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Frederick William IV (German: Friedrich Wilhelm IV.; 15 October 1795 [3] – 2 January 1861), the eldest son and successor of Frederick William III of Prussia, was King of Prussia from 7 June 1840 until his death on 2 January 1861.
The equestrian statue of Frederick William IV is an 1875–86 sculpture of Frederick William IV of Prussia by Alexander Calandrelli, installed in front of the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin, Germany. [1]
Articles relating to Frederick William IV of Prussia (1795-1861, reigned 1840-1861) and his reign. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.
On 18 March Berlin's democrats called for a large demonstration. Under the pressure of events, Frederick William IV granted freedom of the press, issued an edict for an "accelerated convening of the United State Parliament", [3] and called for far-reaching liberal reforms. In spite of the concessions, the demonstration turned violent, and when ...
Indeed Frederick William IV preferred the Antique, the Renaissance and the Classical architectural styles for the numerous other buildings created during his reign in Potsdam. After a serious illness, Frederick William IV died 2 January 1861 in Sanssouci, his "Traumschloss" (dream palace), and was buried nearby.
The main goal of King Frederick William IV and the liberal March Ministry under Ludolf Camphausen in calling elections to the National Assembly was to steer the often spontaneous and unpredictable revolutionary movement into controllable channels by legalizing it. [1]
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1: Frederick William IV was offered the imperial crown, but refused to "pick up a crown from the gutter". [ 3 ] The German Empire ( German : Deutsches Reich ) was a proto-state which attempted, but ultimately failed, to unify the German states within the German Confederation to create a German nation-state.