Kings of Prussia (known as Kings In Prussia until 1772)
Friedrich I
Elizabeth Henriette of Hesse-Kassel
Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
Sophia Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Friedrich Wilhelm I
Sophia Dorothea of Hanover
Friedrich II (Frederick The Great)
Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern
Friedrich Wilhelm II
Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt
Friedrich Wilhelm III
Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Friedrich Wilhelm IV
Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria
German Emperors and Kings of Prussia
Wilhelm I
Princess Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Friedrich III
Victoria, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom
Wilhelm II
Princess Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Princess Hermine Reuss of Greiz
Pretenders to the Throne
Crown Prince Wilhelm
Cecilie, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Prince Louis Ferdinand
Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia
Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia
Princess Sophie of Isenburg
King Friedrich I
Full Name: Friedrich
Titles: His Majesty The King In Prussia
Born: July 11, 1657, Königsberg
Parents: Friedrich Wilhelm, Elector of Brandenburg and Louise Henriette of Orange-Nassau
Married (1): August 13, 1679, to Elizabeth Henriette of Hesse-Kassel
Children:
– Princess Louise Dorothea, Hereditary Princess of Hesse-Kassel(1680)
Married (2): 1684, to Princess Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
Children:
– Friedrich August of Brandenburg (1685)
– King Friedrich Wilhelm I (1688)
Married (3): November 28, 1708, to Princess Sophia Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Reign: January 18, 1701 – February 25, 1713*
Friedrich, the Elector of Brandenburg, crowned himself King in Prussia
Died: February 25, 1713, Berlin
Burial Site: Berlin Cathedral
Princess Elisabeth Henriette of Hesse-Kassel
Full Name: Elisabeth Henriette
Titles: The Electoral Princess of Brandenburg
Born: November 18, 1661, Kassel
Parents: William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel and Hedwig of Brandenburg
Married: August 13, 1679, to the future King Friedrich I of Prussia
Children:
– Princess Louise Dorothea, Hereditary Princess of Hesse-Kassel (1680)
Died: July 7, 1683, Berlin
Burial Site: Berlin Cathedral
Princess Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
Full Name: Sophia Charlotte
Titles: Her Majesty The Queen in Prussia
Born: October 30, 1668, Iburg Castle, Osnabrück
Parents: Ernst August, Elector of Hanover and Electress Sophia of Hanover
Married: 1684, to the future King Friedrich I
Children:
– Friedrich August of Brandenburg (1685)
– King Friedrich Wilhelm I (1688)
Died: February 1, 1705, Hanover
Burial Site: Berlin Cathedral
Princess Sophia Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Full Name: Sophie Luise
Titles: Her Majesty The Queen in Prussia
Born: May 6, 1685, Grabow Castle, Mecklenburg
Parents: Friedrich I of Mecklenburg-Grabow and Christine of Hesse-Homburg
Married: November 28, 1708, to King Friedrich I
Died: July 29, 1735, Schwerin Castle, Mecklenburg
Burial Site: Schelfkirche St. Nikolai, Schwerin
King Friedrich Wilhelm I
Full Name: Friedrich Wilhelm I
Titles: His Majesty The King In Prussia
Born: August 14, 1688, Berlin
Parents: Friedrich I and Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
Married: November 28, 1706, to Princess Sophia Dorothea of Hanover
Children:
– Prince Friedrich Ludwig (1707)
– Princess Friedrike Wilhelmine, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1709)
– Prince Friedrich Wilhelm (1710)
– King Friedrich II (1712)
– Princess Charlotte Albertine (1713)
– Princess Frederica Louise, Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1714)
– Princess Philippine Charlotte, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1716)
– Prince Ludwig Carl Wilhelm (1717)
– Princess Sophia Dorothea, Margravine of Brandenburg-Schwedt (1719)
– Princess Louisa Ulrika, Queen of Sweden (1720)
– Prince August Wilhelm (1722)
– Princess Anna Amalia, Abbess of Quedlinburg, Baroness von der Trenck (1723)
– Prince Friedrich Heinrich Ludwig (1726)
– Prince Augustus Ferdinand (1730)
Reign: February 25, 1713 – May 31, 1740
Died: May 31, 1740, Berlin
Burial Site: Friedenskirche, Sanssouci
Princess Sophia Dorothea of Hanover
Full Name: Sophia Dorothea
Titles: Her Majesty The Queen In Prussia
Born: March 16, 1687, Hanover
Parents: King George I of Great Britain and Sophia Charlotte of Celle
Married: November 28, 1706, to the future Friedrich Wilhelm I
Children:
– Prince Friedrich Ludwig (1707)
– Princess Friedrike Wilhelmine, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1709)
– Prince Friedrich Wilhelm (1710)
– King Friedrich II (1712)
