Frederick William II of Prussia

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
Berliner Dom
Spouse
Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
(m. 1765; div. 1769)
Frederica Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt
(m. 1769)
Julie von Voß
(m. 1787; died 1789)
(morganatic)
Sophie von Dönhoff
(m. 1790; sep. 1792)
(morganatic)
Issue
  • Princess Frederica Charlotte, Duchess of York and Albany
  • Frederick William III of Prussia
  • Prince Louis Charles
  • Wilhelmine, Queen of the Netherlands
  • Augusta, Electress of Hesse
  • Prince Henry
  • Prince Wilhelm
  • Gustav Adolf Wilhelm von Ingenheim (illegitimate)
  • Friedrich Wilhelm, Count Brandenburg (illegitimate)
HouseHohenzollern
FatherPrince Augustus William of Prussia
MotherDuchess Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
ReligionCalvinist
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.