Wilhelm I
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Wilhelm I was King of Prussia from 1861 and German Emperor from 1871 until his death in 1888. A member of the House of Hohenzollern, he was the first head of state of a united Germany. He was regent o
Wilhelm I in 1884
Prince Wilhelm at age 13, c. 1810
Portrait of Prince Wilhelm, by Frederick Richard Say, c. 1848
Coronation of William I as King of Prussia at Königsberg Castle, 18 October 1861.
Frederick William IV
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Frederick William IV was King of Prussia from 7 June 1840 until his death in 1861. Also referred to as the "romanticist on the throne", he was deeply religious and believed that he ruled by divine rig
Frederick William IV in 1847
Portrait of Crown Prince Frederick William, c. 1810
Queen Elisabeth Ludovica of Prussia at an unspecified date
The Cologne Cathedral in 1856. King Frederick William IV provided the impetus to complete it over 600 years after construction began.