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   Jan 6, 2024 · 1 reference. located in the administrative territorial entity. Trier. 0 references. coordinate location. 49°44'51.7"N, 6°38'38.8"E. 1 reference. students count. 900.

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   Frederick William III ( German: Friedrich Wilhelm III.; 3 August 1770 – 7 June 1840) was King of Prussia from 16 November 1797 until his death in 1840. He was concurrently Elector of Brandenburg in the Holy Roman Empire until 6 August 1806, when the empire was dissolved. Frederick William III ruled Prussia during the times of the Napoleonic Wars.

   • Reign: 16 November 1797 – 7 June 1840
   • Mother: Frederica Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt

   • Father: Frederick William II of Prussia
   • Successor: Frederick William IV

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   Who is Frederick William III?

   • They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Frederick William III (born August 3, 1770, Potsdam, Prussia [Germany]—died June 7, 1840, Berlin) was the king of Prussia from 1797, the son of Frederick William II.

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   How did Frederick William III become reactionary?

   • He signed the Holy Alliance, and became progressively more reactionary during the last years of his reign. From: Frederick William III in A Dictionary of World History » (1770–1840)King of Prussia (1797–1840).

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   Why was Frederick William III important?

   • During his first decade on the throne, Frederick William III became increasingly involved in the delicate game of negotiating deals with France that allowed Prussia to make territorial gains at the expense of smaller German states as the Holy Roman Empire entered its death throes.

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   How did Frederick William become a king?

   • Lenient and slow to recognize the growing French threat, Frederick William's restrained entry into the war in 1806 ended in defeat and humiliation for Prussia. Frederick William succeeded to the throne on 16 November 1797. He also became, in personal union, the sovereign prince of the Principality of Neuchâtel (1797–1806 and again 1813–1840).

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4. library.brown.edu › cds › napoleonFredrick William III, King of Prussia - Brown University

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   Frederick William III: (1770-1840) king of Prussia (1797-1840), son and successor of Frederick William II. Well-intentioned but weak and vacillating, he endeavored to maintain neutrality in the Napoleonic Wars. In 1806, French troops were massed on Prussia's frontier and Frederick William was forced to take up arms against France.

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   Jun 8, 2018 · Frederick William III (1770-1840) was king of Prussia from 1797 to 1840. A weak monarch, he presided first over the near-liquidation of the Prussian state in the Napoleonic Wars and then over its reconstruction. Born in Potsdam on Aug. 3, 1770, Frederick William III succeeded his father, Frederick William II, as king of Prussia in 1797.

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   Frederick William III's Call for National Mobilization, "To My People" (March 17, 1813) Following Napoleon’s defeat in Russia in 1812, there was growing pressure in Germany for a war to expel the French. This eventually led to the Battle of Leipzig (1813), where Prussia and Austria and their German allies defeated Napoleon’s forces.

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   Feb 29, 2024 · Search for: 'Frederick William III' in Oxford Reference ». (1770–1840)King of Prussia (1797–1840). After his defeat at the Battle of Jena he was forced by the Treaty of Tilsit (1807) to surrender half his dominions by the creation of the kingdom of Westphalia and the grand duchy of Warsaw. In 1811 he joined Napoleon in the war against ...

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   Frederick William III (born August 3, 1770, Potsdam, Prussia [Germany]—died June 7, 1840, Berlin) was the king of Prussia from 1797, the son of Frederick William II. Neglected by his father, he never mastered his resultant inferiority complex, but the influence of his wife, Louisa of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, whom he married in 1793, occasionally ...