Person:Frederick William IV of Prussia (1)
Frederick William IV of Prussia
b.15 Oct 1795 Berlijn
d.2 Jan 1861 Sans Souci
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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
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Name Frederick William IV of Prussia
Alt Name Friedrich Wilhelm 4 van Pruisen
Gender Male
Birth[1] 15 Oct 1795 Berlijn
Marriage to Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria
Death[1] 2 Jan 1861 Sans Souci
Reference Number? Q57180?


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Frederick William IV (; 15 October 17952 January 1861), the eldest son and successor of Frederick William III of Prussia, reigned as King of Prussia from 7 June 1840 to his death on 2 January 1861. Also referred to as the "romanticist on the throne", he is best remembered for the many buildings he had constructed in Berlin and Potsdam as well as for the completion of the Gothic Cologne Cathedral.

In politics, he was a conservative, who initially pursued a moderate policy of easing press censorship and reconciling with the Catholic population of the kingdom. During the German revolutions of 1848–1849, he at first accommodated the revolutionaries but rejected the title of Emperor of the Germans offered by the Frankfurt Parliament in 1849, believing that Parliament did not have the right to make such an offer. He used military force to crush the revolutionaries throughout the German Confederation. From 1849 onward he converted Prussia into a constitutional monarchy and acquired the port of Wilhelmshaven in the Jade Treaty of 1853.

From 1857 to 1861, he suffered several strokes and was left incapacitated until his death. His brother (and heir-presumptive) Wilhelm served as regent after 1858 and then succeeded him as King.

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