BURIAL PLACES OF BRANDENBURG AND PRUSSIAN SOVEREIGNS
FROM A TO Z

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BERLIN (GERMANY)
BURIED IN THE PROTESTANT CATHEDRAL OF BERLIN
(Berliner Dom, Am Lustgarten):

01. Elector JOHN CICERO (+1499)
02. Electress MARGARET OF SAXONY (+1501), consort of Elector John Cicero.
The tomb has not been preserved.
03. Elector JOACHIM I NESTOR (+1535).
The tomb has not been preserved.
04. Electress ELIZABETH OF DENMARK (+1555), consort of Elector Joachim I Nestor.
The tomb has not been preserved.
05. Elector JOACHIM II HECTOR (+1571).
The tomb has not been preserved.
06. Electress HEDVIG OF POLAND (+1573), consort of Elector Joachim II Hector.
The tomb has not been preserved.
07. Elector JOHN GEORGE (+1598)
08. Electress SABINA OF BRANDENBURG-ANSBACH (+1575), consort of Elector John George.
The tomb has not been preserved.
09. Electress ELIZABETH OF ANHALT-ZERBST(+1607), consort of Elector John George
10. Elector JOACHIM III FREDERICK (+1608)
11. Electress CATHERINE OF BRANDENBURG-KÜSTRIN (+1602), consort of Elector Joachim III Frederick
12. Electress ELEANOR OF PRUSSIA (+1607), consort of Elector Joachim III Frederick
13. Elector JOHN SIGISMUND (+1619)
14. Duchess ELIZABETH CHARLOTTE OF THE PALATINATE (+1660), consort of Duke George William
15. Elector FREDERICK WILLIAM THE GREAT (+1688)
16. Electress LOUISE HENRIETTE OF ORANGE (+1667), consort of Elector Frederick William the Great
17. Electress DOROTHEA OF HOLSTEIN-GLÜCKSBURG (+1689), consort of Elector Frederick William the Great
18. King FREDERICK I OF PRUSSIA (+1713)
19. Queen SOPHIA CHARLOTTE OF HANOVER (+1705), consort of King Frederick I
20. Queen SOPHIA DOROTHEA OF HANOVER (+1757), consort of King Frederick William I
21. Queen ELIZABETH CHRISTINE OF BRUNSWICK (+1797), consort of King Frederick II the Great
22. King FREDERICK WILLIAM II OF PRUSSIA (+1797)
23. Queen FREDERICA LOUISE OF HESSE-DARMSTADT (+1805), consort of King Frederick William II
24. King FREDERICK III (+1888).
There is only a cenotaph. The king is buried in an identical sarcophagus in Potsdam's Friedenkirche Royal Mausoleum.

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BERLIN (GERMANY)
BURIED IN THE CHARLOTTENBURG PALACE MAUSOLEUM (Berlin-Charlottenburg, Schlossparkmausoleum, Spandauer Damm):

01. King FREDERICK WILLIAM III OF PRUSSIA (+1840)
02. Queen LOUISE OF MECKLENBURG-STRELITZ (+1810), consort of King Frederick William III
03. King of Prussia and Emperor of Germany WILLIAM I (+1888)
04. Queen and Empress AUGUSTA OF SAXE-WEIMAR (+1890), consort of King William I

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BERLIN (GERMANY)
BURIED IN THE FRANCISCAN MONASTERY CHURCH
(Berlin, Franziskaner Klosterkiche, Klosterstr.):

01. Elector LOUIS II THE ROMAN (+1365).
The tomb has not been preserved.
02. Electress KUNIGUNDE OF POLAND (+1357), consort of Elector Louis II the Roman.
The tomb has not been preserved.

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BRNO (CZECH REPUBLIC)
BURIED IN THE CHURCH OF ST THOMAS
(Brno, kostel sv. Tomaše, Moravské náměsti):

Elector JOBST OF MORAVIA (+1411)

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DOORN (THE NETHERLANDS)
BURIED IN THE MAUSOLEUM OF KAISER WILHELM
(Huis Doorn, Mausoleum van Keizer Wilhelm II van Duitsland, Langbroekenweg):

King of Prussia and Emperor of Germany WILLIAM II (+1941)

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HEILSBRONN (GERMANY)
BURIED IN THE HEILSBRONN ABBEY CHURCH
(Klosterkirche Heilsbronn, Münsterplatz):

01. Elector FREDERICK I (+1440)
02. Electress ELIZABETH OF BAVARIA-LANDSHUT (+1442), consort of Elector Frederick I
03. Elector FREDERICK II THE IRONSIDE (+1471)
04. Elector ALBERT III ACHILLES (+1486)
05. Electress ANNE OF SAXONY (+1512), consort of Elector Albert III Achilles

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ITZEHOE (GERMANY)
BURIED IN THE CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE (Itzehoe, St. Laurentii Kirche, ehemalige Zisterzienserinnenkloster):

Electress INGEBORG OF MECKLENBURG (+after 1395), consort of Elector Louis II the Roman.

