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Prince Augustus William of Prussia

1722 - 1758

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Prince Augustus William of Prussia (German: August Wilhelm; 9 August 1722 – 12 June 1758) was the son of King Frederick William I of Prussia and a younger brother and general of Frederick the Great. Augustus was the second surviving son of Frederick William I and Sophia Dorothea. His older siblings included Wilhelmina (later Margravine of Bayreuth), Frederick II (later King of Prussia), Friedrike Louise (later Margravine of Ansbach) and Louisa Ulrika (later Queen consort of Sweden). Augustus was favored by his father over Frederick and was popular at the Prussian court. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Prince Augustus William of Prussia is the 3,778th most popular politician (down from 3,381st in 2019), the 968th most popular biography from Germany (down from 914th in 2019) and the 274th most popular German Politician.

Prince Augustus William of Prussia is most famous for being the father of Frederick the Great.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Prince Augustus William of Prussia ranks 3,778 out of 19,576. Before him are Devlet I Giray, Elizabeth of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Al-Qahir, Ben Carson, Salva Kiir Mayardit, and Cao Fang. After him are Hystaspes, Louis I, Duke of Bavaria, Josef Terboven, Pál Schmitt, Coenus of Macedon, and John F. Kelly.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1722, Prince Augustus William of Prussia ranks 3. Before him are Ahmad Shah Durrani, and Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony. After him are Gregory Skovoroda, Georg Benda, Axel Fredrik Cronstedt, Jazzar Pasha, Paisius of Hilendar, Samuel Adams, Duchess Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Leopold Auenbrugger, and Heinrich Johann Nepomuk von Crantz. Among people deceased in 1758, Prince Augustus William of Prussia ranks 3. Before him are Pope Benedict XIV, and Hans Egede. After him are Barbara of Portugal, Wilhelmine of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Pierre Bouguer, Jonathan Edwards, Senesino, Johan Helmich Roman, Ernest Augustus II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Johann Friedrich Fasch, and Antoine de Jussieu.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Prince Augustus William of Prussia ranks 968 out of 7,253. Before him are Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria (1823), Sigmund Jähn (1937), Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1792), Karl Abraham (1877), Georg Elser (1903), and Hans-Valentin Hube (1890). After him are Louis I, Duke of Bavaria (1173), Josef Terboven (1898), Josef Albers (1888), Julius Schreck (1898), Gottfried Semper (1803), and Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria (1724).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Prince Augustus William of Prussia ranks 274. Before him are Albert I, Duke of Bavaria (1336), Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (1557), Hans-Dietrich Genscher (1927), George, King of Saxony (1832), Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal (1857), and Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria (1823). After him are Louis I, Duke of Bavaria (1173), Josef Terboven (1898), Julius Schreck (1898), Prince Henry of Prussia (1862), Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1671), and Agnes of Merania (1175).

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