Frederick William IV Of Prussia
Prussian Royalty |
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House of Hohenzollern |
Frederick William III |
Children |
Frederick William IV |
William I |
Alexandra Feodorovna, Empress of Russia |
Princess Frederica |
Prince Charles of Prussia |
Alexandrine, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg |
Prince Ferdinand |
Princess Louise |
Prince Albert of Prussia |
Frederick William IV |
Frederick William IV (German: Friedrich Wilhelm IV.; 15 October 1795 – 2 January 1861), the eldest son and successor of Frederick William III of Prussia, reigned as King of Prussia from 1840 to 1861. He was in personal union the sovereign prince of the Principality of Neuchâtel (1840–1857).
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