616 HRH Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia

HRH Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia

✶ 6 April 1893 at the hunting lodge Klein-Glienicke in Potsdam
✟ 6 April 1917 at Saint Bouvray in Rouen, France

Appointed

The Royal Palace of Stockholm 13 July 1912

motto

Missing

shield

Painted 1917 by David Friefeldt.

other awards

None

Biography

Second son of Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia, a second sousin and brother in law of Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany, King of Prussia.
He fought in World War I as an aviator between 1914 and 1917. His plane was shot down and he was shot and severely injured after having landed in no-man’s land. He died in captivity from his injuries.

Placement

Not on display.