The tomb has not been preserved.

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KÖNIGSBERG (NOW RUSSIA)
BURIED IN THE CATHEDRAL OF KÖNIGSBERG
(Königsberger Dom; now Kaliningrad in the Russian part of former East Prussia, Domplatz/ul. Kanta):

01. Electress ANNE OF PRUSSIA (+1625), consort of Elector John Sigismund.
The tomb has not been preserved.
02. Duke GEORGE WILLIAM (+1640).
The tomb has not been preserved.

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LANDSHUT (GERMANY)
BURIED IN THE CISTERCIAN CONVENT OF SELIGENTHAL (Landshut, Zisterzienserinnenkloster Seligenthal, Bismarckplatz):

Elector OTTO THE SLUGGARD (+1379).
The tomb has not been preserved.


NAGYVÁRAD/ORADEA (RUMANIA)
BURIED IN THE CHURCH OF THE VÁRAD FORTRESS:

01. Elector SIGISMUND OF LUXEMBOURG (+1437)
02. Electress MARY OF HUNGARY (+1395).

The burial church of Várad Fortress and the tombs inside it were demolished by the Turks in the 17th c.

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POTSDAM (GERMANY)
BURIED IN THE ANTIQUE TEMPLE IN SANSSOUCI PARK
(Potsdam, Antiken Tempel, Park Sanssouci, Schopenhauerstr.):

Queen and Empress AUGUSTA VICTORIA OF SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN (+1921), consort of King and Emperor William II

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POTSDAM (GERMANY)
BURIED IN THE FRIEDENSKIRCHE
(Potsdam, die Friedenskirche, Am Grünen Gitter):

01. King FREDERICK WILLIAM IV OF PRUSSIA (+1861).
His heart was buried in Charlottenburg Palace Mausoleum in Berlin.
02. Queen ELIZABETH OF BAVARIA (+1873), consort of King Frederick William IV

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POTSDAM (GERMANY)
BURIED IN THE ROYAL MAUSOLEUM BY THE FRIEDENSKIRCHE (Potsdam, Kaiser-Friedrich Mausoleum, Am Grünen Gitter):

01. King FREDERICK WILLIAM I OF PRUSSIA (+1740)
02. King of Prussia and Emperor of Germany FREDERICK III (+1888)
03. Queen and Empress VICTORIA OF GREAT BRITAIN (+1901), consort of King Frederick III

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POTSDAM (GERMANY)
BURIED IN THE VAULT BY THE SANSSOUCI PALACE
(Potsdam, Oberen Terrasse, Schloss Sanssouci):

King FREDERICK II THE GREAT OF PRUSSIA (+1786)

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PRAGUE (CZECH REPUBLIC)
BURIED IN THE CATHEDRAL OF ST VITUS (Praha, chram sv. Vita):

01. Electress BARBARA OF CILLI (+1451), consort of Elector Sigismund of Luxembourg
02. Elector WENCESLAUS (+1419)
03. Electress JOANNA OF BAVARIA (+1386), consort of Elector Wenceslaus

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SCHWERIN (GERMANY)
BURIED IN THE CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS
(Schwerin, Nikolaikirche/Schelfkirche, Puschkinstr.):

Queen SOPHIA LOUISE OF MECKLENBURG-SCHWERIN (+1735), consort of King Frederick I of Prussia

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SEUSSLITZ (GERMANY)
BURIED IN THE SEUSSLITZ ABBEY CHURCH (Kloster Seusslitz):

Electress CATHERINE OF SAXONY (+1476), consort of Elector Frederick II the Ironside.

The abbey church had been rebuilt and turned into a palace in the early 18th century. The tomb was lost.

