NATIONALISM IN EUROPE
THE RISE OF NATIONALISM IN EUROPE
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Kaiser Wilhelm III
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Friedrich Wilhelm IV
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Friedrich Wilhelm VI
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Kaiser Wilhelm II
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Detailed explanation-1: -Frederick William IV, King of Prussia (1795-1861; ruled 1840-1861).
Detailed explanation-2: -Frederick William IV, (born Oct. 15, 1795, Cölln, near Berlin-died Jan. 2, 1861, Potsdam, Prussia), king of Prussia from 1840 until 1861, whose conservative policies helped spark the Revolution of 1848. In the aftermath of the failed revolution, Frederick William followed a reactionary course.
Detailed explanation-3: -Also referred to as the “romanticist on the throne", he is best remembered for the many buildings he had constructed in Berlin and Potsdam as well as for the completion of the Gothic Cologne Cathedral.
Detailed explanation-4: -Frederick William II, (born September 25, 1744, Berlin, Prussia [now in Germany]-died November 16, 1797, Berlin), king of Prussia from August 17, 1786, under whom, despite his lack of exceptional military and political gifts, Prussia achieved considerable expansion.
Detailed explanation-5: -On ascending the throne in 1713, Frederick William I did much to improve Prussia economically and militarily. He replaced mandatory military service among the middle class with an annual tax, and he established schools and hospitals.