![Frederick William III 1770-1840](../images/frederick_william_iii.jpg)
Frederick William III
1770-1840
Frederick
William III (or in German: Friedrich
Wilhelm III) was the king of Prussia
from 1797 to 1840.
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Friedrich Wilhelm
III, King of Prussia
Detail from the
portrait by [probably] François Gérard
(1770-1837)
Oil on canvas
1814-1816.
National Portrait
Gallery, Oxford |
Frederick's father was
Frederick William II.
His mother was his father's
second wife, Friederike Luise of Hesse-Darmstadt.
Frederick was a member of the
Hohenzollern Dynasty.
His wife was the very delightful
Louise of
Mecklenburg. They married on December 24,
1793, and had ten children.
![Frederick William III and his wife, Queen Louise, in the Park at Charlottenburg Castle](../images/william_iii_louise.jpg)
Frederick
William III and his wife, Queen Louise,
in the Park at Charlottenburg Castle
Oil on canvas, 1799, by
Friedrich Georg Weitsch, who lived 1758-1828
Louise died in 1810. On November
9, 1824, Frederick William married his second wife,
Auguste von Harrach, a
countess, and later princess of Liegnitz.
Frederick William III died on
June 7, 1840, thus having been king for 43 years. The only
Prussian king who ruled for a longer period of time was
Frederick the Great who
reigned for 46 years.
See also
Governments of Prussia.
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