Margrave Frederick of Brandenburg-Schwedt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Margrave Frederick of Brandenburg-Schwedt

German nobleman and Prussian colonel

Date of Birth: 13-Aug-1710

Place of Birth: Berlin

Date of Death: 10-Apr-1741

Profession: aristocrat

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Margrave Frederick of Brandenburg-Schwedt (13 August 1710 – 10 April 1741, fell in the Battle of Mollwitz) was the second son of Margrave Albert Frederick of Brandenburg-Schwedt and his wife Maria Dorothea of Courland (1684-1743). He initially served in the Dutch army, and later as a Colonel of the Royal Prussian Mounted Guards.
From 1737, he was a Knight of the Order of Saint John.
From 1741, he was commander of the Regiment Margrave Charles.
That same year, he fell in the Battle of Mollwitz. His name is mentioned on the equestrian statue of Frederick the Great on the centerline of Unter den Linden in Berlin.