POLITICIAN

Frederick William III of Prussia

1770 - 1840

Photo of Frederick William III of Prussia

Icon of person Frederick William III of Prussia

Frederick William III (German: Friedrich Wilhelm III.; 3 August 1770 – 7 June 1840) was King of Prussia from 16 November 1797 until his death in 1840. He was concurrently Elector of Brandenburg in the Holy Roman Empire until 6 August 1806, when the empire was dissolved. Frederick William III ruled Prussia during the times of the Napoleonic Wars. The king reluctantly joined the Sixth Coalition against Napoleon in the German campaign of 1813. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frederick William III of Prussia is the 444th most popular politician (up from 505th in 2019), the 123rd most popular biography from Germany (up from 142nd in 2019) and the 32nd most popular German Politician.

Frederick William III of Prussia is most famous for being the last King of Prussia and the first Emperor of the German Empire. He was born on October 27, 1770 and died on June 7, 1840.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Frederick William III of Prussia by language

Loading...

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Frederick William III of Prussia ranks 444 out of 19,576. Before him are Amalric of Jerusalem, Edward III of England, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, Henry V of England, Ahmed III, and Edward II of England. After him are Erich Honecker, Æthelred I, King of Wessex, Eva Perón, Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, Maximinus II, and Hussein of Jordan.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1770, Frederick William III of Prussia ranks 3. Before him are Ludwig van Beethoven, and Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. After him are Friedrich Hölderlin, Bertel Thorvaldsen, Louis-Nicolas Davout, William Wordsworth, William Clark, Louis-Gabriel Suchet, François Gérard, Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom, and Adam Jerzy Czartoryski. Among people deceased in 1840, Frederick William III of Prussia ranks 4. Before him are Niccolò Paganini, Caspar David Friedrich, and Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers. After him are Siméon Denis Poisson, Emperor Kōkaku, Lucien Bonaparte, Jacques MacDonald, Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom, Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom, and Dingane kaSenzangakhona.

Others Born in 1770

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1840

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Frederick William III of Prussia ranks 123 out of 7,253. Before him are Albert Speer (1905), Heinrich Schliemann (1822), Rudolf Christoph Eucken (1846), Claus von Stauffenberg (1907), Philip Melanchthon (1497), and Arminius (-17). After him are Erich Honecker (1912), Princess Sophie of Bavaria (1805), Willy Brandt (1913), Jürgen Habermas (1929), Georg Philipp Telemann (1681), and Frederick William II of Prussia (1744).

Others born in Germany

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Frederick William III of Prussia ranks 32. Before him are Rudolf Höss (1901), Peter III of Russia (1728), Gerhard Schröder (1944), Rudolf I of Germany (1218), Joachim von Ribbentrop (1893), and William the Silent (1533). After him are Erich Honecker (1912), Willy Brandt (1913), Frederick William II of Prussia (1744), Frederick III, German Emperor (1831), Henry the Fowler (876), and Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor (980).

German born Politicians

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous