Frederick III, Emperor of Germany
Reign[]
| Emperor of Germany and King of Prussia |
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| March 9, 1888 - June 15, 1888 (3 months) (56) |
| Preceded by William I of Germany |
| Succeeded by Wilhelm II of Germany |
Life Data[]
| Full Name | Frederick Wilhelm Nikolaus Karl |
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| House | Hohenzollern |
| Born | October 18, 1831 |
| Birthplace | Potsdam, Germany |
| Died | June 15, 1888 (56 years) |
| Deathplace | Potsdam, Germany |
Parents[]
| Born | March 22, 1797 |
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| Father | Frederick William III, King of Prussia (1770-1840) (70 years) |
| Mother | Louise, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1776-1810) (34 years) |
| Marriage | 1829-88 (59 years, died) |
| Died | March 9, 1888 (90 years) |
| Born | September 30, 1811 |
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| Father | Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1783-1853) |
| Mother | Maria Pavlovna, Grand Duchess of Russia (1786-1859) (73 years) |
| Children | 2 |
| Died | January 7, 1890 (78 years) |
Siblings[]
| 1. Louise, Grand Duchess of Baden (1838-1923) (85 years) |
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Marriages[]
| Born | November 21, 1840 |
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| Father | Albert, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1819-61) (42 years) |
| Mother | Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901) (82 years) |
| Marriage | January 25, 1858 - June 15, 1888 (30 years, died) |
| Died | August 5, 1901 (60 years) |
Child 1: Wilhelm II, Emperor of Germany[]
| Born | January 27, 1859 | Died |
June 4, 1941 (82 years) |
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| First Wife | Augusta Victoria, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein (1857-1921) (64 years) |
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| First Marriage | February 27, 1881 - April 11, 1921 (40 years, widowed) |
| Second Wife | Hermine, Princess Reuss of Greiz (1887-1947) (60 years) |
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| Second Marriage | November 5, 1922 - June 4, 1941 (18 years, died) |
| 1. Wilhelm, Crown Prince of Germany (1882-1951) (69 years) |
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| 2. Eitel Friedrich, Prince of Prussia (1883-1942) (59 years) |
| 3. Adalbert, Prince of Prussia (1884-1948) (64 years) |
| 4. August Wihelm, Prince of Prussia (1887-1949) (62 years) |
| 5. Oskar, Prince of Prussia (1888-1958) (70 years) |
| 6. Joachim, Prince of Prussia (1890-1920) (30 years) |
| 7. Victoria Louise, Princess of Prussia (1892-1980) (88 years) |
Child 2: Charlotte, Princess of Prussia[]
| Born | July 24, 1860 | Died |
October 1, 1919 (59 years) |
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| Husband | Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1851-1928) (77 years) |
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| Marriage | February 18, 1878 - October 1, 1919 (41 years, died) |
| 1. Feodora, Princess of Saxe-Meiningen (1879-1945) (66 years) |
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Child 3: Henry, Prince of Prussia[]
| Born | August 14, 1862 | Died |
April 20, 1929 (66 years) |
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| Wife | Irene, Princess of Hesse and by Rhine (1866-1953) (87 years) |
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| Marriage | May 24, 1888 - April 20, 1929 (40 years, died) |
| 1. Waldemar, Prince of Prussia (1889-1945) (56 years) |
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| 2. Sigismund, Prince of Prussia (1896-1978) (82 years) |
| 3. Henry, Prince of Prussia (1900-04) (4 years) |
Child 4: Sigismund, Prince of Prussia[]
| Born | September 15, 1864 | Died |
June 18, 1866 (1 year) |
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Child 5: Viktoria, Princess of Prussia[]
| Born | April 12, 1866 | Died |
November 13, 1929 (63 years) |
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| First Husband | Adolf, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (1859-1916) (57 years) |
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| First Marriage | November 19, 1890 - July 9, 1916 (25 years, widowed) |
| Second Husband | Alexander Zoubkoff (1901-36) (35 years) |
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| Second Marriage | November 19, 1927 - November 13, 1929 (1 year, died) |
Child 6: Waldemar, Prince of Prussia[]
| Born | February 10, 1868 | Died |
March 27, 1879 (11 years) |
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Child 7: Sophia, Princess of Prussia[]
| Born | June 14, 1870 | Died |
January 13, 1932 (61 years) |
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| Husband | Constantine I, King of Greece (1868-1923) (55 years) |
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| Marriage | October 27, 1889 - January 11, 1923 (33 years, widowed) |
| 1. George II, King of Greece (1890-1947) (67 years) |
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| 2. Alexander, King of Greece (1893-1920) (27 years) |
| 3. Helen, Princess of Greece and Denmark (1896-1982) (86 years) |
| 4. Paul, King of Greece (1901-64) (63 years) |
| 5. Irene, Princess of Greece and Denmark (1904-74) (70 years) |
| 6. Katherine, Princess of Greece and Denmark (1913-2007) (94 years) |
Child 8: Margaret, Princess of Prussia[]
| Born | April 22, 1872 | Died |
January 22, 1954 (81 years) |
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| Husband | Frederick Charles, Prince of Hesse (1868-1940) (72 years) |
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| Marriage | January 25, 1893 - May 28, 1940 (47 years, widowed) |
| 1. Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hesse (1893-1916) (23 years) |
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| 2. Maximilian, Prince of Hesse (1894-1914) (20 years) |
| 3. Philipp, Landgrave of Hesse (1896-1980) (84 years) |
| 4. Wolfgang, Prince of Hesse (1896-1989) (93 years) |
| 5. Christoph, Prince of Hesse (1901-43) (42 years) |
| 6. Richard, Prince of Hesse (1901-69) (68 years) |