The following texts are adapted from "Potsdams historische Mitte".
The Patrons
Elector Frederick William, the Great Elector (1620-1688)
Frederick I (1657-1713)
Frederick William I, the "Soldier King" (1688-1740)
Frederick II, "The Great" (1712-1786)
Frederick William II (1744-1797)
Frederick William III (1770-1840)
Frederick William IV (1795-1861)
Master Builders
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)
Gardeners
Prof. Karl Foerster (1874-1970)
Peter Joseph Lenné (1789-1866)
Prince Johann Moritz von Nassau-Siegen (1604-1679)
Count Hermann von Pückler-Muskau (1785-1871)
Contemporaries
Bellamintes (18th century)
Max Dortu (1826-1849)
Wilhelmine Enke, the later Countess of Lichtenau (1753-1820)
Jakob Paul Baron von Gundling (1673-1731)
Otto III (980-1002)
Eleonore Prochaska, the "Potsdam Girl Hero" (1785-1813)
Links
- Das historische Potsdam entdecken
- Elector Frederick William, the Great Elector
- Frederick I
- Frederick William I, the "Soldier King"
- Frederick II, "The Great"
- Frederick William II
- Frederick William III
- Frederick William IV
- Jean de Bodt
- Jan Bouman
- Carl Philipp Christian von Gontard
- Georg Wenzeslaus Freiherr von Knobelsdorff
- Friedrich Ludwig Persius
- Karl Friedrich Schinkel
- Georg Christian Unger
- Prof. Karl Foerster
- Peter Joseph Lenné
- Prince Johann Moritz von Nassau-Siegen
- Count Hermann von Pückler-Muskau
- Bellamintes
- Max Dortu
- Wilhelmine Enke, the later Countess of Lichtenau
- Jakob Paul Baron von Gundling
- Otto III.
- Eleonore Prochaska, the "Potsdam Girl Hero"
