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Frederick William, Emperor Frederick III

1831–88

Married Victoria, princess royal of Great Britain, in 1858. Became crown prince of Prussia in 1861, and crown prince of the German Empire in 1871. On the death of his father, William I, in 1888, became Emperor Frederick III, three months before his death.

Source

Chambers biographical dictionary.

Bibliography

Chambers biographical dictionary. Edited by Melanie Parry. New York: Larousse Kingfisher Chambers. 1997.

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