– Princess Charlotte Albertine (1713)
– Princess Frederica Louise, Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1714)
– Princess Philippine Charlotte, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1716)
– Prince Ludwig Carl Wilhelm (1717)
– Princess Sophia Dorothea, Margravine of Brandenburg-Schwedt (1719)
– Princess Louisa Ulrika, Queen of Sweden (1720)
– Prince August Wilhelm (1722)
– Princess Anna Amalia, Abbess of Quedlinburg, Baroness von der Trenck (1723)
– Prince Friedrich Heinrich Ludwig (1726)
– Prince Augustus Ferdinand (1730)
Died: June 28, 1757, Monbijou Palace, Berlin
Burial Site: Berlin Cathedral
King Friedrich II
Full Name: Friedrich
Titles: His Majesty The King of Prussia (King in Prussia until 1772)
Born: January 24, 1712, Berlin
Parents: Friedrich Wilhelm I and Sophia Dorothea of Hanover
Married: June 12, 1733, at Schloss Salzdahlum, to Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern
Reign: May 31, 1740 – August 17, 1786
Died: August 17, 1786, Sanssouci Palace
Burial Site: Sanssouci Palace
Princess Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern
Full Name: Elisabeth Christine
Titles: Her Majesty The Queen of Prussia (Queen in Prussia until 1772)
Born: November 8, 1715, Schloss Bevern, Wolfenbüttel
Parents: Friedrich Wilhelm I and Sophia Dorothea of Hanover
Married: June 12, 1733, at Schloss Salzdahlum, to the future Friedrich II
Died: January 13, 1797, Stadtschloss, Berlin
Burial Site: Berlin Cathedral
King Friedrich Wilhelm II
Full Name: Friedrich Wilhelm
Titles: His Majesty The King of Prussia
Born: September 25, 1744, Stadtschloss, Berlin
Parents: Prince August Wilhelm and Princess Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Married(1): July 14, 1765, to Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (divorced 1769)
Children:
– Princess Frederica Charlotte, Duchess of York and Albany (1767)
Married(2): July 14, 1769, Charlottenburg Palace, to Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt
Children:
– King Friedrich Wilhelm III (1770)
– Princess Christine (1772)
– Prince Ludwig (1773)
– Princess Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands (1774)
– Princess Augusta, Electress of Hesse (1780)
– Prince Heinrich (1781)
– Prince Wilhelm (1783)
Reign: August 17, 1786 – November 16, 1797
Died: November 16, 1797, Marmorpalais, Potsdam
Burial Site: Berlin Cathedral
Princess Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Full Name: Elisabeth Christine Ulrike
Titles: The Crown Princess of Prussia
Born: November 8, 1746, Wolfenbüttel
Parents: Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and Philippine Charlotte of Prussia
Married: July 14, 1765, to the future King Friedrich Wilhelm II
Children:
– Princess Frederica Charlotte, Duchess of York and Albany (1767)
Died: February 18, 1840, Stettin
Burial Site: Ducal Castle Crypt, Stettin
Princess Frederica Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt
Full Name: Frederica Louisa
Titles: Her Majesty The Queen of Prussia
Born: October 16, 1751, Prenzlau
Parents: Ludwig IX of Hesse-Darmstadt and Caroline of Zweibrücken
Married: July 14, 1769, Charlottenburg Palace, to Friedrich Wilhelm II
Children:
– King Friedrich Wilhelm III (1770)
– Princess Christine (1772)
– Prince Ludwig (1773)
– Princess Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands (1774)
– Princess Augusta, Electress of Hesse (1780)
– Prince Heinrich (1781)
– Prince Wilhelm (1783)
Died: February 25, 1805, Monbijou Palace, Berlin
Burial Site: Berlin Cathedral
King Friedrich Wilhelm III
Full Name: Friedrich Wilhelm
Titles: His Majesty The King of Prussia
Born: August 3, 1770, Potsdam
Parents: Friedrich Wilhelm II and Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt
Married: December 24, 1793, to Luise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Children:
– King Friedrich Wilhelm IV (1795)
– King Wilhelm I (1797)
– Princess Charlotte, Empress of Russia (1798)
– Princess Frederica (1799)
– Prince Carl (1801)
– Princess Alexandrine, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1803)
– Prince Ferdinand (1804)
– Princess Louise, Princess of the Netherlands (1808)
– Prince Albrecht (1809)
Reign: November 16, 1797 – June 7, 1840
Died: June 7, 1840, Berlin
Burial Site: Charlottenburg Palace
Princess Luise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Full Name: Luise Auguste Wilhelmine Amalie
Titles: Her Majesty The Queen of Prussia
Born: March 10, 1776, Hanover
Parents: Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt
Married: December 24, 1793, to Friedrich Wilhelm III
Children:
– King Friedrich Wilhelm IV (1795)
– King Wilhelm I (1797)
– Princess Charlotte, Empress of Russia (1798)
– Princess Frederica (1799)
– Prince Carl (1801)
– Princess Alexandrine, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1803)
