Frederick III of Germany

Frederick III, Emperor of Germany

Reign

Emperor of Germany and King of Prussia
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
House	Hohenzollern
Born	October 18, 1831
Birthplace	Potsdam, Germany
Died	June 15, 1888  (56 years)
Deathplace	Potsdam, Germany

Parents

William I, Emperor of Germany

Born	March 22, 1797
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)

Augusta, Princess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

Born	September 30, 1811
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)

Marriages

1. Victoria, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom

Born	November 21, 1840
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)

Marriages

First Wife	Augusta Victoria, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein  (1857-1921) (64 years)
First Marriage	February 27, 1881 - April 11, 1921  (40 years, widowed)

Second Wife	Hermine, Princess Reuss of Greiz  (1887-1947) (60 years)
Second Marriage	November 5, 1922 - June 4, 1941  (18 years, died)

Children

1. Wilhelm, Crown Prince of Germany  (1882-1951) (69 years)
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)

Marriages

Husband	Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen  (1851-1928) (77 years)
Marriage	February 18, 1878 - October 1, 1919  (41 years, died)

Children

1. Feodora, Princess of Saxe-Meiningen  (1879-1945) (66 years)

Child 3: Henry, Prince of Prussia

Born	August 14, 1862	Died	April 20, 1929 (66 years)

Marriage

Wife	Irene, Princess of Hesse and by Rhine  (1866-1953) (87 years)
Marriage	May 24, 1888 - April 20, 1929  (40 years, died)

Children

1. Waldemar, Prince of Prussia  (1889-1945) (56 years)
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)

Child 5: Viktoria, Princess of Prussia

Born	April 12, 1866	Died	November 13, 1929 (63 years)

Marriages

First Husband	Adolf, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe  (1859-1916) (57 years)
First Marriage	November 19, 1890 - July 9, 1916  (25 years, widowed)

Second Husband	Alexander Zoubkoff  (1901-36) (35 years)
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)

Child 7: Sophia, Princess of Prussia

Born	June 14, 1870	Died	January 13, 1932 (61 years)

Marriages

Husband	Constantine I, King of Greece  (1868-1923) (55 years)
Marriage	October 27, 1889 - January 11, 1923  (33 years, widowed)

Children

1. George II, King of Greece  (1890-1947) (67 years)
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)

Marriages

Husband	Frederick Charles, Prince of Hesse  (1868-1940) (72 years)
Marriage	January 25, 1893 - May 28, 1940  (47 years, widowed)

Children

1. Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hesse  (1893-1916) (23 years)
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)