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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.
May 9, 2024 · Frederick William 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 towns and cities, developing a strong army, and acquiring clear.
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.
May 17, 2018 · Frederick William (1620-1688) was elector of Brandenburg from 1640 to 1688. Known as the Great Elector, he augmented and integrated the Hohenzollern possessions in northern Germany and Prussia. Born in Berlin on Feb. 16, 1620, Frederick William was the only son of Elector George William and Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate.
May 19, 2023 · Quick Facts about Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg. Reign: 1640-1688. Predecessor: George William. Successor: Frederick I. Born: February 16, 1620; Stadtschloss, Berlin, Brandenburg-Prussia. Died: April 29, 1688; Brandenburg-Prussia. Burial: Berlin Cathedral
Mar 25, 2015 · Frederick William – or the self-titled ‘Great Elector’ – took Brandenburg-Prussia from obscurity to become one of Europe’s most dominant powers. Such was the impact of Frederick William, that Prussia was to dominate the previously all-powerful Sweden in the Baltic.
No other ruler has exercised such a far-reaching influence on the history of modern Germany as Frederick William, the “Great Elector,” who ruled in Brandenburg from 1640 to 1688. The Prussian state founded by him survived for three centuries—to be dissolved in 1945 by the victorious Allies at Potsdam.
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