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VIENNA (AUSTRIA)
BURIED IN ST STEPHEN’S CATHEDRAL
(Wien, Stephansdom-Herzogsgruft, Stephansplatz):

Electress CATHERINE OF BOHEMIA (+1386/95), consort of Elector Otto the Sluggard

LIST OF SOVEREIGNS OF BRANDENBURG AND PRUSSIA
1351-1918

MARGRAVIATE OF BRANDENBURG UNTIL 1356:
HOUSE OF WITTELSBACH
(Haus Wittelsbach)
1351-1356: LOUIS II THE ROMAN
(Ludwig II. der Römer; Elector from 1356)

ELECTORATE OF BRANDENBURG 1356-1618:
HOUSE OF WITTELSBACH
(Haus Wittelsbach)
1356-1365: LOUIS II THE ROMAN (Ludwig II. der Römer)
Born in 1330 in Rome.
Father: Emperor and King Louis IV of Germany. Mother: Queen Margaret of Hainaut.
Married firstly in 1345 Princess KUNIGUNDE of Poland (*before 1335,+1357 Berlin).
Married secondly in 1360 INGEBORG of Mecklenburg (*c. 1340,+after 1395).
Died in 1365 in Berlin.
Buried with his first consort Electress Kunigunde of Poland in the Franciscan Monastery Church in Berlin (no tomb).
His second consort Electress Ingeborg was buried in the Church of St Lawrence in Itzehoe (no tomb).

1365-1373: OTTO THE SLUGGARD (Otto der Faule)
Born in 1340/42 in Munich.
Father: Emperor and King Louis IV of Germany. Mother: Queen Margaret of Hainaut.
Married in 1366 in Prague Princess CATHERINE of Bohemia (*1342 Prague,+1386/95 Vienna).
Abdicated in 1373 and left for Bavaria.
Died in 1379 at Freyung, Bavaria.
Buried in the Convent of Seligenthal at Landshut, Bavaria (no tomb).
His consort Electress Catherine of Bohemia was buried in St Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna.

HOUSE OF LUXEMBOURG (Haus Luxemburg)
1373-1378: WENCESLAUS
(Wenzel; German king, King of Bohemia)
Born in 1361 in Nuremberg.
Father: King Charles I/IV of Bohemia. Mother: Queen Anne of Świdnica.
Married firstly in 1370 JOANNA of Bavaria (*c. 1356,+1386 Karlstejn).
Married secondly in 1389 in Prague Sophia of Bavaria (*1376,+1425 Bratislava).
Died in 1419 at Kunratice near Prague.
Buried with his first consort Electress Joanna of Bavaria in St Vitus' Cathedral in Prague. Earlier buried in the Church of Saints Paul and Peter at Vyšehrad, then in Zbraslav. In 1423 he was reburied in Prague.
His second consort Sophia of Bavaria was buried in St Martin's Cathedral in Bratislava (no tomb).

1378-1388 and 1411-1415: SIGISMUND (Roman Emperor, German king, King of Bohemia, Hungary and Croatia)
Born in 1368 in Nuremberg.
Father: Emperor Charles IV. Mother: Empress Elizabeth of Pomerania.
Married firstly in 1385 Queen MARY of Hungary (*c. 1371,+1395).
Married secondly in 1408 BARBARA of Cilli (*c. 1390/95,+1451).
His issue who reigned: Elizabeth (*1409,+1442; Roman Empress, Queen of Bohemia and Hungary; daughter of Barbara).
Died in 1437 at Znojmo, Moravia.
Buried with his first consort Queen Mary of Hungary in the Church of Várad Fortress in Nagyvárad, Transylvania (no tomb).
His second consort Electress Barbara of Cilli was buried in the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague.

1388-1411: JOBST OF MORAVIA
(Jobst von Mähren; German king)
Born in c. 1351.
Father: Margrave John Henry of Moravia. Mother: Margaret of Opava.
Married firstly in 1372 Princess Elizabeth of Opole (*1360,+c. 1374).
Married secondly Princess AGNES of Opole (+c. 1409).
Died in 1411 in Brno, Moravia.
Buried in the Church of St Thomas in Brno, Moravia.

HOUSE OF HOHENZOLLERN (Haus Hohenzollern)
1415-1440: FREDERICK I (Friedrich I.)
Born in 1372 at Cadolzburg.
Father: Frederick V of Nuremberg. Mother: Elizabeth of Meissen.
Married in 1401 in Schongau/Lech ELIZABETH of Bavaria-Landshut (*1383 Burg Trausnitz,+1442 Ansbach).
His issue who reigned:
-FREDERICK II (*1413,+1471),
-ALBERT III ACHILLES (*1414,+1486).
Died in 1440 at Cadolzburg.
Buried together with his consort Electress Elizabeth of Bavaria-Landshut in the Monastery Church at Heilsbronn near Ansbach.

1440-1470: FREDERICK II THE IRONSIDE
(Friedrich II. der Eiserne)
Born in 1413 at Tangermünde.
Father: Elector Frederick I of Brandenburg. Mother: Electress Elizabeth of Bavaria-Landshut.
Married in 1441 in Wittenberg Princess CATHERINE of Saxony (*1421,+1476 Berlin).
Abdicated in 1470 in favour of his brother Albert III Achilles.
Died in 1471 at Neustadt an der Aisch.
Buried in the Monastery Church at Heilsbronn near Ansbach.
His consort Electress Catherine of Saxony was buried at Seusslitz Abbey (demolished).

