Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was Queen of Prussia as the wife of King Frederick William III. The couple's happy, though short-lived, marriage produced nine children, including the future monarchs Frederick William IV of Prussia and William I, German Emperor.
1802 portrait by Josef Grassi
Famous Schadow statue of Louise (left), with her sister, Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. The statue was initially deemed too erotic, and was consequently closed to public viewing.
Louise and Frederick William, 1794 – a year after their marriage
A painting by German artist Henriette-Félicité Tassaert of Louise in 1797, the year she became queen
Frederick William III of Prussia
Frederick William III was King of Prussia from 16 November 1797 until his death in 1840. He was concurrently Elector of Brandenburg in the Holy Roman Empire until 6 August 1806, when the empire was dissolved.
Copy of a portrait by Franz Krüger, 1837
Frederick William and his mother (1775)
Lenient and slow to recognize the growing French threat, Frederick William's restrained entry into the war in 1806 ended in defeat and humiliation for Prussia.
Equestrian portrait of Frederick William III by Franz Krüger (1831)
