Frederick III of Brandenburg
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Frederick I, in coronation robes.
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| King in Prussia | |
| Reign | 18 January 1701 – 25 February 1713 |
| Coronation | 18 January 1701, Königsberg |
| Successor | Frederick William I |
| Duke of Prussia | |
| Reign | 29 April 1688 – 18 January 1701 |
| Predecessor | Frederick William |
| Born |
11 July 1657 Königsberg, Prussia |
| Died | 25 February 1713 (aged 55) Berlin, Prussia |
| Spouse |
Elizabeth Henrietta of Hesse-Kassel Sophia Charlotte of Hanover Sophia Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
| Issue |
Luise, Hereditary Princess of Hesse-Kassel Prince Frederick August Frederick William I |
| House | Hohenzollern |
| Father | Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg |
| Mother | Louise Henriette of Orange-Nassau |
| Religion | Calvinism |
| Signature | _signature.jpg) |
Frederick I (German: Friedrich I.) (11 July 1657 – 25 February 1713), of the Hohenzollern dynasty, was (as Frederick III) Elector of Brandenburg (1688–1713) and Duke of Prussia in personal union (Brandenburg-Prussia). The latter function he upgraded to royalty, becoming the first King in Prussia (1701–1713). From 1707 he was in personal union the sovereign prince of the Principality of Neuchâtel (German: Fürstentum Neuenburg). He was also the paternal grandfather of Frederick the Great.
Born in Königsberg, he was the third son of Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg by his father's first marriage to Louise Henriette of Orange-Nassau, eldest daughter of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange and Amalia of Solms-Braunfels. His maternal cousin was King William III of England. Upon the death of his father on 29 April 1688, Frederick became Elector Frederick III of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia. Right after ascending the throne Frederick founded a new city southerly adjacent to Dorotheenstadt and named it after himself, the Friedrichstadt.
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