Why did King Frederick William IV appoint Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von Schelling to the University of Berlin?

King Frederick William IV appointed Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von Schelling to the University of Berlin in 1841 primarily to counter the prevailing influence of Hegelian philosophy.

Following the death of G.W.F. Hegel in 1831, the philosophical landscape in Prussia was dominated by Hegelians who occupied the university chairs. King Frederick William IV, a staunch supporter of the Romantic movement and conservative ideals, sought to dismantle this intellectual monopoly. He viewed the Hegelian system as a threat to his own romantic-conservative convictions and the established order. By bringing in Schelling—a major figure of German idealism who had developed a philosophy emphasizing "intellectual intuition" and the limitations of pure reason—the King hoped to provide a counterweight to the rationalist tradition of Hegel and restore a more traditional, spiritually aligned philosophical discourse within the university.123