Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg

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17th-century ruler Duke of Prussia House of Hohenzollern member elector of Brandenburg human

Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg, was a 17th-century ruler known as the "Great Elector" for transforming Brandenburg-Prussia into a centralized, militarily powerful state and laying the foundations for future Prussian greatness.

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Label	Occurrences
Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg canonical	26
Frederick William, the Great Elector	2
Frederick William	1
Frederick William of Brandenburg	1
Great Elector	1
the Great Elector	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	17th-century ruler ⓘ Duke of Prussia ⓘ House of Hohenzollern member ⓘ elector of Brandenburg ⓘ human ⓘ
birthDate	1620-02-16 ⓘ
birthPlace	Berlin ⓘ
child	Frederick I of Prussia ⓘ Louise, Princess of Anhalt-Dessau ⓘ Philip William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Duchy of Prussia ⓘ surface form: Brandenburg-Prussia
deathDate	1688-04-29 ⓘ
deathPlace	Potsdam ⓘ
endTime	as Elector of Brandenburg: 1688 ⓘ
era	Early modern period ⓘ
father	George William, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ
givenName	Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Frederick William
issued	Edict of Potsdam ⓘ
knownFor	administrative and fiscal reforms in Brandenburg-Prussia ⓘ victory at the Battle of Warsaw (1656) ⓘ
languageUsed	German ⓘ
memberOf	House of Hohenzollern ⓘ
militaryRank	commander-in-chief of Brandenburg-Prussian forces ⓘ
monarchOf	Duchy of Prussia ⓘ surface form: Brandenburg-Prussia Duchy of Prussia ⓘ Electorate of Brandenburg ⓘ surface form: Margraviate of Brandenburg
mother	Elizabeth Charlotte, Duchess of Orléans ⓘ surface form: Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate
nickname	Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Great Elector
notableFor	centralizing Brandenburg-Prussia ⓘ creating a standing army in Brandenburg-Prussia ⓘ laying foundations of Prussian military power ⓘ promoting religious toleration for Huguenots ⓘ strengthening absolutist rule ⓘ
participantIn	Second Northern War ⓘ Thirty Years' War ⓘ surface form: Thirty Years' War (late phase as ruler of Brandenburg)
positionHeld	Count of Mark ⓘ County of Ravensberg ⓘ surface form: Count of Ravensberg Duke of Cleves ⓘ Duke of Prussia ⓘ Prince-elector ⓘ surface form: Elector of Brandenburg
predecessor	George William, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ
religion	Calvinism ⓘ
residence	Berlin City Palace ⓘ surface form: Berlin Palace Potsdam ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
spouse	Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg ⓘ Louise Henriette of Nassau ⓘ
startTime	as Elector of Brandenburg: 1640 ⓘ
successor	Frederick I of Prussia ⓘ

Referenced by (32)

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Franco-Dutch War → hasParticipant → Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ

Frederick I of Prussia → father → Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ

Frederick I of Prussia → predecessor → Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ

Sophia Charlotte of Hanover → relative → Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ

siege of Maastricht (1673) → commander → Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ

this entity surface form: Frederick William of Brandenburg

Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg → givenName → Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Frederick William

Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg → nickname → Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Elector

Wilhelmstrasse, Berlin → namedAfter → Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ

Louise Henriette of Nassau → spouse → Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ

Louise Henriette of Nassau → spouseNickname → Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ

this entity surface form: the Great Elector

Electorate of Brandenburg → ruler → Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ

this entity surface form: Frederick William, the Great Elector

Louise, Queen of Denmark and Norway → father → Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ

Duke of Prussia → heldBy → Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ

Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin → foundedBy → Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ

Second Northern War → commander → Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ

Elizabeth Henrietta of Hesse-Kassel → notableRelative → Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ

Frederick I → father → Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ

subject surface form: Frederick I of Prussia

Frederick I → predecessor → Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ

subject surface form: Frederick I of Prussia

Battle of Fehrbellin (1675) → commander → Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ

Battle of Fehrbellin (1675) → hasNotableFigure → Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ

this entity surface form: Frederick William, the Great Elector

Battle of Turckheim (1675) → hasOpposingCommander → Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ

Count of Mark → notableHolder → Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ

Edict of Potsdam → issuedBy → Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ

Margrave of Brandenburg → officeHolder → Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ

George William, Elector of Brandenburg → child → Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ

George William, Elector of Brandenburg → successor → Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ

Hedwig Sophia of Brandenburg → sibling → Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ

Treaty of Bromberg → party → Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ

Treaty of Bromberg → signedBy → Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ

Prussian Gold Coast → establishedBy → Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ

Brandenburg-Prussia → hasLeader → Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ

Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg → spouse → Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