Order of the Black Eagle
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The Order of the Black Eagle was the highest order of chivalry in the Kingdom of Prussia. The order was founded on 17 January 1701 by Elector Friedrich III of Brandenburg. In his Dutch exile after Wor
Star of the Order of the Black Eagle
Badge of the Order of the Black Eagle.
Frederick II with Order of the Black Eagle (Portrait by Anton Graff 1781).
Friedrich Wilhelm IV, wearing the collar and cloak of the Order of the Black Eagle. Original portrait by Krüger
Prince Charles of Prussia
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Prince Frederick Charles Alexander of Prussia was a younger son of Frederick William III of Prussia. He served as a Prussian general for much of his adult life and became the first Herrenmeister of th
Prince Charles c. 1860
The Prussian Crown Prince and Princess arrive on the steamer "Ishora" in St. Petersburg in June 1834, painting by Leopold Ludwig Müller
Portrait by Franz Krüger, 1852
The Study of Prince Charles by Eduard Gaertner.