Frederick William III, on the Prussian throne since 1797, also used the hunting lodge only for occasional stays. He also found no pleasure in hunting. During his reign in May 1814, Grunewald briefly became an attraction for the Berlin population. During the Napoleonic Wars, the French emperor had the Quadriga of the Brandenburg Gate brought to Paris as booty in December 1806. After the Battle of Paris at the end of March 1814 and Napoleon's defeat, it was brought back to Prussia. Packed in boxes, the work of the sculptor Johann Gottfried Schadows stood in Grunewald for a few days before being transported on to Berlin.