1470-1486: ALBERT III ACHILLES (Albrecht III. Achilles)
Born in 1414 at Tangermünde.
Father: Elector Frederick I of Brandenburg. Mother: Electress Elizabeth of Bavaria-Landshut.
Married firstly in 1446 in Pforzheim Margaret of Baden (*1431,+1457 Ansbach).
Married secondly in 1458 in Ansbach ANNE of Saxony (*1436 Meissen,+1512 Neustadt/Aisch).
His issue who reigned: JOHN CICERO (*1455,+1499; son of Margaret).
Died in 1486 at Frankfurt am Main.
Buried together with his consort Electress Anne of Saxony in the Monastery Church at Heilsbronn near Ansbach.

1486-1499: JOHN CICERO (Johann Cicero)
Born in 1455 at Ansbach.
Father: Elector Albert III Achilles of Brandenburg. Mother: Electress Margaret of Baden.
Married in 1476 in Berlin Margaret of Saxony (*1449 Weimar,+1501 Spandau).
His issue who reigned:
-JOACHIM I NESTOR (*1484,+1535),
-Anna (*1487,+1514; Queen of Denmark),
-Ursula (*1488,+1510; Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin).
Died in 1499 at Arneburg/Altmark.
Buried together with his consort Electress Margaret of Saxony in Lehnin Abbey until 1542, later reburied in Berlin Cathedral. Her tomb was lost.

1499-1535: JOACHIM I NESTOR
Born in 1455 at Arneburg.
Father: Elector John Cicero of Brandenburg. Mother: Electress Margaret of Saxony.
Married in 1502 at Stendal Princess ELIZABETH of Denmark (*1485 Nyborg,+1555 Berlin).
His issue who reigned:
-JOACHIM II HECTOR (*1505,+1571),
-Anna (*1507,+1567; Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin).
Died in 1535 at Stendal.
Buried together with his consort Electress Elizabeth of Denmark in Lehnin Abbey until 1542, later translated to Berlin Cathedral (no tomb).

1535-1571: JOACHIM II HECTOR (Joachim II. Hektor)
Born in 1505 in Berlin.
Father: Elector Joachim I Nestor of Brandenburg. Mother: Electress Elizabeth of Denmark.
Married firstly in 1524 in Dresden Magdalen of Saxony (*1507 Dresden,+1534).
Married secondly in 1535 in Cracow Princess HEDVIG of Poland (*1513 Poznań,+1573 Berlin).
His issue who reigned:
-JOHN GEORGE (*1525,+1598; son of Magdalen),
-Hedvig (*1540,+1602; Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel; daughter of Hedvig).
Died in 1571 at Köpenick.
Buried together with his consort Electress Hedvig of Poland in Berlin Cathedral (no tomb).

1571-1598: JOHN GEORGE (Johann Georg)
Born in 1505 in Berlin.
Father: Elector Joachim II Hector of Brandenburg. Mother: Electress Magdalen of Saxony.
Married firstly in 1545 in Berlin Sophia of Silesia-Legnica (*1525 Legnica,+1546).
Married secondly in 1548 in Ansbach SABINA of Brandenburg-Ansbach (*1529 Ansbach,+1575 Berlin).
Married thirdly in 1577 in Letzlingen ELIZABETH of Anhalt-Zerbst (*1563 Zerbst,+1607 Krosno Odrzańskie).
His issue who reigned:
-JOACHIM III FREDERICK (*1546,+1608; son of Sophia),
-Sophia (*1568,+1622; Electress of Saxony; daughter of Sabina).
Died in 1598 at Cölln.
Buried together with his second and third consorts in Berlin Cathedral (the tomb of Electress Sabina of Ansbach was lost).

1598-1608: JOACHIM III FREDERICK (Joachim III. Friedrich)
Born in 1546 in Berlin.
Father: Elector John George of Brandenburg. Mother: Electress Sophia of Legnica.
Married firstly in 1570 in Kostrzyn CATHERINE of Brandenburg-Küstrin (*1549 Kostrzyn/Küstrin,+1602 Berlin).
Married secondly in 1603 in Berlin ELEANOR of Prussia (*1583 Königsberg,+1607 Berlin).
His issue who reigned:
-JOHN SIGISMUND (*1572,+1619; son of Catherine),
-Anna Catherine (*1575,+1612; Queen of Denmark; daughter of Catherine),
-Barbara (*1584,+1636; Duchess of Württemberg; daughter of Catherine).
Died in 1608 in Berlin.
Buried together with his both consorts in Berlin Cathedral.

