# Frederick William III - King of Prussia

URL: https://germany-history.com/rulers/frederick-william-iii
Reign: 1806–1840
Born-Died: 1770 - 1840
Dynasty: Hohenzollern
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_William_III

King of Prussia from 1797; after the collapse of the empire he led Prussia through defeat, reform and liberation.

## Succession
- Preceded by: [Francis II](https://germany-history.com/rulers/francis-ii)
- Succeeded by: [Frederick William IV](https://germany-history.com/rulers/frederick-william-iv)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1806 - [Confederation of the Rhine](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1806-confederation-of-the-rhine)
- 1806 - [End of the Holy Roman Empire](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1806-end-of-the-holy-roman-empire)
- 1806 - [Battles of Jena and Auerstedt](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1806-battles-of-jena-and-auerstedt)
- 1807 - [Prussian Reforms](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1807-prussian-reforms)
- 1808 - [Goethe's Faust](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1808-goethe-s-faust)
- 1810 - [University of Berlin](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1810-university-of-berlin)
- 1812 - [Grimms' Fairy Tales](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1812-grimms-fairy-tales)
- 1813 - [Battle of Leipzig](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1813-battle-of-leipzig)
- 1815 - [Congress of Vienna](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1815-congress-of-vienna)
- 1815 - [Battle of Waterloo](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1815-battle-of-waterloo)
- 1817 - [Wartburg Festival](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1817-wartburg-festival)
- 1817 - [Drais's Running Machine](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1817-drais-s-running-machine)
- 1819 - [Carlsbad Decrees](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1819-carlsbad-decrees)
- 1824 - [Beethoven's Ninth Symphony](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1824-beethoven-s-ninth-symphony)
- 1832 - [Hambach Festival](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1832-hambach-festival)
- 1834 - [German Customs Union](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1834-german-customs-union)
- 1835 - [First German Railway](https://germany-history.com/timeline/1835-first-german-railway)