Prince Charles of Prussia

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Prince Charles
Carl von Preußen.jpg
Painting by Franz Krüger (1852)
Born (1801-06-29)29 June 1801
Charlottenburg Palace
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Berlin
Spouse Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Issue Prince Friedrich Karl
Louise, Landgravine of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld
Anna, Princess Friedrich Wilhelm of Hesse-Kassel
House House of Hohenzollern
Father Frederick William III of Prussia
Mother Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

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Prince Frederick Charles Alexander of Prussia (German: Prinz Carl von Preußen) (29 June 1801 – 21 January 1883) born in Charlottenburg, was a younger son of Frederick William III of Prussia and Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Although he served as a Prussian general for much of his adult life, Prince Charles is often remembered for his vast patronage and collections of art and armor and as the first Herrenmeister (Grand Master) of the Order of Saint John after its restoration as a chivalric order.[1]

Biography

Marriage and issue

Prince Charles' wife Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, c. 1843.

On 26 May 1827 in Charlottenburg, he married Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, a daughter of Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and his wife Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia.[2] She was an older sister of Augusta of Saxe-Weimar, wife of his brother Wilhelm I. They had three children together:

The family lived in Wilhelmstrasse, opposite the residence of German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck.[3] In possession of great wealth and a great art collector, their palace contained many art treasures.[1] Charles was also a collector of rare weaponry, and carefully acquired and preserved knives, swords, daggers, rifles, pistols, and revolvers from many different countries and time periods.[3] As a result of his vast collection, one source stated his palace was "one of the most famous repositories of bric-a-brac in Europe...his collection of arms and armor is believed to know no rival save in the great State armories at Turin and Vienna".[1] It was said that Charles bore little resemblance to his Hohenzollern cousins, possessing a narrow and colorless face and gray hair along with a stooping posture.[3]

Army career

Prince Charles entered the Prussian army in 1811 at the age of ten, with the rank of lieutenant in a regiment of the guards. In 1819, he became a member of the Prussian Staatsrat. In 1820, he became a major in the First Regiment of Foot Guards. In 1822 he became colonel of the 12th Infantry Regiment, and in 1824 he was promoted to major general.

In 1830, he commanded the 2nd Guards Division. He was further promoted to lieutenant-general in 1832 and general of infantry in 1844. He served as Inspector-General (1848) and as Generalfeldzeugmeister and chief of the artillery (1854). Charles served as Governor of Mainz from 1864–1866. In 1852, he became Herrenmeister of the Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg).

Death

In 1882, Prince Charles' foot slipped while he was getting up from dinner, and consequently he fractured his left thighbone.[1] As he had already been in delicate health from his advanced age, sources reported that survival was unlikely.[1] He died the following year, on 21 January 1883, in Berlin. His last words were "Long live the Emperor."[2] At the time of his death, he was the only surviving brother of Emperor Wilhelm I. His death disrupted plans for celebration of the silver wedding anniversary of his nephew, Crown Prince Frederick, as well as plans for a visit from the Prince and Princess of Wales to Berlin.[1][2]

Ancestry

Family of Prince Charles of Prussia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16. Frederick William I of Prussia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. Prince Augustus William of Prussia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17. Sophia Dorothea of Hanover
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Frederick William II of Prussia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18. Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Duchess Louise Amalie of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19. Duchess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Frederick William III of Prussia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20. Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21. Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22. Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23. Countess Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Prince Charles of Prussia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24. Adolf Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. Charles Louis Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Mirow
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25. Princess Christiane Emilie of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26. Ernest Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27. Countess Sophia Albertine of Erbach-Erbach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28. Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (= 20)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14. Landgrave George William of Hesse-Darmstadt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29. Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg (= 21)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Landgravine Friederike Caroline Luise of Hesse-Darmstadt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30. Count Christian Karl Reinhard of Leiningen-Dachsburg-Falkenburg-Heidesheim
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15. Maria Louise Albertine of Leiningen-Falkenburg-Dagsburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31. Countess Katharina Polyxena of Solms-Rödelheim
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Prince Charles of Prussia
Born: 29 June 1801 Died: 21 January 1883
Preceded by Herrenmeister (Grand Master) of the Order of Saint John
1853-1883
Succeeded by
Albrecht, Prinz von Preußen