pope Clement II (1005), August Kekulé (1829), Carl Maria von Weber (1786), Frederick III, German Emperor (1831), Carl von Clausewitz (1780), and Novalis (1772).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Frederick William II of Prussia ranks 35. Before him are Rudolf I of Germany (1218), Joachim von Ribbentrop (1893), William the Silent (1533), Frederick William III of Prussia (1770), Erich Honecker (1912), and Willy Brandt (1913). After him are Frederick III, German Emperor (1831), Henry the Fowler (876), Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor (980), Leopold I of Belgium (1790), Augustus II the Strong (1670), and Frederick William IV of Prussia (1795).

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