Birth of Frederick William I
Birth of Frederick William I, son of Frederick I of Prussia
Role range: 1713-1740
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Frederick William I Biography and Timeline
Follow Frederick William I through 16 dated historical records for Germany.
Frederick William I, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
16Distinct records
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1688–1740Years on this page
1688
1706
Marriage
Marries Sophia Dorothea of Hanover
Role range: 1713-1740
1709
Battle of Malplaquet
Serves in the Duke of Malboroughs HQ, "the greatest day of my life"
Role range: 1701-1714 – 1713-1740
1711
Conversion
Converted to Pietism
Role range: 1713-1740
Regency
Appointed Regent for his father Frederick I
Role range: 1713-1740
1713
Succession
Succeeds as King of Prussia, ascends the throne on his fathers death
Role range: 1713-1740
Armament
Doubles the size of the Army to 80,000 men
Declaration of War
Goes to war with Sweden over Pomerania
Role range: 1713-1720 – 1713-1740
1717
Reform of Education
Introduces compulsory primary education
Role range: 1713-1740
1720
Treaty of Stockholm
Receives the greater part of Pomerania under the Treaty of Stockholm
Role range: 1713-1720 – 1713-1740
1723
Constitution of Germany
Centralizes the administration
Role range: 1713-1740
1725
Pragmatic Sanction, The
Frederick William I declares support for the Pragmatic Sanction
Role range: 1713-1740
Sanction-Pragmatic
Frederick William I declares support for the Pragmatic Sanction
Role range: 1713-1740
1726
Prussia Supports Habsburg Inheritance Settlement
Frederick William I's diplomatic position included recognition of Charles VI's succession plans.
1733
Alliance Frederick William I and Emperor Charles VI
Offers Emperor Charles VI an expeditionary force in Poland
Role range: 1733-1735 – 1713-1740
1740
Death of Frederick William I
Says he had at last, "had the decency to die". Death of Frederick William I
Role range: 1713-1740
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.