Given the question: Facts: - issue: prince , princess friedrich wilhelm of hesse-kassel friedrich karl louise , landgravine of hesse-philippsthal-barchfeld anna - death place: berlin - |caption: painting by franz kruger -lrb- 1852 -rrb- - mother: louise of mecklenburg-strelitz - death date: 21 january 1883 - spouse: princess marie of saxe-weimar-eisenach - house: house of hohenzollern - father: frederick william iii of prussia - birth date: 29 june 1801 - name: prince charles - image: carl von preuen.jpg - birth place: charlottenburg palace Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of prince charles of prussia .
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prince frederick '' charles '' alexander of prussia -lrb- german : prinz carl von preuen -rrb- -lrb- 29 june 1801 -- 21 january 1883 -rrb- born in charlottenburg , was a younger son of frederick william iii of prussia and louise of mecklenburg-strelitz .although he served as a prussian general for much of his adult life , prince charles is often remembered for his vast patronage and collections of art and armor and as the first '' herrenmeister '' -lrb- grand master -rrb- of the order of saint john after its restoration as a chivalric order .