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Calvinist. Signature. Frederick William ( German: Friedrich Wilhelm; 16 February 1620 – 29 April 1688) was Elector of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia, thus ruler of Brandenburg-Prussia, from 1640 until his death in 1688. A member of the House of Hohenzollern, he is popularly known as " the Great Elector " [1] ( der Große Kurfürst) because ...
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Mar 4, 2024 · Treaty of Wehlau. 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 ...
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Son of Elector Frederick William I. The Margraviate of Schwedt was created for him. William Frederick: 8 January 1686: 1703–1723: 7 January 1723: Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach: Christiane Charlotte of Württemberg-Winnental 28 August 1709 Stuttgart three children: Frederick William: 17 November 1700: 1711–1771: 4 March 1771 ...
Frederick William ( German: Friedrich Wilhelm; 16 February 1620 – 29 April 1688) was Elector of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia, thus ruler of Brandenburg-Prussia, from 1640 until his death in 1688. A member of the House of Hohenzollern, he is popularly known as " the Great Elector " ( der Große Kurfürst) because of his military and ...
Frederick William, German Friedrich Wilhelm known as the Great Elector, (born Feb. 16, 1620, Cölln, near Berlin—died May 9, 1688, Potsdam), Elector of Brandenburg (1640–88) who restored the Hohenzollern dominions after the Thirty Years’ War. At his accession to the electorship, Brandenburg was ravaged by war and occupied by foreign troops.
Mar 4, 2024 · Frederick I (born July 11, 1657, Königsberg, Prussia [now Kaliningrad, Russia]—died Feb. 25, 1713, Berlin) was the elector of Brandenburg (as Frederick III), who became the first king in Prussia (1701–13), freed his domains from imperial suzerainty, and continued the policy of territorial aggrandizement begun by his father, Frederick William, the Great Elector.
