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Prince Albert of Prussia

1809–1872

Born
4 Oct 1809, Königsberg
Country of birth
Kingdom of Prussia, today Germany
Died
14 Oct 1872, Berlin
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A life in time

  1. Born · Königsberg

    Birth, Königsberg

  2. Child born: Princess Charlotte Frederica of Prussia

    Birth, Schönhausen Palace

  3. Child born: unnamed son von Hohenzollern

    Birth

  4. Child born: Prince Albert of Prussia

    Birth, Berlin

  5. Child born: Elisabeth Prinzessin von Preußen

    Birth

  6. Child born: Princess Alexandrine of Prussia

    Birth, Berlin

  7. Child born: Wilhelm von Hohenau

    Birth, Dresden

  8. Child born: Frederick of Hohenau

    Birth, Dresden

  9. Died · Berlin

    Death, Berlin

What was it like?

The world around Königsberg, 1809: who ruled, who else was alive, how people lived. This is general history, not a record about the family, and every item shows where it comes from.

Prince was born the same year as Felix Mendelssohn, Abraham Lincoln, and Charles Darwin.

Known for

Prince Frederick Henry Albert of Prussia was the fifth son and youngest child of King Frederick William III of Prussia and Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. His parents had fled to East Prussia after the occupation of Berlin by Napoleon, and Albert was born in Königsberg.

Titles held

  • Member of the Customs Parliament
Born the same year

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of Jewish descent (1809-1847)

  • Abraham Lincoln

    president of the United States from 1861 to 1865 (1809-1865)

  • Charles Darwin

    English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)

  • Edgar Allan Poe

    American writer and literary critic (1809–1849)

  • Nikolai Gogol

    Russian writer of Ukrainian origin (1809–1852)

  • Hammurabi

    sixth king of Babylon (r. 1792–1750 BCE)

During their lifetime

  1. 1812

    Jews granted citizenship in 1812

    Prussia passed an edict that granted Jews citizenship, ending their status as protected subjects with special taxes.

  2. 1834

    Zollverein customs union founded in 1834

    The Zollverein was founded to eliminate customs duties between German states, fostering economic integration under Prussian leadership.

  3. 1842

    Freedom of movement laws in 1842

    Prussia introduced new laws enabling greater freedom of movement and settlement for individuals not dependent on public relief.

  4. 1844

    Weaver uprising in 1844

    Handloom weavers in Upper Silesia led a famous protest against their publishers due to harsh competition from mechanized factories.

  5. 1846

    Hunger crisis of 1846-1847

    A severe potato blight caused a major hunger crisis across Europe, leading to unrest in Prussian markets and bakeries.

  6. 1871

    The German Empire is proclaimed

    The German Empire was proclaimed in 1871, uniting various states under Kaiser Wilhelm I.

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