Frederick William III of Prussia

Also known as Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia, Friedrich Wilhelm III., Frederick-William III, Frederick William III

King of Prussia from 1797 to 1840

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Frederick William III was the King of Prussia for 43 years, from 1797 until his death in 1840, a period that saw Prussia navigate through major European conflicts and transformations. His long reign was significant because it shaped Prussia's role as a major European power during the Napoleonic Wars and the subsequent reorganization of Europe.

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Born: 1776
Died: 1810
Works: 6

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Correspondance inédite du Roi Frédéric-Guillaume III et de la Reine Louise avec l'Empereur Alexandre Ier
Königin Luise
Briefwechsel der Königin Luise mit ihrem Gemahl Friedrich Wilhelm III., 1793-1810
Die Reise an den Niederrhein und nach Holland, 1791
Königin Luise, ein Leben in Briefen

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: Detroit
Active from: 1770
Active to: 1840

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Frederick William III (German: Friedrich Wilhelm 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 times of the Napoleonic Wars. The king reluctantly joined the Sixth Coalition against Napoleon in the German campaign of 1813. 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.