Frederick William IV of Prussia (1795-1861)
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This Day In Victorian History Frederick William IV, King of Prussia (1840-61) & Germany (1849-61), dies at 65 (1861) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fre…
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πŸ“…︎ Jan 02 2022
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Vang Stave Church / is a stave church which was bought by King Frederick William IV of Prussia and transferred from Vang in the Valdres region of Norway and re-erected in 1842 in BrΓΌckenberg near KrummhΓΌbel in Silesia, now Karpacz in the Karkonosze mountains of Poland.
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Born today : October 15th - Frederick William IV, King of Prussia, "romanticist on the throne", "remembered for numerous buildings he had erected in Berlin and Potsdam, as well as for sponsoring the completion of the gothic Cologne cathedral", "rejected the title of German Emperor offered to him" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fre…
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πŸ“…︎ Oct 15 2015
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Fun fact:Wilhelm II and Nicholas II were third cousins (both were great-great-grandsons of Paul I of Russia) as well as being second cousins once removed (both were descended from Frederick William III of Prussia) Wilhelm was a first cousin of Nicholas's wife Alix of Hesse.queen victoria is their...
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"Under Frederick the First, Berlin had been the Athens of the North. Under Frederick William the First it became its Sparta." ~Frederick the Great of Prussia
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Equestrian statue of Frederick the Great (Frederick William III of Prussia). Berlin, 12.2005.
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πŸ“…︎ Sep 30 2021
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Frederick William II of Prussia, O.G. party boy and king, would be 235 years old this month
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Is it me or is the logic Kaiser Frederick William IV used to oppose the development of a German constitution the same as corporations use to oppose unions

Kaiser: 'Never will I permit a written sheet of paper to come between our God in heaven and this land ... to rule us with its paragraphs and supplant the old, sacred loyalty'

Corporations: 'The union is aΒ third-partyΒ orΒ outsiderΒ interfering with the company’sΒ family.'

I read the first quote and couldn't help thinking I'd heard that logic before. Then it clicked. I can't help but wonder if people who oppose unions would also oppose the constitution for the same reason.

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πŸ“…︎ Dec 22 2021
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Frederick William I of Prussia looking fresh on that uniform
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Chadly Historical Figures #1: Frederick William of Prussia-Brandenburg, The Great Elector
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TDIH : November 16, 1797, The Prussian heir apparent, Frederick William, becomes King of Prussia as Frederick William III. Illustration: Equestrian portrait of Frederick William III by Franz KrΓΌger (1831).
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πŸ“…︎ Nov 16 2020
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Today, 300 years ago, Frederick William I of Prussia decreed that basic education shall be compulsory for every child aged 5 to 12 years in his lands, laying the foundation of the modern German school system.
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πŸ“…︎ Sep 28 2017
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[WP] The year is 1726, you are the king of Prussia, Frederick William. A group of travelers whose height stole your breath, despite their strange attire and manner, arrived in your court today. They introduced themselves as the Globetrotters, and want to play a game.
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July 3: Treaty of Frederiksborg. Frederick IV of Denmark obtains southern Schleswig, Hanover, Bremen and Verden, Prussia a part of Pomerania. (Danish medal on the occasion of peace)
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TIL Frederick William I of Prussia (The Soldier King) was obsessed with his famed troops, the Potsdam Giants, once saying "The most beautiful girl or woman in the world would be a matter of indifference to me, but tall soldiers-they are my weakness." historyanswers.co.uk/hist…
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Did anyone during Frederick William III of Prussia reign want all brothels to become state-owned? If so who and why?

>If the Belgian State, for quite ordinary political and financial reasons, itself constructed its chief railway lines; if Bismarck, not under any economic compulsion, took over for the State the chief Prussian lines, simply to be the better able to have them in hand in case of war, to bring up the railway employees as voting cattle for the Government, and especially to create for himself a new source of income independent of parliamentary votes β€” this was, in no sense, a socialistic measure, directly or indirectly, consciously or unconsciously. Otherwise, the Royal Maritime Company, the Royal porcelain manufacture, and even the regimental tailor of the army would also be socialistic institutions, or even, as was seriously proposed by a sly dog in Frederick William III's reign, the taking over by the State of the brothels.

https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1880/soc-utop/ch03.htm

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I read that Frederick William I of Prussia chose to educate his children amongst the peasantry rather than royalty. Why?
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πŸ“…︎ Jan 31 2020
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Why did Frederick William IV refuse the β€œcrown from the gutter?” And why did his son, William I, drag his feet as Bismarck pushed for German unification?

Frederick William IV famously refused the Frankfurt Parliament’s offer to reign as German emperor, despite the fact that he was pro-unification. Wilhelm I, the man who would later become the first German emperor, likewise opposed Bismarck’s plans to orchestrate wars with Austria and France to achieve unificationβ€”for example, he acceded to French demands and withdrew a Hohenzollern prince from the Spanish throne.

Why were the Prussian monarchs against a German pan-nationalist movement that would bring more land and glory to Prussia?

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TDIH 25 January 1858 - Mendelsshon's "Wedding March" is played at the Royal Wedding of Princess Victoria and Prince Frederick Wilhelm IV of Prussia. Originally written for "A Midsummer Night's Dream", it has become a standard recessional at weddings since. npr.org/templates/story/s…
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Why did Frederick William IV reject the German throne in 1848?

