# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/frederick-william-ii-of-prussia
# Generated: 2026-09-02T03:05:49.328Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/frederick-william-ii-of-prussia"
name: "Frederick William II of Prussia"
slug: "frederick-william-ii-of-prussia"
description: "He built the Brandenburg Gate and got dedications from Mozart and Beethoven, but his real legacy was locking down Prussia — ending its rivalry with Austria and clamping censorship over the enlightenment his predecessor had allowed."
tagline: "King of Prussia from 1786 to 1797 (1744–1797)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Frederick_William_II_(1744-1797).jpg"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Historical Figures"
  slug: "historical-figures"
profileType:
  name: "Historical Figure"
  slug: "historical-figure"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645"
birthDate: "1744-09-25"
deathDate: "1797-11-16"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           57.44
  momentum:             0.7906295754026355
  historical:           23.94459466666667
  currentAttention:     2.823677055009413
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
tags:
  - name: "Politicians"
    slug: "politicians"
  - name: "Historical Figure"
    slug: "historical-figure"
  - name: "Royalty"
    slug: "royalty"
  - name: "Politics"
    slug: "politics"
  - name: "Early Modern Era"
    slug: "early-modern-era"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q152229"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_William_II_of_Prussia"
    title: "Wikipedia"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Frederick%20William%20II%20of%20Prussia"
    title: "Pantheon 2.0"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DB%8C%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AC%DB%8C_%D9%81%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%B4_%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%87%D9%84%D9%85"
    title: "ایکینجی فریدریش ویلهلم"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/II_Fridrix_Vilhelm_(Prussiya_kral%C4%B1)"
    title: "II Fridrix Vilhelm (Prussiya kralı)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%B4%D1%80%D1%8B%D1%85_%D0%92%D1%96%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BC_II"
    title: "Фрыдрых Вільгельм II"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%85_%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%85%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BC_II"
    title: "Фридрих Вилхелм II"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC_%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A1%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95_%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE(%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE)"
    title: "দ্বিতীয় ফ্রেডেরিক উইলিয়াম(প্রুশিয়া)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Wilhelm_II_(Prusia)"
    title: "Friedrich Wilhelm II (Prusia)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fridrik_Vilim_II%2C_kralj_Pruske"
    title: "Fridrik Vilim II, kralj Pruske"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederic_Guillem_II_de_Pr%C3%BAssia"
    title: "Frederic Guillem II de Prússia"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fridrich_Vil%C3%A9m_II."
    title: "Fridrich Vilém II."
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederik_Vilhelm_2._af_Preussen"
    title: "Frederik Vilhelm 2. af Preussen"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Wilhelm_II._(Preu%C3%9Fen)"
    title: "Friedrich Wilhelm II. (Preußen)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A6%CF%81%CE%B5%CE%B9%CE%B4%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%93%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%AD%CE%BB%CE%BC%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%92%CE%84_%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%A0%CF%81%CF%89%CF%83%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82"
    title: "Φρειδερίκος Γουλιέλμος Β΄ της Πρωσίας"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederiko_Vilhelmo_la_2-a_(Prusio)"
    title: "Frederiko Vilhelmo la 2-a (Prusio)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federico_Guillermo_II_de_Prusia"
    title: "Federico Guillermo II de Prusia"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Wilhelm_II"
    title: "Friedrich Wilhelm II"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederiko_Gilen_II.a_Prusiakoa"
    title: "Frederiko Gilen II.a Prusiakoa"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%B4_%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%87%D9%84%D9%85_%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%85"
    title: "فریدریش ویلهلم دوم"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredrik_Vilhelm_II"
    title: "Fredrik Vilhelm II"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric-Guillaume_II"
    title: "Frédéric-Guillaume II"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederico_Guillerme_II_de_Prusia"
    title: "Frederico Guillerme II de Prusia"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%93%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9A_%D7%95%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%94%D7%9C%D7%9D_%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%A0%D7%99%2C_%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%9A_%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%94"
    title: "פרידריך וילהלם השני, מלך פרוסיה"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/II._Frigyes_Vilmos_porosz_kir%C3%A1ly"
    title: "II. Frigyes Vilmos porosz király"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ffd5552a-d752-4ecd-9b86-84cb333d6d45"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%B4_%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%87%D9%84%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A_%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83_%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7"
    title: "فريدرش فيلهلم الثاني ملك بروسيا"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%B4_%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%87%D9%84%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%89_%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83_%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7"
    title: "فريدرش فيلهلم التانى ملك بروسيا"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Frederick William II became King of Prussia and Prince-elector of Brandenburg on 25 September 1786, inheriting a state shaped by enlightened rule. Watching the French Revolution unfold, he broke with German Dualism and aligned Prussia with Austria, then tightened censorship and religious control at home — a deliberate retreat from the openness before him. He was a skilled cellist, and Mozart, Haydn, Boccherini, and Beethoven all dedicated works to him. His architectural commissions included the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, the Marble Palace, and the Orangery in Potsdam's New Garden. He died on 16 November 1797, eleven years into a reign that chose reaction over reform.