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Prince Frederick William Louis of Prussia (german: Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig; 30 October 1794 – 27 July 1863) was a Prussian prince and military officer.

Family

Born in Berlin, Frederick was the son of

and Duchess

, later Queen of Hanover, nephew of King

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, wh ...

and stepson of

Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover Ernest Augustus (german: Ernst August; 5 June 177118 November 1851) was King of Hanover from 20 June 1837 until his death in 1851. As the fifth son of King George III of the United Kingdom and Hanover, he initially seemed unlikely to become a m ...

Princess Charlotte of Wales Princess Charlotte of Wales may refer to: * Princess Charlotte of Wales (1796–1817), the only child of George, Prince of Wales, later King George IV of the United Kingdom ** Princess Charlotte of Wales (1812 EIC ship), a ship named after the pri ...

was interested in Frederick in 1814 and hoped to marry him. The pair met several times. However, the Prince suddenly got engaged to the daughter of

Alexius Frederick Christian, Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg , house = House of Ascania , father = Frederick Albert, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg , mother = Louise Albertine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön , birth_date = , birth_place = Ballenstedt, Anhalt, Holy Roman Empire ...

Princess Louise of Anhalt-Bernburg , house = Ascania , father = Alexius Frederick Christian, Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg , mother = Marie Friederike of Hesse-Kassel , birth_date = , birth_place = Ballenstedt, Anhalt-Bernburg, Holy Roman Empire , death_d ...

, whom he married on 21 November 1817 at

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.Williams, pp. 88–89 The couple had two sons: *

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(1820–1896), an army officer *

Prince George of Prussia Prince George of Prussia (Frederick William George Ernest; 12 February 1826 – 2 May 1902) was a member of the House of Hohenzollern. A man of many talents, George was at various periods of his life a Prussian general, poet and writer, often goin ...

(1826–1902), an army officer, poet and playwright Although both of their sons lived to advanced age, neither of them married or fathered any children.

Life in Düsseldorf

From 1815 until his death, the Prince served as the Commander of 1st (Silesian) Life Cuirassiers "Great Elector". He resided in a palace in

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until 1820, when he became Commander of the 20th Division in Düsseldorf and moved to

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. He had two more wings built during his stay in the castle. The castle soon became the center of social and cultural life of the city, as the Prince and Princess Frederick were both interested in art and talented artists themselves. Prince Frederick was among the founders of the Düsseldorf art, music and drama club and served as its patron. Much like his cousin, King

Frederick William IV of Prussia Frederick William IV (german: Friedrich Wilhelm IV.; 15 October 17952 January 1861), the eldest son and successor of Frederick William III of Prussia, reigned as King of Prussia from 7 June 1840 to his death on 2 January 1861. Also referred to ...

, Frederick displayed interest in the

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and the castles of

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. He acquired Fatzberg Castle, turned it into his summer residence and named it

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Last years in Berlin

He was recalled to Berlin during the

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. His popularity in

Düsseldorf Düsseldorf ( , , ; often in English sources; Low Franconian and Ripuarian: ''Düsseldörp'' ; archaic nl, Dusseldorp ) is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second-largest city in th ...

was such that he was appointed the first honorary citizen of the city in 1856. Frederick had separated from his wife the previous year, due to her chronic nervous disease. She lived at

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near Düsseldorf, where he visited her on their common birthday. Frederick, his wife and younger son are buried in a chapel he had built at

. The town of

Fredericksburg, Texas Fredericksburg (german: Friedrichsberg) is the seat of Gillespie County, in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 Census, this city had a population of 10,530. Fredericksburg was founded in 1846 and named after Prince Frederick of Prussia. O ...

, also known as ''Fritzburg'', was named after Frederick by the town's founder baron John O. Meusebach.

Legacy

In the first season of the

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original show ''

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'', Prince Frederick is one of the love interests of the main character, Daphne Bridgerton. He is portrayed by English actor

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. His name in the show is spelled as

Friedrich Friedrich may refer to: Names * Friedrich (surname), people with the surname ''Friedrich'' * Friedrich (given name), people with the given name ''Friedrich'' Other * Friedrich (board game), a board game about Frederick the Great and the Seven Year ...

, the traditional German spelling.

Honours

He received the following orders and decorations:

Ancestry

References

Bibliography

* * King, Irene M. (1967).
John O. Meusebach: German colonizer in Texas
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