– Prince Ferdinand (1804)
– Princess Louise, Princess of the Netherlands (1808)
– Prince Albrecht (1809)
Died: July 19, 1810, Mecklenburg
Burial Site: Charlottenburg Palace
King Friedrich Wilhelm IV
Full Name: Friedrich Wilhelm
Titles: His Majesty The King of Prussia
Born: October 15, 1795, Kronprinzenpalais, Berlin
Parents: Friedrich Wilhelm III and Luise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Married: November 29, 1823, to Princess Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria
Reign: June 7, 1840 – January 2, 1861
Died: January 2, 1861, Potsdam
Burial Site: Friedenskirche, Sanssouci
(heart buried in the mausoleum at Charlottenburg Palace)
Princess Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria
Full Name: Elisabeth Ludovika
Titles: Her Majesty The Queen of Prussia
Born: November 13, 1801, Munich
Parents: Maximilian I of Bavaria and Caroline of Baden
Married: November 29, 1823, to Friedrich Wilhelm IV
Died: December 14, 1873, Dresden
Burial Site: Friedenskirche, Sanssouci
Wilhelm I, German Emperor, King of Prussia
Full Name: Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig
Titles: His Imperial and Royal Majesty The German Emperor, King of Prussia
Born: March 22, 1797, Kronprinzenpalais, Berlin
Parents: Friedrich Wilhelm III and Luise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Married: June 11, 1829, Charlottenburg Palace, to Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Children:
– Kaiser Friedrich III (1831)
– Princess Louise, Grand Duchess of Baden (1838)
Reign: January 2, 1861 – March 9, 1888
(Wilhelm became the first German Emperor January 18, 1871)
Died: March 9, 1888, Berlin
Burial Site: Charlottenburg Palace
Princess Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Full Name: Augusta Marie Luise Katharina
Titles: Her Imperial and Royal Majesty The German Empress, Queen of Prussia
Born: September 30, 1811, Weimar
Parents: Carl Friedrich, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and Marie Pavlovna of Russia
Married: June 11, 1829, Charlottenburg Palace, to Kaiser Wilhelm I
Children:
– Kaiser Friedrich III (1831)
– Princess Louise, Grand Duchess of Baden (1838)
Died: January 7, 1890, Berlin
Burial Site: Charlottenburg Palace
Friedrich III, German Emperor, King of Prussia
Full Name: Friedrich Wilhelm
Titles: His Imperial and Royal Majesty The German Emperor, King of Prussia
Born: October 18, 1831, Potsdam
Parents: Kaiser Wilhelm I and Luise of Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Married: January 25, 1858, St James’ Palace, to Victoria, The Princess Royal
Children:
– Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859)
– Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen (1860)
– Prince Heinrich (1862)
– Prince Sigismund (1864)
– Princess Viktoria (1866)
– Prince Waldemar (1868)
– Princess Sophie, Queen of the Hellenes (1870)
– Princess Margaret, Landgravine of Hesse (1872)
Reign: March 9, 1888 – June 15, 1888
Died: June 15, 1888, Potsdam
Burial Site: Kaiser Friedrich Mausoleum, Friedenskirche, Sanssouci
The Princess Victoria, Princess Royal
Full Name: Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa
Titles: Her Imperial and Royal Majesty The German Empress, Queen of Prussia
Born: November 21, 1840, Buckingham Palace
Parents: Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Married: January 25, 1858, St James’ Palace, to the future Friedrich III
Children:
– Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859)
– Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen (1860)
– Prince Heinrich (1862)
– Prince Sigismund (1864)
– Princess Viktoria (1866)
– Prince Waldemar (1868)
– Princess Sophie, Queen of the Hellenes (1870)
– Princess Margaret, Landgravine of Hesse (1872)
Died: August 5, 1901, Friedrichshof
Burial Site: Kaiser Friedrich Mausoleum, Friedenskirche, Sanssouci
Wilhelm II, German Emperor, King of Prussia
Full Name: Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albrecht
Titles: His Imperial and Royal Majesty Wilhelm II, German Emperor, King of Prussia
Born: January 27, 1859, Kronprinzenpalais (Crown Prince’s Palace), Berlin
Parents: King Friedrich III of Prussia and The Princess Victoria of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Married (1): February 27, 1881, to Princess Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Children:
– Crown Prince Wilhelm (1882)
– Prince Eitel Friedrich (1883)
– Prince Adalbert (1884)
– Prince August Wilhelm (1887)
– Prince Oskar (1888)
– Prince Joachim (1890)
– Princess Viktoria Luise (1892)
Married (2): November 9, 1922, at Huis Doorn, Netherlands, to Princess Hermine Reuss of Greiz
Reign: June 15, 1888 – November 9, 1918 (abdication)
Died: June 4, 1941, at Huis Doorn, Netherlands
Burial Site: Kaiser Wilhelm II is buried on the grounds of Huis Doorn, in the Netherlands.
