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FREDERICK III

Frederick III was king of Denmark and Norway in 1648. He changed the constitution from an elected monarchy to a hereditary monarchy.

Frederick III was Emperor of Germany. He was born in 1831 at Potsdam and died in 1888 of throat cancer. He succeeded his father William I in 1878. In 1858 he married the Princess-Royal of Britain, eldest daughter of Queen Victoria. He commanded the army of the Oder in the war with Austria in 1866, and in the Franco-Prussian War he led the army which ultimately forced Napoleon III and his army to surrender at Sedan. He also took a prominent part in the siege of Paris. In 1887 he was attacked by a serious throat affection, which turned out to be of a cancerous character, and which after a series of relapses proved fatal. His renown as a military commander, his liberal views, his patience and fortitude under trouble, and his many lovable qualities made him extremely popular.
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