Frederick William I of Prussia - Ancestry

Ancestry

Frederick William I's ancestors in three generations
Frederick William I of Prussia Father:
Frederick I of Prussia		 Paternal Grandfather:
Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg		 Paternal Great-grandfather:
George William, Elector of Brandenburg
Paternal Great-grandmother:
Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate
Paternal Grandmother:
Louise Henriette of Orange-Nassau		 Paternal Great-grandfather:
Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange
Paternal Great-grandmother:
Amalia of Solms-Braunfels
Mother:
Sophia Charlotte of Hanover		 Maternal Grandfather:
Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg		 Maternal Great-grandfather:
George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Maternal Great-grandmother:
Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt
Maternal Grandmother:
Sophia of Hanover		 Maternal Great-grandfather:
Frederick V, Elector Palatine
Maternal Great-grandmother:
Elizabeth of Bohemia

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