King Frederick William III … Of PrussiaAge: 701770–1840
- Name
- King Frederick William III … Of Prussia
- Given names
- Frederick William III
- Name prefix
- King
- Name suffix
- Of Prussia
| Birth | 1770 25 18 Potsdam, Germany |
| Marriage | Auguste Von Harrach - View family |
| Australian History | 1770 Note: English Lieutenant James Cook's expedition in HM Bark Endeavour charts the eastern coast, and claims it for the British Crown. Australia dubbed 'terra nullius' i.e., according to the European legal precepts of the era, it was 'owned' by no-one. |
| Birth of a sister | 1772 (Age 2)
younger sister -
Christine …
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| Birth of a brother | 1773 (Age 3)
younger brother -
Louis …
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| Death of a sister | 1773 (Age 3)
younger sister -
Christine …
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| Birth of a sister | 18 November 1774 (Age 4) Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany
younger sister -
Wilhelmina …
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| Birth of a sister | 1780 (Age 10)
younger sister -
Augusta …
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| Death of a paternal grandmother | 1780 (Age 10)
paternal grandmother -
Louise … Of BruNew South Walesick
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| Birth of a brother | 1781 (Age 11)
younger brother -
Charles …
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| Birth of a brother | 1783 (Age 13)
younger brother -
William …
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| Australian History | 1788 (Age 18) Note: The British First Fleet, led by Governor Arthur Phillip arrives in New South Wales to found first European settlement and penal colony at Sydney. Colony includes 'all the islands adjacent in the Pacific Ocean' and running westward to the 135th meridian east. This claim included the islands of New Zealand, which were administered as part of New South Wales. Note: British settlement founded at Norfolk Island. |
| Australian History | 1790 (Age 20) Note: Beleaguered Second Fleet arrives. Colony gripped by food crisis. |
| Marriage of a sister | Wilhelmina … - View family 1 October 1791 (Age 21) Berlin, Germany
brother-in-law -
King William I … Of Netherlands
younger sister -
Wilhelmina …
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| Australian History | 1792 (Age 22) Note: Two French ships, La Recherche and L'Esp�rance, anchor at Recherche Bay, near the southernmost point of Tasmania at a time when England and France were racing around the globe to be the first to discover and colonise Australia. Note: Governor Philip returns to England, accompanied by his friend Bennelong and a companion who become the first Australian born person to sail to Europe. |
| Birth of a son #1 | 15 October 1795 (Age 25) Berlin, Germany |
| Death of a brother | 1796 (Age 26)
younger brother -
Louis …
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| Birth of a son #2 | 22 March 1797 (Age 27) Berlin, Germany |
| Death of a father | 16 December 1797 (Age 27) Marmorpalais, Potsdam, Germany
father -
Frederick William Hohenzollern
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| Australian History | 1797 (Age 27) Note: Sydney Cove wrecked and some survivors travelled from Bass Strait to Port Jackson allowing for the rescue of others but also furthering knowledge of the geography of Australia. |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | 1798 (Age 28)
daughter -
Princess Charlotte … Of Prussia
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| Australian History | 1798 (Age 28) Note: 1798-9 - George Bass and Matthew Flinders sail from Sydney and circumnavigate Tasmania, thus proving it to be an island. |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | 1799 (Age 29)
daughter -
Frederica …
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| Death of a daughter | 1800 (Age 30)
daughter -
Frederica …
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| Birth of a son #5 | 1801 (Age 31)
son -
Charles …
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| Birth of a daughter #6 | 1803 (Age 33)
daughter -
Alexandrine …
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| Australian History | 1803 (Age 33) Note: Matthew Flinders completes the first circumnavigation of the continent (still known as 'New Holland') |
| Birth of a son #7 | 1804 (Age 34)
son -
Ferdinand …
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| Australian History | 1804 (Age 34) Note: A settlement is founded at Risdon on the Derwent River in Van Diemen's Land by Lieutenant Bowen. Note: Castle Hill convict rebellion also known as the second Battle of Vinegar Hill Note: The Risdon settlement is moved to Sullivan's Cove (now Hobart) by Colonel David Collins. |
| Death of a mother | 25 February 1805 (Age 35) Berlin, Germany
mother -
Frederica … Of Hesse-Darmstadt
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| Death of a son | 1806 (Age 36)
son -
Ferdinand …
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| Birth of a daughter #8 | 1808 (Age 38)
daughter -
Louisa … Of Prussia
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| Australian History | 1808 (Age 38) Note: The Rum Rebellion |
| Birth of a son #9 | 1809 (Age 39) |
| Death of a wife | 1810 (Age 40) |
| Marriage of a brother | Louis … - View family 29 August 1815 (Age 45) London, England
younger brother -
Louis …
sister-in-law -
Duchess Frederica … Of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