1608-1619: JOHN SIGISMUND (Johann Sigismund)
Born in 1572 in Halle/Saale.
Father: Elector Joachim III Frederick of Brandenburg. Mother: Electress Catherine of Brandenburg-Küstrin.
Married in 1594 in Königsberg ANNE of Prussia (*1576 Königsberg,+1625 Berlin).
His issue who reigned:
-GEORGE WILLIAM (*1595,+1640),
-Maria Eleanora (*1599,+1632; Queen of Sweden),
-Catherine (*1602,+1644; Princess of Transylvania).
Died in 1619 in Berlin.
Buried in Berlin Cathedral. His consort Electress Anne of Prussia was buried in Königsberg Cathedral (no tomb).

1618: PERSONAL UNION OF BRANDENBURG AND PRUSSIA

1619-1640: GEORGE WILLIAM (Georg Wilhelm)
Born in 1595 at Cölln/Spree.
Father: Elector John Sigismund of Brandenburg. Mother: Duchess Anna of Prussia.
Married in 1616 at Heidelberg ELIZABETH CHARLOTTE of the Palatinate (*1597 Neumarkt,+1660 Krosno Odrzańskie).
His issue who reigned:
-Louise Charlotte (*1617,+1676; Duchess of Courland),
-FREDERICK WILLIAM THE GREAT (*1620,+1688).
Died in 1640 at Königsberg (Królewiec).
Buried at Königsberg Cathedral (no tomb).
His consort Duchess Elizabeth Charlotte was buried in Berlin Cathedral.

1640-1688: FREDERICK WILLIAM THE GREAT
(Friedrich Wilhelm der Grosse Kurfürst)
Born in 1620 at Cölln/Spree.
Father: Duke George William of Prussia. Mother: Duchess Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate.
Married firstly in 1646 in the Hague Princess LOUISE HENRIETTE of Orange (*1627 The Hague,+1667 Cölln/Spree).
Married secondly in 1668 at Gröningen near Oschersleben SOPHIA DOROTHEA of Holstein-Glücksburg (*1636 Glücksburg,+1689 Karlsbad, Bohemia).
His issue who reigned:
-FREDERICK III [I] (*1657,+1713; son of Louise Henriette),
-Elizabeth Sophia (*1674,+1748; Duchess of Courland and of Saxe-Meiningen; daughter of Sophia Dorothea).
Died in 1688 at Potsdam.
Buried with his both consorts in Berlin Cathedral.

1688-1701: FREDERICK III (Friedrich III.; King of Prussia as Frederick I)

KINGDOM OF PRUSSIA 1701-1918:
HOUSE OF HOHENZOLLERN
(Haus Hohenzollern)
1701-1713: FREDERICK I (Friedrich I.)
Born in 1657 at Königsberg.
Father: Duke Frederick William the Great of Prussia. Mother: Duchess Louise Henriette of Orange.
Married firstly in 1679 at Potsdam Elizabeth Henriette of Hesse-Kassel (*1661 Kassel,+1683 Cölln/Spree).
Married secondly in 1684 at Herrenhausen/Hanover SOPHIA CHARLOTTE of Hanover (*1668 Iburg near Osnabrück, +1705 Hanover).
Married thirdly in 1708 at Berlin SOPHIA LOUISE of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (*1685 Grabow,+1735 Schwerin).
He was crowned with his second consort Sophia Charlotte in 1701 in the Castle Church at Königsberg.
His issue who reigned: FREDERICK WILLIAM I (*1688,+1740; son of Sophia Charlotte).
Died in 1713 in Berlin.
Buried with his two consorts, Duchess Elizabeth Henriette of Hesse-Kassel and Queen Sophia Charlotte of Hanover in Berlin Cathedral.
His third consort Queen Sophia Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was buried in the Church of St Nicholas in Schwerin.

1713-1740: FREDERICK WILLIAM I
(Friedrich Wilhelm I. der Soldatenkönig)
Born in 1688 in Cölln/Spree.
Father: King Frederick I in Prussia. Mother: Queen Sophia Charlotte of Hanover.
Married in 1706 in Berlin Princess SOPHIA DOROTHEA of Hanover (*1687 Hanover,+1757 Berlin).
He was never crowned.
His issue who reigned:
-FREDERICK II (*1712,+1786),
-Philippine Charlotte (*1716,+1801; Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbütel),
-Louise Ulrica (*1720,+1782; Queen of Sweden).
Died in 1740 at Potsdam.
Until 1945 buried in Garnisonkirche at Potsdam, 1945-1952 in Elisabethkirche at Marburg, 1952-1991 at Burg Hohenzollern. Since 1991 buried in the Friedenskirche Royal Mausoleum at Potsdam.
His consort Queen Sophia Dorothea of Hanover was buried in Berlin Cathedral.

