Preceded by Georg Wilhelm von Brandenburg |
Elector of Brandenburg 1640 - 1688 |
Succeeded by Friedrich III. von Brandenburg |
Preceded by Georg Wilhelm von Brandenburg |
Duke of Prussia 1640 - 1688 |
Succeeded by Friedrich III. von Brandenburg |
Friedrich Wilhelm, Elector of Brandenburg, Duke of Prussia, known as The Great Elector, was born on February 16, 1620. He was the son of Georg Wilhelm von Brandenburg and Elisabeth Charlotte von der Pfalz. He died on May 9, 1688.
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On December 7, 1646, Friedrich Wilhelm married Luise Henriette von Oranien, Princess of Orange-Nassau, daughter of Friedrich Heinrich von Oranien and Amalie zu Solms-Braunfels. They had 6 children:
On June 14, 1668, Friedrich Wilhelm married Dorothea Sophie von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, daughter of Philipp von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and Sophie Hedwig von Sachsen-Lauenburg. They had 7 children:
There are many profiles listed as children of Friedrich Wilhelm von Brandenburg. Some of them are duplicates and need to be merged!
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