Frederick William II of Prussia, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Frederick William II of Prussia

King of Prussia

Date of Birth: 25-Sep-1744

Place of Birth: Berlin

Date of Death: 16-Nov-1797

Profession: monarch

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Frederick William II (German: Friedrich Wilhelm II.; 25 September 1744 – 16 November 1797) was King of Prussia from 1786 until his death.
He was in personal union the Prince-elector of Brandenburg and (via the Orange-Nassau inheritance of his grandfather) sovereign prince of the Canton of Neuchâtel.
Pleasure-loving and indolent, he is seen as the antithesis to his predecessor, Frederick II.
Under his reign, Prussia was weakened internally and externally, and he failed to deal adequately with the challenges to the existing order posed by the French Revolution.
His religious policies were directed against the Enlightenment and aimed at restoring a traditional Protestantism.
However, he was a patron of the arts and responsible for the construction of some notable buildings, among them the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.

Johann Christoph Frisch (1738–1815)
Alternative names	johann chr. frisch; J. C. Frisch; joh. christoph frisch; joh. chr. frisch; johann christoph frisch; johann chr frisch; i. k. frisch
Description	German painter
Date of birth/death	9 February 1738	28 February 1815
Location of birth/death	Berlin	Berlin
Work period	1753-1815
Work location	Potsdam, Berlin, Rome
Authority control	: Q1693028 VIAF: 2734841 ISNI: 0000 0001 1737 3717 ULAN: 500018771 LCCN: no2007082388 GND: 102476241 WorldCat