1740-1786: FREDERICK II THE GREAT (Friedrich II. der Grosse)
Born in 1712 in Berlin.
Father: King Frederick William I in Prussia. Mother: Queen Sophia Dorothea of Hanover.
Married in 1733 at Salzdahlum Princess ELIZABETH CHRISTINE of Brunswick (*1715 Bevern,+1797 Berlin).
He was never crowned.
Died in 1786 at Potsdam.
Until 1945 buried in Garnisonkirche at Potsdam, 1945-1952 in Elisabethkirche at Marburg, 1952-1991 at Burg Hohenzollern. Since 1991 buried at the vault near the Palace Sanssouci at Potsdam.
His consort Queen Elizabeth Christine of Brunswick was buried in Berlin Cathedral.

1786-1797: FREDERICK WILLIAM II (Friedrich Wilhelm II.)
Born in 1744 in Berlin.
Father: Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia. Mother: Princess Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.
Married firstly in 1765 at Charlottenburg Princess Elizabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (*1746 Wolfenbüttel,+1840 Szczecin/Stettin). Divorced in 1769.
Married secondly in 1769 at Charlottenburg Princess FREDERICA LOUISE of Hesse-Darmstadt (*1751 Prenzlau,+1805 Berlin).
He was never crowned.
His issue who reigned:
-FREDERICK WILLIAM III (*1770,+1840; son of Frederica Louise),
-Wilhelmina (*1774,+1837; Queen of the Netherlands; daughter of Frederica Louise),
-Augusta (*1780,+1841; Electress of Hesse-Kassel; daughter of Frederica Louise).
Died in 1797 at Potsdam.
Buried together with his consorts Princess Elizabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and Queen Frederica Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt in Berlin Cathedral.

1797-1840: FREDERICK WILLIAM III (Friedrich Wilhelm III.)
Born in 1770 in Potsdam.
Father: King Frederick William II of Prussia. Mother: Queen Frederica Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt.
Married firstly in 1793 in Berlin Princess LOUISE of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (*1776 Hanover,+1810 Hohenzieritz).
Married secondly and morganatically in 1824 at Charlottenburg Countess Auguste von Harrach (*1800 Dresden,+1873 Homburg).
He was never crowned.
His issue who reigned:
-FREDERICK WILLIAM IV (*1795,+1861; son of Louise),
-WILLIAM I (*1797,+1888; son of Louise),
-Alexandrine (*1803,+1892; Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin; daughter of Louise).
Died in 1840 in Berlin.
Buried together with his Queen Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz in the Charlottenburg Palace Mausoleum, Berlin.

1840-1861: FREDERICK WILLIAM IV (Friedrich Wilhelm IV.)
Born in 1795 in Berlin.
Father: King Frederick William III of Prussia. Mother: Queen Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
Married in 1823 in Berlin Princess ELIZABETH LOUISE of Bavaria (*1801 Munich,+1873 Dresden).
He was never crowned.
Died in 1861 at Potsdam.
Buried together with his Queen Elizabeth Louise of Bavaria in the Friedenskirche at Potsdam.

1861-1888: WILLIAM I
(Wilhelm I.; Emperor of Germany from 1871)
Born in 1797 in Berlin.
Father: King Frederick William III of Prussia. Mother: Queen Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
Married in 1829 in Berlin Princess AUGUSTA of Saxe-Weimar (*1811 Weimar,+1890 Berlin).
He was crowned with his consort in 1861 in the Castle Church at Königsberg.
His issue who reigned:
-FREDERICK III (*1831,+1888),
-Louise (*1838,+1923; Grand Duchess of Baden).
Died in 1888 at Potsdam.
Buried together with his Queen Augusta in the Charlottenburg Palace Mausoleum, Berlin.

1888: FREDERICK III (Friedrich III.; Emperor of Germany)
Born in 1831 at Potsdam.
Father: King William I of Prussia. Mother: Queen Augusta of Saxe-Weimar.
Married in 1858 in London Princess VICTORIA of Great Britain (*1840 London,+1901 Kronberg/Taunus).
He was never crowned.
His issue who reigned:
-WILLIAM II (*1859,+1941),
-Charlotte (*1860,+1919; Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen),
-Sophie (*1870,+1932; Queen of Greece).
Died in 1888 at Potsdam.
Buried together with his Queen Victoria in the Friedenskirche Royal Mausoleum at Potsdam.

