Personalities from Potsdam's city history

Potsdamer Persönlichkeiten — Potsdam personalities

Potsdam’s history and the appearance of the city were shaped by many different personalities from Potsdam, which are briefly presented below with some information and facts about the people.

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Kings, rulers of Potsdam’s history

Albrecht I of Brandenburg, Margrave Albrecht the Bear (1100-1170)
Elector Friedrich Wilhelm – the Great Elector (1620-1688)
Frederick I (1657-1713)
Friedrich Wilhelm I – the “Soldier King” (1688-1740)
Frederick II. – “Frederick the Great” (1712-1786)
Friedrich Wilhelm II. (1744-1797)
Friedrich Wilhelm III. (1770-1840)
Friedrich Wilhelm IV. (1795-1861)

Potsdam builder

Jean de Bodt (1670-1745)
Jan Bouman (1706-1776)
Carl Philipp Christian von Gontard (1731-1791)
Georg Wenzeslaus Freiherr von Knobelsdorff (1699-1753)
Friedrich Ludwig Persius (1803-1845)
Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781-1841)
Georg Christian Unger (1743-1799)

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