Person:Frederick William III of Prussia (1)
Frederick William III of Prussia
b.3 Aug 1770 Potsdam, Brandenburg, Preußen, Germany
d.7 Jun 1840 Berlin, Brandenburg, Preußen, Germany
Parents and Siblings
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m. 14 Jul 1769
  1. Frederick William III of Prussia1770 - 1840
  2. Prince Louis Charles of Prussia1773 - 1796
  3. Wilhelmine of Prussia1774 - 1837
  4. Princess Augusta of Prussia1780 - 1841
  5. Frederick Henry Charles of Prussia1781 - 1846
  6. Prince Wilhelm of Prussia1783 - 1851
Spouse and Children
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m. 24 Dec 1793
  1. Frederick William IV of Prussia1795 - 1861
  2. Wilhelm I _____, German Emperor1797 - 1888
  3. Alexandra Feodorovna1798 - 1860
  4. Prince Frederick Charles Alexander _____, of Prussia1801 - 1883
  5. Princess Alexandrine of Prussia1803 - 1892
  6. Princess Louise of Prussia1808 - 1870
  7. Prince Albert of Prussia1809 - 1872
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Frederick William III of Prussia1770 - 1840
  • W.  Maria Van Hessen Homburg (add)
m. 12 Jan 1804
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Facts and Events
Name Frederick William III of Prussia
Alt Name Friedrich Wilhelm Karl van Pruisen
Gender Male
Birth[1] 3 Aug 1770 Potsdam, Brandenburg, Preußen, GermanyHouse of Hohenzollern
Marriage 24 Dec 1793 Berlijnto Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Marriage 12 Jan 1804 Berlijnto Maria Van Hessen Homburg (add)
Marriage to Auguste von Harrach
Death[1] 7 Jun 1840 Berlin, Brandenburg, Preußen, Germany
Reference Number? Q37134?


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Frederick William III (; 3 August 1770 – 7 June 1840) was King of Prussia from 16 November 1797 until his death in 1840. He was concurrently Elector of Brandenburg in the Holy Roman Empire until 6 August 1806, when the Empire was dissolved.

Frederick William III ruled Prussia during the difficult times of the Napoleonic Wars. The king reluctantly joined the coalition against Napoleon in the . Following Napoleon's defeat, he took part in the Congress of Vienna, which assembled to settle the political questions arising from the new, post-Napoleonic order in Europe. His primary interests were internal – the reform of Prussia's Protestant churches. He was determined to unify the Protestant churches to homogenize their liturgy, organization, and architecture. The long-term goal was to have fully centralized royal control of all the Protestant churches in the Prussian Union of Churches. The king was said to be extremely shy and indecisive. His wife Queen Louise (1776–1810) was his most important political advisor. She led a mighty group that included Baron vom Stein, Prince von Hardenberg, Gerhard von Scharnhorst, and Count von Gneisenau. They set about reforming Prussia's administration, churches, finance, and military. He was the common ancestor of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia (through Princess Charlotte) and Kaiser Wilhelm II (through Wilhelm I).

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Frederick William III of Prussia, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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