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Also Known As Wilhelmine Friederike Sophie
Born July 3, 1709 • Berlin • Germany
Died October 14, 1758 (aged 49) • Bayreuth • Germany
Notable Family Members father Frederick William I • brother Frederick II
Leo X
Leo X
pope
Charles IV
Charles IV
Holy Roman emperor
Louis II
Louis II
king of Bavaria
Maximilian II
Maximilian II
king of Bavaria
Louis I, detail from an oil painting by Wilhelm von Kaulbach; in the Bayerische Staatsgemaldesammlungen, Munich
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king of Bavaria
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duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Luitpold, detail from a portrait by Friedrich August von Kaulbach, 1902; in the Bayerische Staatsgemaldesammlungen, Munich
Luitpold
prince regent of Bavaria
Frederick III
Frederick III
elector of Saxony
Albert of Brandenburg, engraving by Albrecht Dürer, 1523
Albert
German cardinal, margrave of Brandenburg, and elector of Mainz
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John George II
elector of Saxony
Ernest Louis
Ernest Louis
grand duke of Hesse-Darmstadt
Painting by Albrecht Durer of Charlemagne in ornate coronation robes and crown, holding a sword and orb, with gold embroidery and regal symbols behind him.
Charlemagne
Holy Roman emperor [747?–814]
Full-length portrait of Cardinal Richelieu by Philippe de Champaigne, showing him in red clerical robes holding a red book, standing beside a balustrade with a draped curtain behind.
Cardinal Richelieu
French cardinal and statesman
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Kangxi
emperor of Qing dynasty
Charles Le Brun: Portrait of King Louis XIV
Louis XIV
king of France
Henry IV, undated copperplate engraving.
Henry IV
king of France
Sculpted head of Akhenaten, ancient Egyptian pharaoh, with elongated facial features and a tall, ornate headdress, displayed at the Alexandria National Museum.
Akhenaten
king of Egypt
Francis I
Francis I
king of France
Paul III
Paul III
pope
Akbar Hunting
Akbar
Mughal emperor