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Frederick III (German: Friedrich Wilhelm Nikolaus Karl; 18 October 1831 – 15 June 1888) was German Emperor and King of Prussia for ninety-nine days in 1888, the Year of the Three Emperors. Known informally as "Fritz", he was the only son of Emperor Wilhelm I and was raised in his family's tradition of military service. Although celebrated as a young man for his leadership and successes during the Second Schleswig, Austro-Prussian and Franco-Prussian wars, he nevertheless professed a hatred of warfare and was praised by friends and enemies alike for his humane conduct. Following the unification of Germany in 1871 his father, then King of Prussia, became the German Emperor. Upon Wilhelm's death at the age of ninety on 9 March 1888, the thrones passed to Frederick, who had by then been German Crown Prince for seventeen years and Crown Prince of Prussia for twenty-seven years. Frederick was suffering from cancer of the larynx when he died, aged fifty-six, following unsuccessful medical treatments for his condition.
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German: Friedrich Wilhelm Nikolaus KarlEnglish: Frederick William Nicholas Charles 18 October 1831 Potsdam, Germany
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15 June 1888 (aged 56) Potsdam, Germany
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| Zodiac | Libra |
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Frederick William Victor Albert 1st child with Victoria, Princess Royal Male b. 27 Jan 1859 d. 4 Jun 1941 Age: 82 (at death) 1859-1941 German Emperor and King of Prussia from 1888 to 1918 -
Viktoria Elisabeth Auguste Charlotte 2nd child with Victoria, Princess Royal Female b. 24 Jul 1860 Age: 164 1860- Celebrity Baby -
Military career 3rd child with Victoria, Princess Royal Male b. 14 Aug 1862 d. 20 Apr 1929 Age: 66 (at death) 1862-1929 German admiral -
Prince Sigismund of Prussia (1864–1866) 4th child with Victoria, Princess Royal Male b. 15 Sep 1864 d. 18 Jun 1866 Age: 1 (at death) 1864-1866 Prussian prince -
Friederike Amalia Wilhelmine Viktoria of Prussia 5th child with Victoria, Princess Royal Female b. 12 Apr 1866 d. 13 Nov 1929 Age: 63 (at death) 1866-1929 Princess Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe -
Joachim Friedrich Ernst Waldemar 6th child with Victoria, Princess Royal Male b. 10 Feb 1868 d. 27 Mar 1879 Age: 11 (at death) 1868-1879 German prince -
Sophia Dorothea Ulrica Alica of Prussia 7th child with Victoria, Princess Royal Female b. 14 Jun 1870 d. 13 Jan 1932 Age: 61 (at death) 1870-1932 Queen of Greece (1913-1917; 1920-1922) -
Margarete Beatrice Feodora of Prussia 8th child with Victoria, Princess Royal Female b. 22 Apr 1872 d. 22 Jan 1954 Age: 81 (at death) 1872-1954 Queen consort-elect of Finland
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1st childMaleb. 27 Jan 1859d. 4 Jun 1941Age: 82 (at death)
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Viktoria Elisabeth Auguste Charlotte2nd childFemaleb. 24 Jul 1860Age: 164
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3rd childMaleb. 14 Aug 1862d. 20 Apr 1929Age: 66 (at death)
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4th childMaleb. 15 Sep 1864d. 18 Jun 1866Age: 1 (at death)
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5th childFemaleb. 12 Apr 1866d. 13 Nov 1929Age: 63 (at death)
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6th childMaleb. 10 Feb 1868d. 27 Mar 1879Age: 11 (at death)
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7th childFemaleb. 14 Jun 1870d. 13 Jan 1932Age: 61 (at death)
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8th childFemaleb. 22 Apr 1872d. 22 Jan 1954Age: 81 (at death)
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