ROYAL FAMILY TREE

Tracing the family history of the English and Scottish Royal Family back over 1000 years

Frederick William III
1770 - 1840

Frederick William III
  • Born Fri, 3 August 1770
  • Friedenskirche, Potsdam
  • Died Sun, 7 June 1840
  • Berlin
  • Buried
  • Charlottenburg
Details
Parents
  • King of Prussia
  • Friedrich Wilhelm
  • Lived 69 years, 10 months, 4 days

He was the dedicatee of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in 1824

father

  • Frederick William II
  • 1744 - 1797

mother

  • Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt
  • 1752 - 1782
Siblings

Sister

Christine of Prussia
  • Christine of Prussia
  • 1772 - 1773

Brother

Louis Charles of Prussia
  • Louis Charles of Prussia
  • 1773 - 1796

Sister

Wilhelmine of Prussia
  • Wilhelmine of Prussia
  • 1774 - 1837

Sister

Augusta of Prussia
  • Augusta of Prussia
  • 1780 - 1841

Brother

Henry of Prussia
  • Henry of Prussia
  • 1781 - 1846

Brother

Wilhelm of Prussia
  • Wilhelm of Prussia
  • 1783 - 1851
Family

Wife

Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
  • Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
  • 1776 - 1810
  • Married Tuesday, 24 December 1793
  • at Berlin
  • Groom was 23 Bride was 17
  • Marriage lasted 16 years, 6 months, 25 days
  • Ended on death of Wife

Son

Frederick William IV
  • Frederick William IV
  • 1795 - 1861

Son

William I
  • William I
  • 1797 - 1888

Daughter

Alexandra Feodorovna
  • Alexandra Feodorovna
  • 1798 - 1860

Son

Charles of Prussia
  • Charles of Prussia
  • 1801 - 1883

Daughter

Alexandrine of Prussia
  • Alexandrine of Prussia
  • 1803 - 1892

Daughter

Louise of Prussia
  • Louise of Prussia
  • 1808 - 1870

Son

Albert of Prussia
  • Albert of Prussia
  • 1809 - 1872