Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia (1828–1885)
| Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia | |||||
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| Born | 20 March 1828 Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia | ||||
| Died | 15 June 1885 (aged 57) Jagdschloss Glienicke, Potsdam, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire | ||||
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| Issue | Marie, Princess Henry of the Netherlands Elisabeth, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Oldenburg Princess Anna Victoria Princess Louise Margaret, Duchess of Connaught and Strathearn Prince Friedrich Leopold | ||||
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| House | Hohenzollern | ||||
| Father | Prince Charles of Prussia | ||||
| Mother | Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach | ||||
| Military career | |||||
| Allegiance | Kingdom of Prussia German Empire | ||||
| Service | Prussian Army Imperial German Army | ||||
| Rank | Generalfeldmarschall | ||||
| Commands | III Corps First Army Second Army | ||||
| Battles / wars | |||||
| Awards | Pour le Mérite (Grand Cross) Iron Cross (Grand Cross) Order of the Black Eagle | ||||
| Prussian Royalty |
| House of Hohenzollern |
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| Descendants of Frederick William III |
Prince Friedrich Karl Nikolaus of Prussia (20 March 1828 – 15 June 1885) was the son of Prince Charles of Prussia (1801–1883) and his wife, Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1808–1877). Prince Friedrich Karl was a grandson of King Frederick William III of Prussia and a nephew of Frederick William IV and William I.
As a military commander, the Prince had a major influence on the Royal Prussian Army's advances in training and tactics in the 1850s and 1860s. He commanded one of the armies which defeated the Austrian army at the Battle of Königgrätz in 1866 and the French Army of the Rhine at the Battle of Mars-la-Tour, overseeing the defeat of the Army of the Rhine at the Siege of Metz in 1870.