If some revolutionaries came up to me and said, "We're making a new, very big state that's very existence is gonna change the balance of power on the continent*, do you want to lead it," I'd say yes in a heart beat. But Frederick William IV rejected the offer. Why?

*The creation of the German Empire in 1871 upset the balance of power of the Concert of Europe, as one would expect from a couple dozen countries coming together to make one big one, so I foresee that this would upset it even more, seeing as it was larger. Then again, this one would be created after a revolution, not after defeating one of the great powers of Europe hot off the heels of a victory against another four years prior, so maybe it'd be different.

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[DIPLOMACY] From Gustav III of Sweden to Frederick William II of Prussia

A message from His Majesty, the King of Swedes, Wends, and Goths, Gustav III of the House of Holstein-Gottorp.

My Dearest, Frederick William II,

I write to you, not from a dire time, but in a time of celebration. Our mutual enemy has been pushed back from Gothenburg and our other mutual enemy has been stalled at the Eastern Border. It is at this time that I can confidently write to you, from the fortress in Gothenburg.

My Dearest King Frederick William II, I wish you a most fantastic 1789 and may this be the year that both of our nations reach majesty. In the past, you and I have never had conflicts and, indeed, it was past monarchs of both our fine kingdoms that had ever gone to arms. Yet in this day and age, in the year of our Lord, 1789, we find ourselves on the same side of a malicious foe.

Russia is a monster and a threat to both of our sovereignties. I know that you are no stranger to the Russians and that I myself share kinship with the deposed Russian monarch. At present, it is Catherine who rules the Tsardom and she is waging an aggressive war against my ally, the Ottoman Turks. I too am engaged with war with her. However, her territorial ambitions see no limit and I fear that she may turn her sights on you next, perhaps to aid her ally, the foul Joseph II in Austria.

Denmark-Norway too, of the House of the ever so insignificant Oldenburg wish to see my sovereign reign cut short. I know that the Danes are oppressing fine Prussian stock in Holstein, the origin of my family, and that they will answer to Russia’s beck and call like a castrated pup.

The Danish control the way to the Western Seas for both of our nations O Dearest King Frederick William II, and at any moment they could blockade both of our fine states by closing the Sound Tolls. It is thus that I come to you in a time of majesty for I have won a resounding victory against our mutual foes at Gothenburg, not without the diplomatic assistance of His Majesty George III and yourself. I wish to propose a formal alliance between our two Kingdoms, so that we may stand against the Russian encroachment from the East. We do not obligate you to come to war against Russia with us under the terms of this alliance, lest you felt the desire to.

*In the future, however, we will gladly defend Prussia as we would defend Sveriges, and any Swede will give his life before the Prussian crown just as he would before my crown. To solidify this alliance, I propose a formal betrothal between m

... keep reading on reddit ➑

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Born today : February 16th - Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia, "known as 'The Great Elector' because of his military and political prowess", "saw the importance of trade and promoted it vigorously", "shrewd domestic reforms gave Prussia a strong position" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fre…
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πŸ“…︎ Feb 16 2018
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TIL during 1640-1786, the chronological leaders of Brandenburg - Prussia were Frederick William, Frederick III (known as King Frederick I), King Frederick William I, and King Frederick II the Great. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lis…
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[Link] Why did Frederick William IV reject the German throne in 1848? reddit.com/r/AskHistorian…
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Born today : August 14th - Frederick William I, King in Prussia, Elector of Brandenburg, "acquired a reputation for military display, leading to his special efforts to hire the tallest men he could find in all of Europe for a special regiment nicknamed the Potsdam Giants.", "the Soldier-king" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fre…
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How was Brandenburg under Frederick William I part of both the Holy Roman Empire and Brandenburg-Prussia?

To clarify, the territory of Bradenburg was part of the HRE, but Prussia was not. Frederick William (Grandfather of Frederick William I), the Great Elector, helped to unify these territories. How did this situation play out politically and economically?

For example, did Brandenburg have to take certain orders from the Holy Roman Emperor, when Prussia did not? Furthermore, if so, how could Brandenburg-Prussia be unified when the territories are under the authority of different people?

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Born today : February 16th - Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia, "known as 'The Great Elector' because of his military and political prowess", "saw the importance of trade and promoted it vigorously", "shrewd domestic reforms gave Prussia a strong position" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fre…
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Born today : August 14th - Frederick William I, King in Prussia, Elector of Brandenburg, "acquired a reputation for military display, leading to his special efforts to hire the tallest men he could find in all of Europe for a special regiment nicknamed the Potsdam Giants.", "the Soldier-king" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fre…
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Born today : August 3rd - Frederick William III, King of Prussia, "ruled Prussia during the difficult times of the Napoleonic wars and the end of the old German Empire" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fre…
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TDIH: May 7, 1767: The birth of Frederica Charlotte of Prussia, Duchess of York and Albany, daughter of King Frederick William II of Prussia. janeausten.co.uk/princess…
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Born today : September 25th - Frederick William II, King of Prussia, "Pleasure-loving and indolent", "Under his reign, Prussia was weakened internally and externally, and he failed to deal adequately with the challenges to the existing order posed by the French Revolution" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fre…
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TIL that after defeating the Swedish army at Fehrbellin, Frederick William of Prussia and his army commandeered thousands of nearby sleighs to cut off the Swede's escape route en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gre…
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