There are many professions in the world. My goodness, what one can become! A judge, for example. Or a bricklayer. Cobblers have become rather rare, but they still exist. A doctor is also an option. A teacher or a nurse. However, one thing you can no longer become in Germany is a king. There isn’t one anymore. This position is no longer provided for. Almost 300 years ago, in the year 1712, things were different. On January 24th of that year, a little boy was born in Berlin, whose future profession was determined from the day of his birth: king. The little boy, named Friedrich, was the son of Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Hohenzollern and his wife, Crown Princess Sophie Dorothea. Friedrich's father was Crown Prince in Prussia. Prussia was a country that included Berlin, Brandenburg, and a large part of the Baltic Sea coast.