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George William was the elector of Brandenburg (from 1619) through much of the Thirty Years’ War. Though a Calvinist, George William was persuaded by his Roman Catholic adviser Adam von Schwarzenberg to stay out of the struggle between the Holy Roman emperor and the German Protestant princes.
Georg Wilhelm (* 3. November jul. / 13. November 1595 greg. in Cölln an der Spree; † 1. Dezember 1640 in Königsberg) aus dem Geschlecht der Hohenzollern war von 1619 bis 1640 Markgraf von Brandenburg, Herzog in Preußen und Herzog von Kleve, Graf von Mark sowie Kurfürst und Erzkämmerer des Heiligen Römischen Reichs .
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. George William ( German: Georg Wilhelm; 13 November 1595 – 1 December 1640), of the Hohenzollern dynasty, was Margrave and Elector of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia from 1619 until his death. His reign was marked by ineffective governance during the Thirty Years' War.
"Kurfürst von Brandenburg Georg Wilhelm" published on by null. (Cölln/Spree, 1595–1640, Königsberg),was a son of the Elector Johann Sigismund. His reign, beginning in 1619, covered the vital phases of the Thirty Years War (see Dreissigjähriger Krieg), and brought ...
George William (German: Georg Wilhelm; 13 November 1595 – 1 December 1640), of the Hohenzollern dynasty, was margrave and elector of Brandenburg and duke of Prussia from 1619 until his death. His reign was marked by ineffective governance during the Thirty Years' War.
Biographie Georg Wilhelm: Kurfürst von Brandenburg geb. 3./13.(?) Nov. 1597, † 1. Decbr. 1640. Erbe der Mark Brandenburg, der clevischen Lande und des Herzogthums Preußen so wie der der Verwirklichung nahen Ansprüche seines Hauses auf das Herzogthum Pommern besaß der 24jährige Fürst bei seinem Regierungsantritt (23.
"George William (German: Georg Wilhelm; 13 November 1595 – 1 December 1640), of the Hohenzollern dynasty, was margrave and elector of Brandenburg and duke of Prussia from 1619 until his death. His reign was marked by ineffective governance during the Thirty Years´ War.