Princess Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Full Name: Augusta Viktoria Friederike Luise Feodora Jenny
Titles: Her Imperial and Royal Majesty The German Empress, Queen of Prussia
Born: October 22, 1858 – Dolzig Palace, Sommerfeld, Prussia (now Lubsko, Poland)
Parents: Friedrich VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Married: February 27, 1881, to Kaiser Wilhelm II
Children:
– Crown Prince Wilhelm (1882)
– Prince Eitel Friedrich (1883)
– Prince Adalbert (1884)
– Prince August Wilhelm (1887)
– Prince Oskar (1888)
– Prince Joachim (1890)
– Princess Viktoria Luise (1892)
Died: April 11, 1921 at Huis Doorn, Netherlands
Burial Site: The Antique Temple, near the Neues Palais, Sanssouci Park, Potsdam
Princess Hermine Reuss of Greiz
Full Name: Hermine
Titles: Her Imperial and Royal Majesty The German Empress, Queen of Prussia
Born: December 17, 1887, Greiz
Parents: Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz and Ida of Schaumburg-Lippe
Married(1): January 7, 1907, to Prince Johann Georg of Schönaich-Carolath; 5 children
Married(2): November 5, 1922, at Huis Doorn, to Kaiser Wilhelm II
Children:
Died: August 7, 1947, Paulinenhof Internment Camp near Brandenburg
Burial Site: The Antique Temple, near the Neues Palais, Sanssouci Park
Crown Prince Wilhelm
Full Name: Frederick William Victor Augustus Ernest
Titles: His Imperial and Royal Highness The German Crown Prince, Crown Prince of Prussia
Born: May 6, 1882, Potsdam
Parents: Kaiser Wilhelm II and Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Married: June 6, 1905, to Cecilie, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Children:
– Prince Wilhelm (1906)
– Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia (1907)
– Prince Hubertus (1909)
– Prince Friedrich (1911)
– Princess Alexandrine (1915)
– Princess Cecilie (1917)
Died: July 20, 1951, Hechingen
Cecilie, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Full Name: Cecilie Auguste Marie
Titles: Her Imperial and Royal Highness The German Crown Princess, Crown Princess of Prussia
Born: September 20, 1886, Schwerin
Parents: Frederick Francis III of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia
Married: June 6, 1905, to Crown Prince Wilhelm
Children:
– Prince Wilhelm (1906)
– Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia (1907)
– Prince Hubertus (1909)
– Prince Friedrich (1911)
– Princess Alexandrine (1915)
– Princess Cecilie (1917)
Died: May 6, 1954, Bad Kissingen
Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia
Full Name: Louis Ferdinand Victor Edward Albert Michael Hubert
Born: November 9, 1907, Potsdam
Parents: Crown Prince Wilhelm and Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Married: 1938, to Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia
Children:
– Prince Friedrich Wilhelm (1939)
– Prince Michael (1940)
– Princess Marie Cécilie (1942)
– Princess Kira (1943)
– Prince Louis Ferdinand (1944)
– Prince Christian-Sigismund (1946)
– Prince Xenia (1949)
Died: September 26, 1994, Bremen
Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia
Full Name: Kira Kirillovna Romanova
Born: May 9, 1909, Paris
Parents: Crown Prince Wilhelm and Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Married: 1938, to Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia
Children:
– Prince Friedrich Wilhelm (1939)
– Prince Michael (1940)
– Princess Marie Cécilie (1942)
– Princess Kira (1943)
– Prince Louis Ferdinand (1944)
– Prince Christian-Sigismund (1946)
– Prince Xenia (1949)
Died: September 8, 1967, Saint-Briac-sur-Mer, France
Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia
Head of the House of Hohenzollern
Full Name: George Friedrich Ferdinand
Born: June 10, 1976, Bremen
Parents: Prince Louis Ferdinand and Countess Donata of Castell-Rüdenhausen
Married: August 25, 2011 to Princess Sophie of Isenburg
Children:
– Prince Carl Friedrich (2013)
– Prince Louis Ferdinand (2013)
– Princess Emma Marie (2015)
– Prince Heinrich (2016)
Princess Sophie of Isenburg
Full Name: Sophie Johanna Maria
Born: March 7, 1978, Frankfurt
Parents: Franz-Alexander, Prince of Isenburg and Countess Christine von Saurma-Jeltsch
Married: August 25, 2011, to Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia
Children:
– Prince Carl Friedrich (2013)
– Prince Louis Ferdinand (2013)
– Princess Emma Marie (2015)
– Prince Heinrich (2016)