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Frederick III, German Emperor
(1831–1888)
BIRTH
October 18, 1831
PLACE
New Palace, Potsdam, Prussia
NAME
Friedrich Wilhelm Nikolaus Karl of Prussia
DEATH
June 15, 1888
PLACE
New Palace (Friedrichskron), Potsdam, Germany
FAMILY
CHILDREN
Kaiser Wilhelm II
(1859-1941)
HOMES
RELIGIOUS VIEWS
CHRISTIAN
PROTESTANT
MEMBERSHIPS
AWARDS
Frederick III was German emperor and king of Prussia for 99 days in 1888. He married Victoria, Princess Royal, in 1858; their eldest son was Wilhelm II.
EARLY LIFE
Frederick became emperor in 1888 but died that June after a reign of only 99 days. He and Victoria were associated with liberal constitutional ideas.
CAREER
DEATH
Died of laryngeal cancer after a reign of 99 days.
POPULAR BIOGRAPHIES
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