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Upon his death in 1440, Frederick was succeeded as elector by his second-eldest son, Frederick II. Family and children [ edit ] He married Elisabeth of Bavaria-Landshut (1383–13 November 1442, Ansbach), daughter of Duke Frederick of Bavaria-Landshut and Maddalena Visconti in 1401.
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.
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Biography. Family. Born in Königsberg, Frederick was the third son of Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg by his father's first marriage to Louise Henriette of Orange-Nassau, eldest daughter of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange and Amalia of Solms-Braunfels. His maternal cousin was King William III of England.
- 18 January 1701 – 25 February 1713
- Louise Henriette of Orange-Nassau
Mar 4, 2024 · Frederick I 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. In 1688 Frederick succeeded to.
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Apr 26, 2022 · Friedrich I von Preußen (Hohenzollern), Kürfurst zu Brandenburg, König in Preußen (1657 - 1713) - Genealogy. Frederick I of Prussia. ‹ Back to von Preußen surname. View Complete Profile. view all 23. Immediate Family. Landgravine Elisabeth Henriette ... first cousin. Princess Louise Dorothea of Prussia. daughter. Sophia Charlotte of Hanover, Que...
- Königsberg, Vorpommern
- Königsberg, Vorpommern, Deutschland (HRR)
- July 11, 1657
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.
t. e. Frederick William I ( German: Friedrich Wilhelm I.; 14 August 1688 – 31 May 1740), known as the Soldier King ( German: Soldatenkönig [1] ), was King in Prussia and Elector of Brandenburg from 1713 till his death in 1740, as well as Prince of Neuchâtel. Born in Berlin, he was raised by the Huguenot governess Marthe de Roucoulle.