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Frederick III, German Emperor

1831 - 1888

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Frederick III (Friedrich Wilhelm Nikolaus Karl; 18 October 1831 – 15 June 1888), or Friedrich III, was German Emperor and King of Prussia for 99 days between March and his death in June 1888, during the Year of the Three Emperors. Known informally as "Fritz", he was the only son of Emperor Wilhelm I and was raised in his family's tradition of military service. Following the unification of Germany in 1871 his father, then King of Prussia, became German Emperor. Upon Wilhelm's death at the age of ninety on 9 March 1888, the thrones passed to Frederick, who had been German Crown Prince for seventeen years and Crown Prince of Prussia for twenty-seven years. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frederick III, German Emperor is the 493rd most popular politician (down from 380th in 2019), the 133rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 106th in 2019) and the 36th most popular German Politician.

Frederick III, German Emperor is most famous for being the last emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Frederick III, German Emperor ranks 493 out of 19,576. Before him are Amin al-Husseini, Guy of Lusignan, Chagatai Khan, Michael I of Romania, Ertuğrul, and Caesarion. After him are Archduchess Gisela of Austria, Ptolemy XIV of Egypt, Safiye Sultan, Louis VIII of France, Georges Danton, and Jiang Zemin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1831, Frederick III, German Emperor ranks 3. Before him are James Clerk Maxwell, and John Stith Pemberton. After him are Helena Blavatsky, Sitting Bull, James A. Garfield, Emperor Kōmei, Richard Dedekind, Xianfeng Emperor, Savitribai Phule, Leo von Caprivi, and Lucy Webb Hayes. Among people deceased in 1888, Frederick III, German Emperor ranks 5. Before him are William I, German Emperor, Louisa May Alcott, John Stith Pemberton, and John Bosco. After him are Rudolf Clausius, Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria, Carl Zeiss, Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine, Nikolay Przhevalsky, François Achille Bazaine, and Anton Mauve.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Frederick III, German Emperor ranks 133 out of 7,253. Before him are Jürgen Habermas (1929), Georg Philipp Telemann (1681), Frederick William II of Prussia (1744), Pope Clement II (1005), August Kekulé (1829), and Carl Maria von Weber (1786). After him are Carl von Clausewitz (1780), Novalis (1772), Heinrich Böll (1917), Max Müller (1823), Erik Erikson (1902), and Henry the Fowler (876).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Frederick III, German Emperor ranks 36. Before him are Joachim von Ribbentrop (1893), William the Silent (1533), Frederick William III of Prussia (1770), Erich Honecker (1912), Willy Brandt (1913), and Frederick William II of Prussia (1744). After him are Henry the Fowler (876), Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor (980), Leopold I of Belgium (1790), Augustus II the Strong (1670), Frederick William IV of Prussia (1795), and Friedrich Merz (1955).

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