Timeline Sunday 7 June 1840

Events on Sunday 7 June 1840 2

• 1770 – 1840 Frederick William III of Prussia (1770-1840) Died 7 June 1840, aged 69 Frederick William III was King of Prussia from 1797, leading his kingdom through the Napoleonic Wars and subsequent reforms. He joined the alliance that defeated Napoleon and later helped shape the German Confederation. He died on 7 June 1840 and was succeeded by his son, Frederick William IV.
• 1840 Frederick William IV becomes King of Prussia Accession following his father's death Frederick William IV ascended to the Prussian throne on 7 June 1840 upon the death of his father, Frederick William III. His reign was marked by growing tensions over constitutional reform that would erupt in the 1848 revolutions. He ruled Prussia until 1861.