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Frederick William III of Prussia
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Frederick William III of Prussia

Founder · University of Bonn · born August 3, 1770 · died 1840

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Frederick William III 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, when the empire was dissolved.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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  1. ~27Became King of Prussia1797
  2. 27Received the Royal Order of the SeraphimDecember 23, 1797
  3. 48Founded University of BonnOctober 18, 1818

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