Frederick William IV of Prussia
“I can call God to witness that I do not want it, for the simple reason that Austria will then be separated from Germany.”
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Frederick William IV of Prussia
Frederick William IV was King of Prussia from 7 June 1840 until his death in 1861. Also referred to as the "romanticist on the throne", he was deeply religious and believed that he ruled by divine right. He feared revolutions, and his ideal state was one governed by the Christian estates of the realm rather than a constitutional monarchy.
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politics · King of Prussia from 1840 to 1861 · politician · also Frederick William IV of Prussia, Frederick William IV, Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia, Friedrich Wilhelm Nikolaus Karl, Friedrich Wilhelm IV., Frederick-William IV.
Born 15 October 1795 · Died 2 January 1861 · Q57180
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2026· 2 entries
Frederick William IV of Prussia
“... it is not your job to represent opinions, to want to bring the opinions of the times to the fore. ... That is completely un-German and, beyond that, completely impractical.”
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1890· 1 entry
Frederick William IV of Prussia
“Why I Am a Social Revolutionist”
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1861· 1 entry
Frederick William IV of Prussia
Died 1861-01-02.
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1854· 1 entry
Frederick William IV of Prussia
“No Compromise with the Evil of Slavery”
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1849· 1 entry
Frederick William IV of Prussia
Believing that it did not have the right to make such an offer
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1848· 1 entry
Frederick William IV of Prussia
Was a conflict between German forces and Denmark over control of Schleswig and Holstein
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1847· 1 entry
Frederick William IV of Prussia
Summoned all representatives of the Prussian provincial parliaments to Berlin
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1845· 1 entry
Frederick William IV of Prussia
Frederick William lifted the ban on the formation of Old Lutheran churches and released imprisoned pastors
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1844· 1 entry
Frederick William IV of Prussia
For example, he provided the Association for the Welfare of the Working Class with 15,000 thalers
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1842· 4 entries
Frederick William IV of Prussia
Awarded Royal Fellow of the Royal Society (1842).
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Awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Military Order of William (1842).
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On the advice of Alexander von Humboldt, he founded the separate civil class of the Pour le Merite, the Order Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts (Orden Pour le Mérite für Wissenschaften und Künste)
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Frederick William IV of Prussia
Gave his father's menagerie at Pfaueninsel to the new Berlin Zoo, which opened its gates in 1844 as the first of its kind in Germany
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1840· 3 entries
Frederick William IV of Prussia
Awarded Knight of the Order of the Elephant (1840).
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Career landmark: King of Prussia (1840–1861).
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To promote and finance the completion of the Cologne Cathedral
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1830· 1 entry
Frederick William IV of Prussia
Claiming to represent the "true" Lutheran Church, and were consequently subjected to state persecution
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1825· 1 entry
Frederick William IV of Prussia
The Archbishop of Cologne was arrested in a conflict over the law on mixed marriages
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1823· 1 entry
Frederick William IV of Prussia
Married Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria
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1817· 1 entry
Frederick William IV of Prussia
In which Calvinists and Lutherans were united, Friedrich Wilhelm's father had created an institution for all Protestants in his kingdom that was directly dependent on the sovereign as the summus episcopus (high bishop)
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1815· 1 entry
Frederick William IV of Prussia
When he was twenty, the Crown Prince exerted his influence to structure the proposed new constitution of 1815, which was never enacted, in such a way that the landed aristocracy would hold the greatest power
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1813· 1 entry
Frederick William IV of Prussia
Awarded Iron Cross (1813), 2nd class (1813).
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1810· 1 entry
Frederick William IV of Prussia
When Frederick William was 14, he saw it as a punishment from God and linked it directly to his outlook on life
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1795· 1 entry
Frederick William IV of Prussia
Born 1795-10-15.
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