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Frederick William IV (German: Friedrich Wilhelm IV.; 15 October 1795 – 2 January 1861), the eldest son and successor of Frederick William III of Prussia, was king of Prussia from 7 June 1840 until his death on 2 January 1861. Also referred to as the "romanticist on the throne", he was deeply religious and believed that he ruled by divine right.
Frederick William IV and the Prussian Monarchy 1840-1862, by David E. Barclay, (Oxford, 1995). Iron Kingdom: The Rise and Downfall of Prussia, 1600-1947, by Christopher Clark, (Harvard University Press, 2006).
4 de mar. de 2024 · Frederick William I (born August 14, 1688, Berlin—died May 31, 1740, Potsdam, Prussia) was the second Prussian king, who transformed his country from a second-rate power into the efficient and prosperous state that his son and successor, Frederick II the Great, made a major military power on the Continent. The son of the elector Frederick III ...
Preface. Frederick William IV, King of Prussia from 1840 to 1861, was perhaps the most important German monarch between Frederick the Great and William II. An immensely complicated and contradictory personality, he was a man for whom aesthetic, religious, dynastic, and ideological values took precedence over considerations of Realpolitik.
other name:(King) Friedrich Wilhelm IV. Details. individual; royal/imperial; German; Male. Life dates. 1795-1861. Other dates. 1840-1861 (ruled) Biography. Eldest son and successor of Frederick William III.
Frederick William IV, King of Prussia] c.1840-60. Frederick William IV, King of Prussia] Lithograph with hand-colouring, varnished | 28.7 x 26.1 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 608074.
Frederick William succeeded his father, Frederick William III, in 1840. Queen Victoria found him kind, good and clever on his visit to England in 1842. In 1857 he suffered from a series of strokes and his brother William became Regent. Here the King is dressed in the uniform of a General Officer of Cavalry in the Prussian army, wearing the collar (and possibly the star) of the Order of the ...
