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Frederick ( Middle High German: Friderich, [1] Standard German: Friedrich; 21 September 1371 – 20 September 1440) was the last Burgrave of Nuremberg from 1397 to 1427 (as Frederick VI ), Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach from 1398, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach from 1420, and Elector of Brandenburg (as Frederick I) from 1415 until his death.
Frederick I ( German: Friedrich I.; 11 July 1657 – 25 February 1713), of the Hohenzollern dynasty, was (as Frederick III) Elector of Brandenburg (1688–1713) and Duke of Prussia in personal union ( Brandenburg-Prussia ). The latter function he upgraded to royalty, becoming the first King in Prussia (1701–1713).
- 18 January 1701 – 25 February 1713
- Louise Henriette of Orange-Nassau
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When Frederick I Elector of Brandenburg was born on 21 September 1371, in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany, his father, Frederick V Burgrave of Nuremberg, was 38 and his mother, Elisabeth of Meissen Burgravine of Nuremberg, was 41.
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, th...
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May 17, 2018 · views 1,443,473 updated May 17 2018. FREDERICK WILLIAM ( BRANDENBURG) (1620 – 1688; ruled 1640 – 1688) FREDERICK WILLIAM (BRANDENBURG) (1620 – 1688; ruled 1640 – 1688), elector of Brandenburg and duke of Prussia.
Mar 4, 2024 · Frederick I (born between August and November 1371, Nürnberg [Germany]—died Sept. 20, 1440, Cadolzburg, near Nürnberg) was the elector of Brandenburg from 1417 and the founder of the Brandenburg line of Hohenzollern. He was the second son of Frederick V, burgrave of Nürnberg.
Frederick I of Prussia (July 11, 1657 – February 25, 1713) of the Hohenzollern dynasty was elector of Brandenburg (1688–1713) and the first king in Prussia (1701–1713). A lavish patron of the arts, he did much to enrich Prussia's physical infrastructure.