Frederick William dies on May 31 of this year at age fifty-one and is interred at the Garrison Church in Potsdam.

Frederick II succeeds him.

Once Frederick secures the throne, he prevents his wife Elisabeth from visiting his court in Potsdam, granting her instead Schönhausen Palace and apartments at the Berliner Stadtschloss.

Frederick bestows the title of the heir to the throne, "Prince of Prussia", on his brother Augustus William; despite this, his wife remains devoted to him.