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| Marriage of a daughter | Princess Charlotte … Of Prussia - View family 1817 (Age 47)
son-in-law -
Nicholas I Romanov Tsar Of Russia
daughter -
Princess Charlotte … Of Prussia
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| Australian History | 1817 (Age 47) Note: John Oxley charts the Lachlan River Note: Australia's first bank, the Bank of New South Wales, opens in Macquarie Place, Sydney (it became Westpac in 1982). Note: Governor Lachlan Macquarie petitioned the British Admiralty to use the name 'Australia' instead of 'New Holland' |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | 1818 (Age 48) |
| Australian History | 1818 (Age 48) Note: Oxley charts the Macquarie River. |
| Death of a half-sister | 6 August 1820 (Age 50) Oatlands Park, Weybridge, Surrey, England
half-sister -
Princess Frederica Charlotte … Of Prussia
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| Marriage of a daughter | Alexandrine … - View family 1822 (Age 52)
son-in-law -
Paul Frederick … Grand Duke
daughter -
Alexandrine …
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| Birth of a grandson #2 | 1823 (Age 53) |
| Australian History | 1824 (Age 54) Note: A penal colony is founded at Moreton Bay, now the city of Brisbane. Note: Bathurst and Melville Islands are annexed. Note: Permission granted to change the name of the continent from 'New Holland' to 'Australia' Note: 1824-25 - Hume and Hovell expedition travels overland to Port Phillip Bay, discovers Murray River |
| Marriage of a daughter | Louisa … Of Prussia - View family 1825 (Age 55)
nephew -
Prince Frederik … Of Netherlands
daughter -
Louisa … Of Prussia
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| Australian History | 1825 (Age 55) Note: New South Wales western border is extended to 129 degrees E. Van Diemen's Land is proclaimed. |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | 1827 (Age 57) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | 1828 (Age 58)
granddaughter -
Louise …
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| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | 5 August 1828 (Age 58) The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
granddaughter -
Louise …
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| Australian History | 1828 (Age 58) Note: Charles Sturt charts the Darling River. |
| Australian History | 1829 (Age 59) Note: The whole of Australia is claimed as British territory. The settlement of Perth is founded. Swan River Colony is declared by Charles Fremantle for Britain. |
| Marriage of a son | Prince Albert … Of Prussia - View family 1830 (Age 60)
niece -
Marianne … Of Netherlands
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| Australian History | 1830 (Age 60) Note: Sturt arrives at Goolwa, having charted the Murray River. |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | 18 October 1831 (Age 61) Neues Palais, Potsdam, Germany
grandson -
Frederick III … German Emperor
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| Birth of a grandson #7 | 1831 (Age 61)
grandson -
Nicholas Romanov
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| Australian History | 1831 (Age 61) Note: Sydney Herald (later to become The Sydney Morning Herald) first published. |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | 1832 (Age 62)
grandson -
Michael Romanov
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| Australian History | 1832 (Age 62) Note: Swan River Colony has its name changed to Western Australia. |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | 1833 (Age 63)
grandson -
Frederick …
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| Australian History | 1833 (Age 63) Note: The penal settlement of Port Arthur is founded in Van Diemen's Land. |
| Death of a grandson | 1834 (Age 64)
grandson -
Frederick …
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| Australian History | 1835 (Age 65) Note: John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner establish a settlement at Port Phillip, now the city of Melbourne. Note: William Wentworth establishes Australian Patriotic Association (Australia's first political party) to demand democracy for New South Wales. |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | 1836 (Age 66)
grandson -
William …
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| Australian History | 1836 (Age 66) Note: Province of South Australia proclaimed with its western border at 132 degrees E. |
| Death of a sister | 12 October 1837 (Age 67) The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
younger sister -
Wilhelmina …
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| Australian History | 1838 (Age 68) Note: First Prussian settlers arrive in South Australia; the largest group on non-British migrants in Australia at the time. |
| Australian History | 1839 (Age 69) Note: Paul Edmund Strzelecki becomes first European to ascend and name Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko. |
| Marriage of a grandson | Alexander II Nicholoevich Romanov Tsar Of Russia - View family 1840 (on the date of death)
grandson's wife -
Marie … Of Hesse - Darmstadt
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| Australian History | 1840 (on the date of death) Note: Australia's first municipal authority, the City of Adelaide, is established, followed by Sydney City Council. |
| Marriage | Louise … Of Mecklenburg-Strelitz - View family |
| Death | 1840 (Age 70) |
| Family with parents - View family |
| father |
Frederick William Hohenzollern
Birth 25 September 1744 22 22 Berlin, Germany Death 16 December 1797 (Age 53) Marmorpalais, Potsdam, Germany Loading...
