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Frederick I Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Frederick I, based on 12 World History Database records associated with Germany.

12 records1370–171310 events3 places

Chronological biography

1370

Birth of Frederick I1370
House / House of Wettin · Elector of Saxony · Meissen

Birth of Frederick I, son of Frederick of Meissen

1415

Elector1415
House / House of Hohenzollern · Elector of Brandenburg · Berlin

Appointed Elector of Brandenburg

1423

Elector1423
House / House of Wettin · Elector of Saxony

Appointed Elector of Saxony

1657

Birth of Frederick I1657
House / House of Hohenzollern · King · Elector of Brandenburg

Birth of Frederick I, son of Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg

1684

Marriage1684
House / House of Hohenzollern · King · Elector of Brandenburg

Marries Sophia Charlotte

1689

Alliance Frederick I and Grand Alliance1689
House / House of Hohenzollern · King · Elector of Brandenburg

Joins the Grand Alliance against Louis XIV of France

1701

Alliance Frederick I and Leopold I1701
Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession · King

Supports Leopold I

Coronation1701
House / House of Hohenzollern · King · Konigsberg

Crowned King of Prussia

Grand Alliance1701
Government / House of Hohenzollern · King · Berlin

Frederick I supports the anti-French coalition while Prussia seeks status among European powers.

Succession1701
House / House of Hohenzollern · King

Succeeds as King of Prussia, its 1st King

1702

Imperial Alliance1702
Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession · King · Berlin

Provides troops to support the emperor against France.

1713

Death of Frederick I25 February 1713
House / House of Hohenzollern · King · Berlin

Death of Frederick I

Titles and roles

Elector of Brandenburg · Elector of Saxony · King · King · Elector of Brandenburg

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.