Ancestry
| 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 |
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| Paternal Grandmother: Louise Henriette of Orange-Nassau |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange |
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| Paternal Great-grandmother: Amalia of Solms-Braunfels |
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| Mother: Sophia Charlotte of Hanover |
Maternal Grandfather: Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
Maternal Great-grandfather: George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
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| Maternal Great-grandmother: Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt |
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| Maternal Grandmother: Sophia of Hanover |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Frederick V, Elector Palatine |
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| Maternal Great-grandmother: Elizabeth of Bohemia |
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