Frederick III, German Emperor

as King of Prussia German Emperor (1831–1888)

Frederick III, German Emperor made a career in public life at a time when the terms of that career were still being set.

The record lists Frederick III, German Emperor as as King of Prussia German Emperor (1831–1888).

Frederick III, German Emperor was born at New Palace in 1831. His recorded nationality is the Kingdom of Prussia. He was educated at University of Bonn.

The nineteenth century professionalised nearly everything: salaried posts, formal training, and audiences large enough to sustain a career.

He worked as politician.

Political reputations are settled slowly, and rarely by the people who made them.

Recognition followed: Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece and Knight in the Order of the Holy Sepulchre.

Working from the Kingdom of Prussia shaped what was possible - the audiences within reach, the institutions that would have him, the language the work first appeared in.

Frederick III, German Emperor died in 1888, aged 57. What survives is the work, which is the only durable form of a reputation.

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