Prince William had been indifferent to the idea and had hoped for a marriage with a Russian Grand Duchess. [36], Frederick was severely reproached by his father for his liberal ideas, so he spent a large portion of time in Britain where Queen Victoria frequently allowed him to represent her at ceremonies and social functions. MacDonogh, p. Although influenced by liberal, constitutional, and middle-class ideas, he retained a strong sense of the Hohenzollern royal and imperial dignity. Prussia, at the time, was recovering militarily and otherwise from the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars.Van der Kiste, p. At the age of ten, in accordance with family tradition, he was commissioned second lieutenant in the First Infantry Regiment of Guards, and was invested with the Order of the Black Eagle.Mueller-Bohn, p. [8] They believe that he would not have dared to oppose both his father and Bismarck to change Germany's course; a natural soldier, he was steeped in his family's strong military tradition, and had happily reported to his father since he joined the army at the age of ten. [33][34][35] He thereby made Bismarck his enemy and his father extremely angry. [10] Because of their differences, the couple did not have a happy marriage and,[8][9] as a result, Frederick grew up in a troubled household, which left him with memories of a lonely childhood. Prince William had been indifferent to the idea and had hoped for a marriage with a Russian Grand Duchess. [28][29], When his father succeeded to the Prussian throne as King William I on 2 January 1861, Frederick became the Crown Prince. He became fluent in English and French and also studied Latin as well as History, Geography, Physics, Music and Religion. [38] However, when war with Austria broke out, he accepted command of one of Prussia's three armies, with General Leonhard Graf von Blumenthal as his chief of staff. Mar 9, 2020 - Frederick III (German: Friedrich III., Deutscher Kaiser und König von Preußen; 18 October 1831 – 15 June 1888) was German Emperor and King of Prussia for 99 days in 1888, the Year of the Three Emperors. King Leopold I of Belgium, uncle of both Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, had long treasured the idea of Baron Stockmar of a marriage alliance between Britain and Prussia.Van der Kiste, p. Unlike his father, Wilhelm had not personally experienced the horrors of war, and he enthusiastically embraced his family's military heritage, coming under Bismarck's tutelage. Like all Hohenzollern princes he became familiar from a particularly young age with the military traditions of the dynasty.
Frederick III (German: Friedrich III., Deutscher Kaiser und König von Preußen; 18 October 1831 – 15 June 1888) was German Emperor and King of Prussia for 99 days in 1888, the Year of the Three Emperors. At the age of ten, in accordance with family tradition, he was commissioned second lieutenant in the First Infantry Regiment of Guards, and was invested with the Order of the Black Eagle.Mueller-Bohn, p. If I should reign I would never make it. "[3] One French journalist remarked that "the Crown Prince has left countless traits of kindness and humanity in the land that he fought against. New York, Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1927.
[43] After the Battle of Wörth, a London journalist witnessed the Crown Prince's many visits to wounded Prussian soldiers and lauded his deeds, extolling the love and respect the soldiers held for Frederick. "[50] In 1881, Frederick and Victoria again attended a synagogue service, this time in Wiesbaden "to demonstrate as clearly as we can what our convictions are". Frederick’s father, Prince William, was a younger brother of King FrederickWilliam IV and, having been raised in the military traditions of the Hohenzollerns, developed into a strict disciplinarian. MacDonogh, p. He had one sister, Louise, later Grand Duchess of Baden. The couple had eight children during their marriage: William in 1859, Charlotte in 1860, Henry in 1862, Sigismund in 1864, Victoria in 1866, Waldemar in 1868, Sophie in 1870 and Margaret in 1872.Kollander, p. Therefore his education was closely supervised and extremely thorough. "[78], Other historians, including Wilhelm Mommsen and Arthur Rosenberg, oppose the idea that Frederick could have, or would have, liberalized Germany. Prussia was considered to be the most powerful state of the German Empire back then. He was forced to give her up due to her unequal rank and marry a dynastically suitable Princess, which he did out of duty. [12] Frederick was a talented student, particularly good at foreign languages, becoming fluent in English and French, and studying Latin. On the third day of the battle he wrote to her again: "Who knows whether we may not have to wage a third war in order to keep what we have now won?
