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Emperor Frederick III

1831–1888

Vicky's husband

Victoria and Albert's son-in-law

Facts

Born:
18 October 1831
Died:
15 June 1888 (aged 56)
  • At Victoria's accession (1837): aged 5
  • At Victoria and Albert's wedding (1840): aged 8
  • At Albert's death (1861): aged 30
  • At Victoria's Golden Jubilee (1887): aged 55

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Life in the Almanack

  1. 17 May 1856 The engagement of Princess Vicky and Prince Frederick William of Prussia is officially announced aged 24
  2. 25 January 1858 Wedding of Princess Vicky and Prince Frederick William of Prussia aged 26
  3. 9 March 1888 Frederick III ascends the German throne – Vicky becomes German Empress aged 56
  4. 24 April 1888 Victoria arrives in Berlin at the bedside of her dying son-in-law, Emperor Frederick III – and meets Bismarck aged 56
  5. 15 June 1888 Death of Emperor Frederick III, Vicky's husband, after a reign of 99 days; his son Wilhelm II succeeds aged 56

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