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Frederick William IV of Prussia

1795 - 1861

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Frederick William IV (German: Friedrich Wilhelm IV.; 15 October 1795 – 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. Also referred to as the "romanticist on the throne", he was deeply religious and believed that he ruled by divine right. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frederick William IV of Prussia has received more than 1,385,298 page views. His biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 58 in 2019). Frederick William IV of Prussia is the 585th most popular politician (up from 599th in 2019), the 158th most popular biography from Germany (up from 171st in 2019) and the 41st most popular German Politician.

Frederick William IV of Prussia is most famous for being the last king of Prussia and the first king of the German Empire.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Frederick William IV of Prussia ranks 585 out of 15,577. Before him are Umberto II of Italy, Jadwiga of Poland, Anne, Queen of Great Britain, Manuel I Komnenos, Herbert Hoover, and Oscar II of Sweden. After him are Epaminondas, Shah Jahan, Khosrow I, Valens, Darius II, and Hans Frank.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1795, Frederick William IV of Prussia ranks 2. Before him is James K. Polk. After him are Leopold von Ranke, John Keats, Anna Pavlovna of Russia, Thomas Carlyle, Alexander Griboyedov, Pavel Jozef Šafárik, Antonio José de Sucre, Ernst Heinrich Weber, Dred Scott, and John William Polidori. Among people deceased in 1861, Frederick William IV of Prussia ranks 3. Before him are Albert, Prince Consort and Abdulmejid I. After him are Taras Shevchenko, Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, Xianfeng Emperor, Friedrich Carl von Savigny, Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Pedro V of Portugal, Lola Montez, Pavel Jozef Šafárik, and Eugène Scribe.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Frederick William IV of Prussia ranks 158 out of 6,142. Before him are Johann Friedrich Herbart (1776), Friedrich Ebert (1871), Pope Joan (null), Hans-Georg Gadamer (1900), Georg Simmel (1858), and Max Müller (1823). After him are Friedrich Wöhler (1800), Hans Frank (1900), Friedrich Hölderlin (1770), Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor (973), Christian IX of Denmark (1818), and Gottlob Frege (1848).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Frederick William IV of Prussia ranks 41. Before him are Frederick William I of Prussia (1688), Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845), Charles the Fat (839), Franz von Papen (1879), Frederick William III of Prussia (1770), and Friedrich Ebert (1871). After him are Hans Frank (1900), Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor (973), Christian IX of Denmark (1818), Wilhelm, German Crown Prince (1882), Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1926), and Olaf Scholz (1958).

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