Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia

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King of Prussia human monarch

Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia was the King of Prussia from 1797 to 1840, known for leading his kingdom through the Napoleonic Wars and initiating significant military and administrative reforms.

Aliases (3)

Frederick William III of Prussia ×14
King Frederick William III of Prussia ×5
Friedrich Wilhelm III ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	King of Prussia → human → monarch →
allyOf	Austrian Empire → Russian Empire →
associatedWith	Stein–Hardenberg reforms →
birthDate	1770-08-03 →
birthName	Friedrich Wilhelm von Preußen →
birthPlace	Kingdom of Prussia → Potsdam →
burialPlace	Berlin → Charlottenburg Palace →
child	Frederick William IV of Prussia → Prince Albrecht of Prussia → Prince Charles of Prussia → Princess Charlotte of Prussia → William I, German Emperor →
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Prussia →
deathDate	1840-06-07 →
deathPlace	Berlin → Kingdom of Prussia →
father	Frederick William II of Prussia →
house	House of Hohenzollern →
implementedReform	Prussian military reorganization after 1806 → administrative centralization in Prussia → educational reforms in Prussia →
languageSpoken	German →
monarchOf	Kingdom of Prussia →
mother	Frederica Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt →
name	Friedrich Wilhelm III →
notableFor	Prussian military reforms → administrative reforms in Prussia → leadership during the Napoleonic Wars →
participantIn	Napoleonic Wars → War of the Fourth Coalition → War of the Sixth Coalition →
positionHeld	King of Prussia →
predecessor	Frederick William II of Prussia →
reignEnd	1840 →
reignStart	1797 →
religion	Lutheranism →
residence	Berlin → Potsdam →
spouse	Auguste von Harrach → Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz →
successor	Frederick William IV of Prussia →
title	King in Prussia → Margrave of Brandenburg → Prince of Neuchâtel →

Referenced by (21)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alexandrowka colony ("Frederick William III of Prussia") → Humboldt University of Berlin → Iron Cross ("Frederick William III of Prussia") → University of Bonn ("Frederick William III of Prussia") →	foundedBy
Battle of Jena–Auerstedt ("King Frederick William III of Prussia") → Battle of Leipzig ("Frederick William III of Prussia") → War of the Fourth Coalition ("Frederick William III of Prussia") →	commander
Grand Cross of the Iron Cross ("King Frederick William III of Prussia") → Iron Cross 1st Class ("King Frederick William III of Prussia") →	establishedBy
Holy Alliance ("Frederick William III of Prussia") → Treaty of Tilsit ("Frederick William III of Prussia") →	signedBy
Grand Cross of the Iron Cross ("Frederick William III of Prussia") →	associatedWithRuler
Frederick William II of Prussia ("Frederick William III of Prussia") →	child
William I, German Emperor ("Frederick William III of Prussia") →	father
Iron Cross 2nd Class ("King Frederick William III of Prussia") →	institutedBy
Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia ("Friedrich Wilhelm III") →	name
University of Breslau ("Frederick William III of Prussia") →	namedAfter
Treaty of Tilsit ("King Frederick William III of Prussia") →	negotiatedBy
Wilhelmina of Prussia ("Frederick William III of Prussia") →	sibling
Napoleonic Wars ("Frederick William III of Prussia") →	significantCommander
Frederick William II of Prussia ("Frederick William III of Prussia") →	successor