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The 10 pages that link to Frederick William IV, each with the reason it gives.

• German ConfederationRelated: His refusal helped defeat the Frankfurt assembly’s attempt to replace the Confederation with a national monarchy.

• German QuestionRelated: His refusal blocked the assembly’s attempt to create a constitutional German empire.

• Frankfurt ParliamentRelated: His refusal deprived the parliament’s constitutional settlement of a powerful monarch’s backing.

• German revolutions of 1848–1849Related: His refusal helped defeat the parliament’s bid for German unification.

• Cologne CathedralRelated: He supported the cathedral’s renewed construction and attended its foundation ceremony in 1842.

• Bettina von ArnimRelated: She addressed him in print, seeking reform while challenging royal policy.

• Baden RevolutionRelated: Prussian intervention under his rule crushed the revolutionary government.

• Berlin ZooRelated: His royal support helped make the zoo’s founding possible.

• Frederick William IIIBroader topic: His succession continued the Hohenzollern monarchy after his father’s long reign.

• William IRelated: His incapacity led William to serve as regent before inheriting the crown.