The exceptional bravery of Duhan during the 1715 Siege of Stralsund caught the attention of Frederick William I, who was looking for a soldier rather than an academic to serve as civil tutor to his eldest son, the Crown Prince Frederick.
In 1713, Friedrich Wilhelm I became King of Prussia and set about converting Prussia into a militarised state.
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Many of those who survived the flight were received by King Frederick William I of Prussia and settled around Gumbinnen in the East Prussian province.
The most famous and valuable was "Belisarius " by Salvator Rosa, which was presented to the 2nd Viscount Townshend by King Frederick William I of Prussia.
Louisa Ulrika of Prussia (1720-1782), daughter of Frederick William I of Prussia and Sophia Dorothea of Hanover; wife of Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden
Wilhelmine of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1709–1758), Margravine of Bayreuth, eldest daughter of Frederick William I of Prussia and sister of Frederick II of Prussia