Frederick William of Brandenburg
Frederick William of Brandenburg
Frederick William 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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Date of Birth
February 16th, 1620
Age
404
Birth Place
Germany, Berlin
Date of Death
April 29th, 1688
Died Aged
68
Star Sign
Aquarius
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Frederick I of Prussia
Son
Countess Louise Henriette of Nassau
Wife
Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Wife
Margrave Albert Frederick of Brandenburg-Schwedt
Son
Marie Amalie of Brandenburg
Daughter
Philip William of Brandenburg-Schwedt
Son
Margravine Elisabeth Sophie of Brandenburg
Daughter
Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate
Mother
Hedwig Sophie of Brandenburg
Sister
Margravine Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg
Sister
Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt
Son
Charles Philip of Brandenburg-Schwedt
Son
Ludwig von Brandenburg
Son
George William, Elector of Brandenburg
Father
Charles, Electoral Prince of Brandenburg
Son
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