frederick william iii
Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

The Year of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz – The life and death of King Frederick William III of Prussia (Part one)

On 24 December 1793, Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz married the future King Frederick William III of Prussia. He had been born on 3 August 1770 as the eldest son of the future King Frederick William II of Prussia and Frederica Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt. He was born during the reign of his great-uncle, Frederick II, who was [read more]