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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 .
George William (born Nov. 13, 1595, Kölln an der Spree, Brandenburg [now in Berlin, Ger.]—died Dec. 1, 1640, Königsberg, Prussia [now Kaliningrad, Russia]) 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 ...
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Brief Life History of Georg Wilhelm. When Kurfürst Georg Wilhelm von Brandenburg was born on 13 November 1595, in Berlin, Brandenburg, Prussia, his father, Kurfürst Johann Sigismund von Brandenburg, was 23 and his mother, Anne von Preussen a.d.H. Hohenzollern, was 19. He married Elizabeth Charlotte von der Pfalz-Simmern Wittelsbach on 14 July ...
Georg Wilhelm von Brandenburg. Created by: 𝑭𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝑲. Georg was of the Hohenzollern dynasty, he 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.
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.
Georg Wilhelm, Kurfürst von Brandenburg (1595–1640) in The Oxford Companion to German Literature (3) Length: 55 words
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.
