Frederick William Nicholas Charles, a German general, crown prince of Prussia and of the German empire, born in the new royal palace near Potsdam, Oct. 18, 1831. He received a thorough scientific education and the doctor's diploma from the university of Ko-nigsberg, of which he is rector. On Jan. 25, 1858, he married Victoria Adelaide, princess royal of Great Britain, who has borne him six children, the eldest of whom, Prince Frederick William Victor Albert, was born in Berlin, Jan. 27, 1859. In 1866 he was commander-in-chief of the second Prussian army, and essentially contributed to the decisive victory of Sadowa by his timely appearance at Chlum. In the Franco-German war of 1870-'71 he was at the head of the South German forces as commander-in-chief of the third army. The first victory of the war, that of Weissenburg (Aug. 4), and the greater one over MacMahon at Worth (Aug. 6), were achieved under his generalship; he took an equally brilliant part, together with the crown prince (now king) Albert of Saxony, in the great triumphs culminating in Napoleon's surrender with his army at Sedan, Sept. 2; won additional laurels during the siege of Paris, and was made general field marshal Oct. 28, although it had not been customary for royal princes to receive that title.