King Frederick William III of Prussia

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HM The King of Prussia
Titles King of Prussia
Reign 16 November 1797 - 7 June 1840
Coronation 29 May 1798
Predecessor Frederick William II
Successor Frederick William IV
Biographical Information
Born 3 August 1770

Potsdam, Prussia, Holy Roman Empire

Died 7 June 1840 (aged 69)

Berlin, Prussia

Spouse Princess Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

(m. 1793; w. 1810)

Countess Auguste of Harrach

(m. 1824; d. 1840)

Issue Frederick William IV

Wilhelm I
Princess Charlotte
Princess Frederica
Prince Charles
Princess Alexandrine
Prince Ferdinand
Princess Louise
Prince Albert

Name Frederick William
House Hohenzollern
Father King Frederick William II of Prussia
Mother Princess Frederica Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt
Religion Evangelical Church of Germany

General

Life[edit | edit source]

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Marriage and Issue[edit | edit source]

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Photo Name Birth Death Marriage
Frederick William IV 15 October 1795 2 January 1861 (aged 65) Princess Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria (m. 1823); no issue
Wilhelm I 22 March 1797 9 March 1888 (aged 90) Princess Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (m. 1829); had issue
Princess Charlotte 13 July 1798 1 November 1860 (aged 62) Emperor Nicholas I of Russia (m. 1817); had issue
Princess Frederica 14 October 1799 30 March 1800 (aged 5 months) Died in infancy
Prince Charles 29 June 1801 21 January 1883 (aged 81) Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (m. 1827); had issue
Princess Alexandrine 23 February 1803 21 April 1892 (aged 89) Grand Duke Paul Frederick of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (m. 1822); had issue
Prince Ferdinand 13 December 1804 1 April 1806 (aged 15 months) Died in infancy
Princess Louise 1 February 1808 6 December 1870 (aged 62) Prince Frederick of the Netherlands (m. 1825); had issue
Prince Albert 4 October 1809 14 October 1872 (aged 63) (1) Princess Marianne of the Netherlands (m. 1830); had issue

(2) Rosalie von Rauch (m. 1853); had issue

Titles and Honours[edit | edit source]

  • 1770-1786 Prince Frederick William of Prussia
  • 1786-1797 Frederick William, Crown Prince of Prussia
  • 1797-1840 Frederick William III, King of Prussia

Ancestry[edit | edit source]

Parents Grandparents Great-Grandparents Great-Great-Grandparents
King Frederick William II of Prussia Prince Augustus William of Prussia

Princess Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel

King Frederick William I of Prussia

Princess Sophia Dorothea of Hanover

Duke Ferdinand Albert II of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel

Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel

King Frederick I of Prussia

Princess Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
King George I of the United Kingdom
Princess Sophia Dorothea of Celle
Duke Ferdinand Albert I of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel
Princess Christine of Hesse-Eschwege
Duke Louis Rudolph of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel
Princess Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen

Princess Frederica Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt Landgrave Louis IX of Hesse-Darmstadt

Countess Caroline of Zweibrucken

Landgrave Louis VIII of Hesse-Darmstadt

Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg

Count Palatine Christian III of Zweibrucken

Countess Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrucken

Landgrave Ernest Louis of Hesse-Darmstadt

Princess Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Johann Reinhard III, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg
Princess Dorothea Friederike of Brandenburg-Anbsach
Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrucken-Birkenfeld
Countess Katherina Agathe of Rappottstein
Louis Crato, Count of Nassau-Saarbrucken
Countess Philippine Henriette of Hohenlohe-Langenburg