Prince Charles of Prussia

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Painting by Franz Krüger (1852)

Prussian Royalty House of Hohenzollern Frederick I (1701-1713) Children    Princess Louise Dorothea    Prince Frederick William Frederick William I (1713-1740) Children    Princess Wilhelmine    Prince Frederick    Princess Friederike Luise    Princess Philippine Charlotte    Princess Sophia Dorothea    Princess Louisa Ulrika    Prince Augustus William    Princess Anna Amalia    Prince Henry    Prince Ferdinand Frederick II (The Great, 1740-1786) Frederick William II (1786-1797) Children    Prince Frederick William    Prince Louis    Princess Wilhelmine    Princess Augusta    Prince Charles    Prince Wilhelm Frederick William III (1797-1840)    Prince Frederick William    Prince Wilhelm    Princess Charlotte    Princess Alexandrine    Prince Charles    Princess Louise    Prince Albert Frederick William IV (1840-1861)

Prince Charles of Prussia (Friedrich Karl Alexander) was born on June 29, 1801 in Charlottenburg. He was the son of Frederick William III of Prussia and Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

[edit] Marriage and Issue

He married Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar on May 26, 1827 in Charlottenburg. They had three children together:

• Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia (b. 1828)
• Princess Louise of Prussia (1829 - 1901). Married Alexis of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfel
• Princess Anna of Prussia (1836 - 1918). Married Friedrich Wilhelm of Hesse-Kassel

[edit] Death

Charles died on January 21, 1883 in Berlin.