King Friedrich Wilhelm II (1744-1797)

[Ralf]

The first marriage of the Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm II (1744-1797) was with Princess Elisabeth Christine of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1746-1840). This marriage only lasted for just under four years; from July 1765 to April 1769. Does anyone know exactly where/what city this marriage was dissolved?

Friedrich Wilhelms second marriage was with the Princess Friederike Luise of Hessen-Darmstadt (1751-1805), with whom he had several children. But how many did he exactly have with her? I found both 7 or 8, but which is the correct number?

 

[CyrilVladisla]

By Frederica Louisa King Friedrich Wilhelm II had seven children.

 

[Blog Real]

King Friedrich Wilhelm II with his family by Anna Dorothea Lisiewska, ca. 1777, National Museum in Warsaw.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Lisiewska_Portrait_of_a_Princely_family.jpg

 

[CyrilVladisla]

King Friedrich Wilhelm II made an appeal in Breslau: An mein Volk, To my people on March 17, 1813
http://www.alamy.com/king-frederick-william-ii-makes-an-appeal-image335956967.html

 

[CyrilVladisla]

Copper engraving by Daniel Berger of Queen Friedericke Luise of Prussia
http://www.maryevans.com/history/10456362

 

[An Ard Ri]

Not a very flattering engraving of Queen Friedericke Luise of Prussia

 

[Curryong]

No, poor woman, and a rather wary look in her eye as well! I tend to think that engravings of any sort were not flattering. Thank goodness for photography!