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<p> King of [[Prussia]] from 1797 till 1840; incited by the queen and the commons he abandoned his position of neutrality towards Napoleon and declared war in 1806; defeat followed at Jena and in other battles, and by the treaty of [[Tilsit]] Prussia was deprived of half her possessions; under the able administration of Stein the country began to recover itself, and a war for freedom succeeded in breaking the power of [[France]] at the victory of Leipzig, and at the treaty of [[Vienna]] her lost territory was restored; his remaining years were spent in consolidating and developing his dominions, but his policy was sometimes reactionary in its effects (1770-1840). </p> | Frederick-William Iii. <ref name="term_73487" /> | ||
==References == | <p> King of [[Prussia]] from 1797 till 1840; incited by the queen and the commons he abandoned his position of neutrality towards Napoleon and declared war in 1806; defeat followed at [[Jena]] and in other battles, and by the treaty of [[Tilsit]] Prussia was deprived of half her possessions; under the able administration of Stein the country began to recover itself, and a war for freedom succeeded in breaking the power of [[France]] at the victory of Leipzig, and at the treaty of [[Vienna]] her lost territory was restored; his remaining years were spent in consolidating and developing his dominions, but his policy was sometimes reactionary in its effects (1770-1840). </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_73487"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/frederick-william+iii. Frederick-William Iii. from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_73487"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/frederick-william+iii. Frederick-William Iii. from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:23, 15 October 2021
Frederick-William Iii. [1]
King of Prussia from 1797 till 1840; incited by the queen and the commons he abandoned his position of neutrality towards Napoleon and declared war in 1806; defeat followed at Jena and in other battles, and by the treaty of Tilsit Prussia was deprived of half her possessions; under the able administration of Stein the country began to recover itself, and a war for freedom succeeded in breaking the power of France at the victory of Leipzig, and at the treaty of Vienna her lost territory was restored; his remaining years were spent in consolidating and developing his dominions, but his policy was sometimes reactionary in its effects (1770-1840).
