Frederick William III of Prussia
“The one chosen shadow of God upon earth.”
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Frederick William III of Prussia
Frederick William III 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.
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politics · King of Prussia from 1797 to 1840 · composer · monarch · also Frederick William III of Prussia, Frederick William III, Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia, Friedrich Wilhelm III., Frederick-William III, Prussia
Born 3 August 1770 · Died 7 June 1840 · Q37134
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1840· 1 entry
Frederick William III of Prussia
Died 1840-06-07.
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1838· 1 entry
Frederick William III of Prussia
The king distributed large parts of his farmland at Erdmannsdorf Estate to 422 Protestant refugees from the Austrian Zillertal, who built Tyrolean style farmhouses in the Silesian village
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1824· 1 entry
Frederick William III of Prussia
Frederick William III married for the second time, to Countess Auguste von Harrach zu Rohrau und Thannhausen
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1821· 1 entry
Frederick William III of Prussia
Awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Military Order of William (1821).
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1814· 2 entries
Frederick William III of Prussia
Awarded Knight of the Order of the Elephant (1814).
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Won Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece (1814).
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1813· 3 entries
Frederick William III of Prussia
And 1814, and the king himself traveled with the main army of Karl Philipp Fürst zu Schwarzenberg, along with Alexander of Russia and Francis of Austria
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Frederick William III of Prussia
Following Napoleon's defeat in Russia and pressured by the Convention of Tauroggen, Frederick William turned against France and signed an alliance with Russia at Kalisz
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Frederick William III of Prussia
To provide Prussia with a constitution
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1805· 1 entry
Frederick William III of Prussia
Eventually, Frederick William was swayed by the queen's attitude, who led Prussia's pro-war party and entered into the war in October 1806
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1797· 2 entries
Frederick William III of Prussia
Awarded Royal Order of the Seraphim (1797).
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Career landmark: King of Prussia (1797–1840).
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1770· 1 entry
Frederick William III of Prussia
Born 1770-08-03.
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