Frederick I of Prussia

Timeline

1. 1657–1688Königsberg · KönigsbergBorn 11 July 1657 in Königsberg. His father was the Great Elector Frederick William. He received a Lutheran–Reformed territorial education at the Berlin and Königsberg courts. After his brother's death he became the confirmed heir, witnessing his father's consolidation of sovereignty over East Prussia and the standing army's finances in the 1660s.
2. 1688–1701Berlin · BrandenburgSucceeded as elector in April 1688, taking the name Frederick III. That same year he sent troops to protect William III's continental lands and joined the anti-French Grand Alliance. He expanded the Berlin court and academy-style cultural patronage while lobbying Vienna for a royal title befitting his military strength.
3. 1701–1713Königsberg · KönigsbergOn 18 January 1701 at Königsberg Castle he placed the crown on his own head, then crowned Queen Sophie Charlotte, and afterwards received anointing from Lutheran and Reformed prelates in the castle church. The title 'King in Prussia' signified sovereignty over the Duchy of Prussia outside the empire. He thereafter took part in the War of the Spanish Succession as king. Died in Berlin on 25 February 1713, succeeded by his son Frederick William I.