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- Frederick William (born Feb. 16, 1620, Cölln, near Berlin—died May 9, 1688, Potsdam, near Berlin) was the elector of Brandenburg (1640–88), who restored the Hohenzollern dominions after the devastations of the Thirty Years’ War—centralizing the political administration, reorganizing the state finances, rebuilding towns and cities, developing a strong army, and acquiring clear sovereignty over ducal Prussia.
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May 9, 2024 · Frederick William was the elector of Brandenburg (1640–88), who restored the Hohenzollern dominions after the devastations of the Thirty Years’ War—centralizing the political administration, reorganizing the state finances, rebuilding towns and cities, developing a strong army, and acquiring clear.
May 23, 2024 · The House of Hohenzollern (/ ˌ h oʊ ə n ˈ z ɒ l ər n /, US also /-n ˈ z ɔː l-,-n t ˈ s ɔː l-/; German: Haus Hohenzollern, pronounced [ˌhaʊs hoːənˈtsɔlɐn] ⓘ; Romanian: Casa de Hohenzollern) is a formerly royal (and from 1871 to 1918, imperial) German dynasty whose members were variously princes, electors, kings and emperors of Hohenzollern, Brandenburg, Prussia, the German ...
May 20, 2024 · Friedrich Wilhelm IV: 15 October 1795 – 2 January 1861 7 June 1840 2 January 1861 William I Wilhelm I: 22 March 1797 – 9 March 1888 2 January 1861 9 March 1888 Frederick VIII Friedrich III: 18 October 1831 – 15 June 1888 9 March 1888 15 June 1888 William II Wilhelm II: 27 January 1859 – 4 June 1941 15 June 1888
May 20, 2024 · Count of the Lahngau: Louis II the German c. 810 –876 King of East Francia r. 843–876: Hemma 803/808–876: Gisela b. 821: Eberhard c. 815 –866 Duke of Friuli: Udo of Neustria 860–879: Berengar I of Neustria c. 836 –aft. 879 Count of Hesse: Liutswind: Carloman 830–880 King of Bavaria r. 876–880: Irmgard of Chiemsee c. 830 /833 ...
May 22, 2024 · Brandenburg, city, Brandenburg Land (state), eastern Germany. The city lies on both banks of the Havel River, west of Berlin. It was founded as Branibor (Brennabor, or Brennaburg) by the West Slavic Havelli tribe and was captured by the German king Henry I the Fowler in 928. A bishopric was first.
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May 6, 2024 · Der Weg, den die königlich preußische Regierung hätte verlassen sollen, schrieb Ministerpräsident Friedrich Wilhelm von Brandenburg am 28. April 1849, sei „der Weg des Rechtes und des...
May 18, 2024 · Subjects Of Study: fugue. music. Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg (born Nov. 21, 1718, Marpurgsdorf, near Seehausen, Brandenburg—died May 22, 1795, Berlin) was a German composer and writer remembered for his theoretical and critical writings on music. Nothing is known of his musical education.