1888-1918: WILLIAM II (Wilhelm II.; Emperor of Germany)
Born in 1859 in Berlin.
Father: King Frederick III of Prussia. Mother: Queen Victoria of Great Britain.
Married firstly in 1881 in Berlin Princess AUGUSTA VICTORIA of Schleswig-Holstein (*1858 Dolzig/Dłużek, now Poland,+1921 Doorn, the Netherlands).
Married secondly in 1922 at Doorn/the Netherlands Princess Hermine of Reuss (*1887 Reitz,+1947 Frankfurt/Oder).
He was never crowned.
His issue who reigned: Victoria Louise (*1892,+1980; Duchess of Brunswick; daughter of Augusta Victoria).
Deposed in 1918 and exiled in the Netherlands until his death.
Died in 1941 at Doorn, the Netherlands.
Buried at Doorn Mausoleum, the Netherlands.
His both consorts, Queen Augusta Victoria and Princess Hermine, are buried at the Antique Temple in Potsdam.

REPUBLIC OF GERMANY SINCE 1918.

TOMBS OF BRANDENBURG
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The tomb of Electress CATHERINE OF BOHEMIA (smaller coffin on the left), consort of Elector Otto the Sluggard, in St Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna (Austria)





































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The tomb of Elector JOBST OF MORAVIA in the Church of St Thomas in Brno (Czech Republic)

01. The tomb of the Hohenzollerns (inside the mausoleum of Margrave George Frederick) in the Monastery Church at Heilsbronn (Germany). The tomb contains, among others, the remains of Elector FREDERICK I and his consort Electress ELIZABETH OF BAVARIA, and Electors FREDERICK II and ALBERT III ACHILLES, saved from their despoiled tombs.
02. The epitaph to Elector FREDERICK II THE IRONSIDE in the Monastery Church at Heilsbronn (Germany).







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The tomb of Electress ANNE OF SAXONY, consort of Elector Albert III Achilles, in the Monastery Church at Heilsbronn (Germany)

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The tomb of Elector JOHN CICERO in Berlin Cathedral (Germany)





































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The tombs of Elector JOHN GEORGE and his consort Electress ELIZABETH OF ANHALT in Berlin Cathedral (Germany)

01. The tomb of Elector JOACHIM III FREDERICK in Berlin Cathedral (Germany).
02. The tombs of Electresses ELEANOR OF PRUSSIA and CATHERINE OF KÜSTRIN, consorts of Elector Joachim III Frederick in Berlin Cathedral (Germany).



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The tomb of Elector JOHN SIGISMUND in Berlin Cathedral (Germany)

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The tomb of Electress ELIZABETH CHARLOTTE OF THE PALATINATE, consort of Elector George William, in Berlin Cathedral (Germany)

Tombs in Berlin Cathedral (Germany):
01. Elector FREDERICK WILLIAM THE GREAT.
02. Electress LOUISE HENRIETTE OF ORANGE, consort of Elector Frederick William the Great.
03. Electress SOPHIA DOROTHEA OF GLÜCKSBURG, consort of Elector Frederick William the Great.






01. The tombs of King FREDERICK I OF PRUSSIA and his Queen SOPHIA CHARLOTTE OF HANOVER in Berlin Cathedral (Germany).
02. The epitaph to Queen SOPHIA LOUISE OF MECKLENBURG-SCHWERIN, consort of King Frederick I of Prussia, in the Church of St Nicholas in Schwerin (Germany).






01. The tomb of King FREDERICK WILLIAM I in the Friedenskirche Royal Mausoleum in Potsdam (Germany).
02. The tomb of Queen SOPHIA DOROTHEA OF HANOVER, consort of King Frederick William I, in Berlin Cathedral (Germany).


01. The tomb of King FREDERICK II THE GREAT by the Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam (Germany).
02. The tomb of Queen ELIZABETH CHRISTINE OF BRUNSWICK, consort of King Frederick II, in Berlin Cathedral (Germany).

01. The damaged sarcophagus of King FREDERICK WILLIAM II in Berlin Cathedral (Germany).
02. The tomb of Queen FREDERICA LOUISE of HESSE, consort of King Frederick William II, in Berlin Cathedral (Germany).

Tombs in the Charlottenburg Palace Mausoleum in Berlin (Germany):
01. The tomb of King FREDERICK WILLIAM III.
02. The cenotaph to King FREDERICK WILLIAM III.
03. The inscription marking the burial place of King FREDERICK WILLIAM III.
04. The tomb of Queen LOUISE OF MECKLENBURG-STRELITZ, consort of King Frederick William III.
05. The cenotaph to Queen LOUISE OF MECKLENBURG-STRELITZ, consort of King Frederick William III.