17.] [19], Royal marriages of the 19th century were arranged to secure alliances and to maintain blood ties among the European nations. [45][51] The conservative William, however, lived a long life, dying at the age of 90 on 9 March 1888. Infobox Prussian Royalty|monarch name = Frederick III title =German Emperor, King of Prussia caption =Frederick III as crown prince reign =March 9 – June 15, 1888 coronation = predecessor =William I successor =William II heir = spouse =Victoria, Princess Royal issue =William IIPrincess CharlottePrince HeinrichPrince SigismundPrincess ViktoriaPrince WaldemarPrincess SophiePrincess Margaret royal house =Hohenzollern royal anthem ="Heil dir im Siegerkranz" (unofficial) father =William I mother =Augusta of Saxe-Weimar date of birth =birth date|mf=yes|1831|10|18 place of birth =Potsdam, Prussia date of death =death date and age|mf=yes|1888|6|15|1831|10|18 place of death =Potsdam, German Empire buried =Friedenskirche, Potsdam, Germany|, Frederick III (German: "Friedrich Wilhelm Nikolaus Karl", English: "Frederick William Nicholas Charles"; October 18, 1831 – June 15, 1888), (German: "Friedrich III., Deutscher Kaiser und König von Preußen") was German Emperor and King of Prussia in 1888, ruling for only 99 days during the Year of Three Emperors. Frederick's eldest son, William, suffered from a withered arm due to his difficult and dangerous breech birth, although it could have also been the result of a slight case of cerebral palsy.Röhl, p.12.] During his studies in Bonn he developed many of his liberal tendencies.MacDonogh, p. At the christening of the future King Edward VII, Frederick's uncle, King Frederick William IV of Prussia, was godfather and had also dandled the Princess Royal on his knee. [16], Despite the value placed by the Hohenzollern family on a traditional military education, Augusta insisted that her son also receive a classical education.
However, his illness prevented him from effectively establishing policies and measures to achieve this, and such moves as he was able to make were later abandoned by his son and successor, Wilhelm II. His father, Prince William of Prussia was a younger brother of King Frederick William IV of Prussia. Political lifeCrown PrinceTitles, styles, honours and armsTitles and styles*October 18, 1831 - January 2, 1861: "His Royal Highness" Prince Frederick of Prussia*January 2, 1861 - January 18, 1871: "His Royal Highness" The Crown Prince of Prussia*January 18, 1871 - March 9, 1888: "His Imperial and Royal Highness" The German Crown Prince, Crown Prince of Prussia*March 9, 1888 - June 15, 1888: "His Imperial and Royal Majesty" The German Emperor, King of Prussia Notes References ***********************Further reading* [http://books.google.com/books?id=16apGAAACAAJ "The War Diary of the Emperor Frederick III, (1870-1871)"] By Frederick III, translated and edited by Alfred Richard Allinson. Frederick William, as he was known before he assumed the throne, was born in the New Palace at Potsdam, a scion of the House of Hohenzollern. He became fluent in English and French and also studied Latin as well as History, Geography, Physics, Music and Religion. 15.] However, on the advice of Bismarck that this would create legal problems, he opted to simply keep the same regnal name he had as king of Prussia. [11] Accordingly, Frederick was thoroughly tutored in both military traditions and the liberal arts.
Styria, Carinthia, and Carniola, and of Ernest's wife Cymburgis of Masovia. [18] But, at the age of 18, he broke with family tradition and entered the University of Bonn where he studied history, law and governance and public policy. His private tutor was Ernst Curtius, a famous archaeologist. 21.] Although he had opposed military action in each case, once war had started he supported the Prussian military wholeheartedly and took positions of command.
- This is the translated collection of the then Crown Prince Frederick's war diaries that he kept during the Franco-Prussian War.External links* [http://www.deutsche-schutzgebiete.de/kaiser_friedrich.htm Kaiser Friedrich III] de icon Website with biographical information, pictures, and paintings of Frederick III, The Hohenzollern family traditionally valued a military education. As the Crown Prince, he often opposed the conservative Chancellor Otto von Bismarck, particularly in speaking out against Bismarck's policy of uniting Germany through force, and in urging that the power of the Chancellorship be curbed. However, both Princes Sigismund and Waldemar died in childhood, Sigismund at age 2 and Waldemar at age 11. Frederick married Victoria, Princess Royal, eldest daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. On the other hand, contrasting historians argue that Frederick either would not have enacted his promised policies due to his obedience to his father and Bismarck, or could not because of the German political climate being unfavorable to liberalism at the time. Nobody welcomed the prospect of closer connections with Britain more than Princess Augusta. EducationThe Hohenzollern family traditionally valued a military education. Overall, liberals desired a government who ruled by the concept of basic rights, safeguarding civil property and safeguarding the basic rights of the people.