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Frederick William IV (born Oct. 15, 1795, Cölln, near Berlin—died Jan. 2, 1861, Potsdam, Prussia) was the king of Prussia from 1840 until 1861, whose conservative policies helped spark the Revolution of 1848. In the aftermath of the failed revolution, Frederick William followed a reactionary course. In 1857, he was incapacitated by a stroke ...
- Hans Herzfeld
Frederick William IV ( German: Friedrich Wilhelm IV.; 15 October 1795 [3] – 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 ...
- 7 June 1840 – 2 January 1861
- Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
May 11, 2018 · Frederick William IV (1795-1861) was king of Prussia from 1840 to 1861. Perhaps the most intelligent and artistically talented Prussian monarch, he proved to be an erratic and unreliable leader during the German Revolution of 1848.
Frederick William IV was the king of Prussia from 1840 to 1861. He is remembered for implementing conservative policies that eventually sparked the revolution that occurred in 1848. Also known as the ‘romanticist on the throne’, he gained a reputation for the many buildings which he built in Potsdam and Berlin, and for completing the ...
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. 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.
Though usually dismissed as an inconsistent fantast and a political failure, through his (and his advisers') stubborn insistence on maintaining a powerful monarchy, Frederick William IV played a key role in the process by which Prussia's conservative elites survived the revolution of 1848 and adapted co nstitutional structures to their own ends.
