Frederick William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt

Frederick William
Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt
Born	(1700-11-17)17 November 1700 Oranienbaum Palace, Wittenberg
Died	4 March 1771(1771-03-04) (aged 70) Wildenbruch Castle
Burial	Berlin Cathedral
Spouse	Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia ​ ​ (m. 1734; died 1765)​
Issue	Friederike, Duchess of Württemberg Elisabeth Louise, Princess Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia Prince Georg Philipp Philippine, Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel Prince Georg Philipp Wilhelm
House	Hohenzollern
Father	Philip William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt
Mother	Princess Johanna Charlotte of Anhalt-Dessau

Frederick William of Brandenburg-Schwedt (17 November 1700 – 4 March 1771) was a German nobleman. In his lifetime, from 1711 to 1771, he held the titles Prince in Prussia and Margrave of Brandenburg, with the style Royal Highness. He was made a knight of the Order of the Black Eagle.

In the 19th century he was retrospectively known by the title Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, in order to differentiate his branch of the Hohenzollern dynasty. He was the second owner of the Prussian secundogeniture of Brandenburg-Schwedt. His parents were Philip William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, and Princess Johanna Charlotte of Anhalt-Dessau. He was the nephew of King Frederick I of Prussia.