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Frederick William II of Prussia

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Birth: Sep 25, 1744 in Berlin
Death: Nov 16, 1797 in Potsdam

Frederick William II of PrussiaFrederick William II of PrussiaSon of Prince August William (1722-1758) of Prussia, and Louise Amalie (1722-1780) of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Nephew of Frederick II (1712-1786) the Great, who he succeeded as King of Prussia in 1786. He is mostly known today for having mis-managed the state of Prussia to an extent so that the economic and military power which Frederick II left him in 1786, had gone bankrupt and lost most of its military power by the time of his death in 1797.

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  • Friedrich Wilhelm II., König von Preußen

    • Life with James Boswell

    Boswell was introduced to the future King by George Keith in Potsdam on July 3, 1764.

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