Margrave Frederick of Brandenburg-Schwedt
German nobleman and Prussian colonel
About Margrave Frederick of Brandenburg-Schwedt
Lived 1710 – 1741 (aged 30). Margrave Frederick of Brandenburg-Schwedt was a German aristocrat and colonel.
Margrave Frederick of Brandenburg-Schwedt (13 August 1710 – 10 April 1741, fell in the Battle of Mollwitz) was the second son of Margrave Albert Frederick of Brandenburg-Schwedt and his wife Maria Dorothea of Courland (1684-1743).
He initially served in the Dutch army, and later as a Colonel of the Royal Prussian Mounted Guards. From 1737, he was a Knight of the Order of Saint John. From 1741, he was commander of the Regiment Margrave Charles. That same year, he fell in the Battle of Mollwitz.
His name is mentioned on the equestrian statue of Frederick the Great on the centerline of Unter den Linden in Berlin.
Has son, with unknown "Anne", Matthias "Tice" Brandenburg (1738-1807).
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German nobleman and Prussian colonel (1710-1741)
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Margrave Frederick of Brandenburg-Schwedt was born on 13 August 1710 in Berlin.
When did Margrave Frederick of Brandenburg-Schwedt die?
Margrave Frederick of Brandenburg-Schwedt died on 10 April 1741 in Battle of Mollwitz.
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Margrave Frederick of Brandenburg-Schwedt was an aristocrat and colonel.
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Margrave Frederick of Brandenburg-Schwedt was German.
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