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Frederick was officially recognized as Margrave and Prince-elector Frederick I of Brandenburg at the Council of Constance in 1415. Frederick's formal investiture with the Kurmark , or electoral march, and his appointment as Archchamberlain of the Holy Roman Empire occurred on 18 April 1417, also during the Council of Constance.
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Frederick VI of Nuremberg was officially recognized as Margrave and Prince-elector Frederick I of Brandenburg at the Council of Constance in 1415. When Duke of Prussia Albert Frederick died in 1618 without having had a son, his son-in-law John Sigismund, at the time the prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg, inherited the Duchy of ...
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Frederick VI of Nuremberg was officially recognized as Margrave and Prince-elector Frederick I of Brandenburg at the Council of Constance in 1415. WhenDuke of PrussiaAlbert Frederick died in 1618 without having had a son, his son-in-law John Sigismund, at the time the prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg, inherited the Duchy of Prussia.
On April 18, 1417, Sigismund, the peace-loving Margrave of Brandenburg, in order to pay for thirty years of war with the Archbishop of Magdeburg, sold the duchy and all the court positions for 400,000 golden guilders to Frederick VI (Hohenzollern). After that, Berlin became the capital and seat of government.
Married in 1790 to Maria Sophia Frederica, daughter of the landgrave Charles of Hesse, Frederick acceded to the throne upon his father’s death on March 13, 1808. After his accession he inclined more to personal rule, and the cabinet’s influence decreased.
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1356 a Margrave of Brandenburg one of 7 electors of German throne. Brandenburg among first Protestant areas. 1417 Sigismund, Margrave of Brandenburg, had incurred such debts fighting the Archbishop of Magdeburg that he sold Brandenburg to Hohenzollern King Frederick VI for 400,000 golden guilders. See also: Wikipedia: Margraviate_of_Brandenburg
Apr 26, 2022 · Geneall. Wikipedia: English Deutsch. Burgrave of Nuremberg as Frederick VI Reign 1397–1427 with John III (1397–1420) Predecessor: Frederick V Successor: Burgraviate abolished Titular title remained held by the Elector of Brandenburg. * Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach Reign 1398–1440 Predecessor: New titel Successor: Albrecht Achilles.
