Frederick William IV

noun

1. 1795–1861, king of Prussia 1840–61 (brother of William I of Prussia).

Frederick William IV

noun

1. Frederick William IV17951861MPrussianPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 1795–1861, king of Prussia (1840–61). He submitted to the 1848 Revolution but refused the imperial crown offered by the Frankfurt Parliament (1849). In 1857 he became insane and his brother, William I, became regent (1858–61)

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Sixteen years later King Frederick William IV of Prussia commissioned him to write a suite of incidental music for a performance of the play.

From Washington Times

Some remains of the old building may still be seen adjoining the present castle, which was built by King Frederick William IV.

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The accession of the crown prince, as Frederick William IV., on the death of his father, in June 1840, added to rather than detracted from his court favour.

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After he had lived for several years in Leipzig and Jena, King Frederick William IV. appointed him in October 1842 to a professorship at Bonn.

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The schemes manipulated by means of mixed marriages, the long and pitiless persecutions of Frederick William III., followed by the comparative peace during the reign of Frederick William IV.

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