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7 years mother |
Frederica … Of Hesse-Darmstadt
Birth 16 October 1751 Prenzlau, Uckermark, Brandenburg, Germany Death 25 February 1805 (Age 53) Berlin, Germany Loading...
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Marriage: 14 July 1769 — Charlottenburg, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany |
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6 months #1 himself |
King Frederick William III … Of Prussia
Birth 1770 25 18 Potsdam, Germany Death 1840 (Age 70) Loading...
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2 years #2 younger sister |
Christine …
Birth 1772 27 20 Death 1773 (Age 12 months) Loading...
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1 year #3 younger brother |
Louis …
Birth 1773 28 21 Death 1796 (Age 23) Loading...
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23 months #4 younger sister |
Wilhelmina …
Birth 18 November 1774 30 23 Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany Death 12 October 1837 (Age 62) The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands Loading...
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| #5 brother |
Son Stillborn …
Death yes Loading...
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| #6 younger sister |
Augusta …
Birth 1780 35 28 Death 1841 (Age 61) Loading...
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1 year #7 younger brother |
Charles …
Birth 1781 36 29 Death 1846 (Age 65) Loading...
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2 years #8 younger brother |
William …
Birth 1783 38 31 Death 1851 (Age 68) Loading...
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| Father’s family with Elizabeth Christine … Of Brunswalesick - View family |
| father |
Frederick William Hohenzollern
Birth 25 September 1744 22 22 Berlin, Germany Death 16 December 1797 (Age 53) Marmorpalais, Potsdam, Germany Loading...
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2 years step-mother |
Elizabeth Christine … Of Brunswalesick
Birth 8 November 1746 Wolfenbuttel, Lower Saxony, Germany Death 18 February 1840 (Age 93) Stettin, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland Loading...
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Marriage: 14 July 1765 — Charlottenburg, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany |
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22 months #1 half-sister |
Princess Frederica Charlotte … Of Prussia
Birth 7 May 1767 22 20 Charlottenburg, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany Death 6 August 1820 (Age 53) Oatlands Park, Weybridge, Surrey, England Loading...
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| Family with Auguste Von Harrach - View family |
| himself |
King Frederick William III … Of Prussia
Birth 1770 25 18 Potsdam, Germany Death 1840 (Age 70) Loading...
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30 years wife |
Auguste Von Harrach
Birth 1800 Death 1873 (Age 73) Loading...
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Marriage: yes |
| Family with Louise … Of Mecklenburg-Strelitz - View family |
| himself |
King Frederick William III … Of Prussia
Birth 1770 25 18 Potsdam, Germany Death 1840 (Age 70) Loading...
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6 years wife |
Louise … Of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Birth 1776 Death 1810 (Age 34) Loading...
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Marriage: yes |
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| #1 daughter |
Daughter Stillborn …
Death yes Loading...
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| #2 son |
Frederick William IV … King Of Prussia
Birth 15 October 1795 25 19 Berlin, Germany Death 2 January 1861 (Age 65) Loading...
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17 months #3 son |
Emperor William I … Of Germany
Birth 22 March 1797 27 21 Berlin, Germany Death 9 March 1888 (Age 90) Berlin, Germany Loading...
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9 months #4 daughter |
Princess Charlotte … Of Prussia
Birth 1798 28 22 Death 1860 (Age 62) Loading...
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1 year #5 daughter |
Frederica …
Birth 1799 29 23 Death 1800 (Age 12 months) Loading...
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2 years #6 son |
Charles …
Birth 1801 31 25 Death 1883 (Age 82) Loading...
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2 years #7 daughter |
Alexandrine …
Birth 1803 33 27 Death 1892 (Age 89) Loading...
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1 year #8 son |
Ferdinand …
Birth 1804 34 28 Death 1806 (Age 2) Loading...
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4 years #9 daughter |
Louisa … Of Prussia
Birth 1808 38 32 Death 1870 (Age 62) Loading...
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1 year #10 son |
Prince Albert … Of Prussia
Birth 1809 39 33 Death 1872 (Age 63) Loading...
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