List of monarchs of Prussia
Kingdom of Prussia (1701–1918)

List of monarchs of Prussia

Section Title: Kingdom of Prussia (1701–1918)
Table Section Text: None

Name	Lifespan	Reign start	Reign end	Notes	Family	Image

Frederick I the Mercenary King	11 July 1657 – 25 February 1713 (aged 55)	18 January 1701	25 February 1713	Son of Frederick William	Hohenzollern	Frederick I of Prussia

Frederick William I the Soldier King	14 August 1688 – 31 May 1740 (aged 51)	25 February 1713	31 May 1740	Son of Frederick I	Hohenzollern	Frederick William I of Prussia

Frederick II the Great	24 January 1712 – 17 August 1786 (aged 74)	31 May 1740	17 August 1786	Son of Frederick William I	Hohenzollern	Frederick II of Prussia

Frederick William II	25 September 1744 – 16 November 1797 (aged 53)	17 August 1786	16 November 1797	Nephew of Frederick II	Hohenzollern	Frederick William II of Prussia

Frederick William III	3 July 1770 – 7 June 1840 (aged 69)	16 November 1797	7 June 1840	Son of Frederick William II	Hohenzollern	Frederick William III of Prussia

Frederick William IV	15 October 1795 – 2 January 1861 (aged 65)	7 June 1840	2 January 1861	Son of Frederick William III; also President of the Erfurt Union (1849-1850)	Hohenzollern	Frederick William IV of Prussia

William I	22 March 1797 – 9 March 1888 (aged 90)	2 January 1861	9 March 1888	Brother of Frederick William IV; also President of the North German Confederation (1867-1871) and German Emperor (from 1871)	Hohenzollern	William I of Prussia

Frederick III	18 October 1831 – 15 June 1888 (aged 56)	9 March 1888	15 June 1888	Son of William I; also German Emperor	Hohenzollern	Frederick III of Prussia

William II	27 January 1859 – 4 June 1941 (aged 82)	15 June 1888	28 November 1918 (abdicated)	Son of Frederick III; also German Emperor	Hohenzollern	William II of Prussia

Sentence(s)

William I, of the House of Hohenzollern, was the King of Prussia from 2 January 1861 and the German Emperor from 1871 to his death.

final_sentence: William I, of the House of Hohenzollern, was the King of Prussia from 2 January 1861 and the German Emperor from 1871 to his death.