01. The tomb of King FREDERICK WILLIAM IV and his Queen ELIZABETH LOUISE OF BAVARIA in the Friedenskirche at Potsdam (Germany).
02. The sarcophagi of King FREDERICK WILLIAM IV and his Queen ELIZABETH LOUISE OF BAVARIA in the Friedenskirche at Potsdam (Germany).

Tombs in the Charlottenburg Palace Mausoleum in Berlin (Germany):
01. The tomb of King and Emperor WILLIAM I.
02. The cenotaph to King and Emperor WILLIAM I.
03. The tomb of Queen and Empress AUGUSTA OF SAXE-WEIMAR, consort of King and Emperor William I.
04. The cenotaph to Queen and Empress AUGUSTA OF SAXE-WEIMAR, consort of King and Emperor William I.

01. The tomb of King and Emperor FREDERICK III in the Friedenskirche Royal Mausoleum at Potsdam (Germany).
02. The cenotaph to King and Emperor FREDERICK III in Berlin Cathedral (Germany).
03. The tomb of Queen and Empress VICTORIA OF GREAT BRITAIN, consort of King and Emperor Frederick III, in the Friedenskirche Royal Mausoleum in Potsdam (Germany).
04. The tomb of King and Emperor WILLIAM II in the Kaiser Wilhelm Mausoleum at Doorn (The Netherlands).
05. The tomb of Queen and Empress AUGUSTA VICTORIA, consort of King and Emperor William II, in the Antique Temple in Potsdam (Germany).

THE PRUSSIAN CORONATION CHURCH

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KÖNIGSBERG, CASTLE CHURCH, now Kaliningrad in the Russian part of East Prussia (Königsberg, Schlosskirche; the Castle Church was bombed in 1944/45 and demolished in 1968).

Here were crowned:
1701: Frederick I and Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
1861: William I and Augusta of Saxe-Weimar.

No other Prussian king was ever crowned.

THE PRUSSIAN REGALIA

01. The Prussian regalia (1700).
02. The Prussian Crown (1889).

The Prussian regalia are on public display in Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin and include:
-Frame of the crown of King Frederick I (1700),
-Frame of the crown of Queen Sophia Charlotte (1700),
-Royal Sceptre of Prussia (1700),
-Royal Orb of Prussia (1700).

The Crown of William II (as King of Prussia) was made for him in 1889 by his court jewellers Humbert & Sons in Berlin. The crown is made of gold and is inlaid with large diamonds and pearls. It consists of an oval circlet with eight palmettes and the same number of arches which intersect each other in the middle of the crown and are surmounted by a gem globe with a cross. The crown is kept at Burg Hohenzollern near Stuttgart.

Select Bibliography
Brandenburgs Kurfürsten, Preussens Könige, Deutsche Kaiser, Das Taschenlexikon, Karwe 2005
Burke's Royal Families of the World, vol. I: Europe and Latin America, London 1977
Flaggenbuch, Berlin 1905
Le Gras M. A.: Album des pavillons, guidons, flammes de toutes les puissances maritimes, Paris 1858
Louis Ferdinand Freiherr v. Massenbach: Die Hohenzollern einst und jetzt, Bonn 2007
Pavillons des puissances maritimes en 1819, [Paris 1819?]
Siegel R.: Die Flagge, Berlin 1912

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FOREIGN ROYAL BURIALS ON BRANDENBURG-PRUSSIAN TERRITORY
AACHEN:
Charlemagne, King of the Franks
COLOGNE:
Rycheza, Queen of Poland, consort of King Mieszko II
DOBRJOŁUG (DOBERLUG):
Elizabeth of Poland, Duchess of Bohemia, consort of Duke Soběslav II
PFORTA (now BAD KÖSEN):
Agnes of Austria, Duchess of Poland, consort of Duke Ladislaus II the Exile
WEISSENFELS:
Joanna Magdalen, Duchess of Courland, consort of Duke Ferdinand

FOREIGN CORONATIONS ON BRANDENBURG-PRUSSIAN TERRITORY
MERSEBURG:
Sweyn III, King of Denmark (1152)

PRUSSIAN ROYAL STANDARDS

01. Electoral standard of Brandenburg, 14th-17th c.
02. Prussian royal standard, 1816-1844.
03. Prussian royal standard, 1844-1871.
04. Prussian royal standard, 1871-1918.
05. Prussian Queen's standard, 1871-1918.
06. German imperial standard, 1871-1918.
07. Standard of the German Empress, 1871-1918.