Person:Frederick William I, Elector of Brandenburg (1)

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Frederick William I _____, Elector of Brandenburg
b.6 Feb 1620 Cölln an der Spree, Brandenburg, Germany
d.29 Apr 1688 Potsdam, Brandenburg, Preußen, Germany
Parents and Siblings
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m. 14 Jul 1616
  1. Margravine Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg1617 - 1676
  2. Frederick William I _____, Elector of Brandenburg1620 - 1688
  3. Hedwig Sophia of Brandenburg1623 - 1683
  4. Johann Siegmund1624 -
Spouse and Children
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m. 7 Dec 1646
  1. Christian Ludwig Brandenburg1648 -
  2. Karl Hohenzollern1654/55 - 1674
  3. Frederick I _____, of Prussia1657 - 1713
  4. Ludwig von Brandenburg1666 - 1687
Spouse and Children
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m. 13 Jun 1668
  1. Philip William _____, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt1669 - 1711
  2. Marie Amalie Brandenburg1670 - 1739
  3. Duke Albrecht Friedrich Margrave Of Brandenburg1672 - 1731
  4. Charles Philip of Brandenburg-Schwedt1673 - 1695
  5. Margravine Elisabeth Sophie of Brandenburg1674 - 1748
  6. Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt1677 - 1734
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Facts and Events
Name Frederick William I _____, Elector of Brandenburg
Alt Name Friedrich Wilhelm _____, von Brandenburg
Gender Male
Birth[1] 6 Feb 1620 Cölln an der Spree, Brandenburg, GermanyJulian, House of Hohenzollern
Alt Birth? 16 Feb 1620 Kolln a/d SpreeGregorian
Marriage 7 Dec 1646 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Netherlandsto Luise Henriette of Nassau
Marriage 13 Jun 1668 Halberstadt, Sachsen, Preußen, GermanySchloss Gröningen
to Sophia Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Death[1] 29 Apr 1688 Potsdam, Brandenburg, Preußen, GermanyJulian
Alt Death? 9 May 1688 Potsdam, Brandenburg, PrussiaGregorian
Reference Number? Q152727
  • Markgraf von Brandenburg
  • Erzkammerer und Kurfürst des Heiligen Römischen Reiches
  • Herzog in Preussen
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Frederick William (; 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" because of his military and political achievements. Frederick William was a staunch pillar of the Calvinist faith, associated with the rising commercial class. He saw the importance of trade and promoted it vigorously. His shrewd domestic reforms gave Prussia a strong position in the post-Westphalian political order of north-central Europe, setting Prussia up for elevation from duchy to kingdom, achieved under his son and successor.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Frederick William I, Elector of Brandenburg, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2.   Friedrich Wilhelm Kurfürst von Brandenburg, in Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe.
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