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Friedrich (Frederick) III (October 18, 1831 - June 15, 1888), German Emperor (Kaiser) and King of Prussia, ruled 1888. Born the son of Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (younger brother of King Friedrich Wilhelm IV), in 1858 Friedrich married Princess Victoria (Vicky) of Great Britain and Ireland, the eldest daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. The rigorously educated Vicky, also known as the Princess Royal, was considerably smarter than her husband and influenced her husband towards her own liberal views. In 1861, Friedrich's father became King Wilhelm I of Prussia, and Friedrich himself became Crown Prince. As such, he commanded armies in the Austro-Prussian War of 1866 (where his timely arrival was crucial to the Prussian victory at Sadowa) and in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870. Never liked by Bismarck, who distrusted his wife's liberalism, Friedrich was always kept out of any real position of power throughout his father's life. By the time his father died in 1888, Friedrich had incurable cancer of the larynx, which had been misdiagnosed, leading to cancellation of a necessary surgery in 1887. He ruled for only 99 days before his death. Unlike most German rulers, he oposed war ("I had to bathe in blood in order to retrieve the throne of my ancestors") but he joined the army due to royal tradition. Encyclopædia Britannica 2006 Ultimate Reference Suite. Another version: Frederick III, Emperor of Germany; German Emperor and King of Prussia. Liberal in his political views, he opposed Prince Otto von Bismarck throughout the ministry of the latter. A man of learning and culture, Frederick patronized art and literature and encouraged the work of the royal museums. As Crown Prince Frederick William, he was genially called "Our Fritz" by the German people, most of whom anticipated with pleasure his accession to the throne. Frederick became ill, however, in 1887 and lived only three months after succeeding to the throne on his father's death. Reign: March 9-June 15, 1888. http://en.wikipedia.org
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