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Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg 1620–1688 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 FEB 1620

Birth Location: Berlin, Prussia

Death Date: 29 APR 1688

Death Location: Potsdam, Prussia

Father: George Brandenburg

Mother: Elizabeth Palatinate

Spouse(s): Countess Nassau

Children(s): Frederick Prussia

In 1620, Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg / entered the world in Berlin, Prussia, born to George William Elector Of Brandenburg And Elizabeth Charlotte Of The Palatinate. Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg married Countess Louise Henriette Of Nassau, and had children including Frederick I Of Prussia. Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg / passed away in 1688 in Potsdam, Prussia.

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Biography

  • In 1620, Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg // entered the world in Berlin, Prussia, born to George William Elector Of Brandenburg And Elizabeth Charlotte Of The Palatinate.
  • Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg // married Countess Louise Henriette Of Nassau, and had children including Frederick I Of Prussia.
  • Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg // passed away in 1688 in Potsdam, Prussia.

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Frederick Brandenburg's Ancestors

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Frederick Brandenburg
1620–1688
Birth Place: Berlin, Prussia
Parents
George William, Elector of Brandenburg
1595–1640
Elizabeth (Charlotte of the) Palatinate
1597–1660
Grandparents
John (Sigismund, Elector of) Brandenburg
1572–1619
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Duchess (Anna of) Prussia
1576–1625
Frederick (IV, Elector) Palatine
1574–1610
Countess (Louise Juliana of) Nassau
1576–1644
Great-Grandparents
Albert Prussia
1553–1618
Marie Cleves
1550–1608
Louis Palatine
1539–1583
Elisabeth Palatine
1539–1582
William Orange
1533–1584
Charlotte Bourbon
1546–1582
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Albert, Prussia
1490–1568
William, Jülich-Cleves-Berg
1516–1592
Maria Jülich-Cleves-Berg
1531–1581
Marie Brandenburg-Kulmbach
1519–1567
Philip Hesse
1504–1567
Christine Saxony
1505–1549
William Nassau-Dillenburg
1487–1559
Juliana Stolberg
1506–1580

Frederick Brandenburg's Descendants

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Frederick (William, Elector of) Brandenburg (16 FEB 1620–29 APR 1688) m. Countess (Louise Henriette of) Nassau (27 NOV 1627–18 JUN 1667)
  1. 1. Frederick (I of) Prussia 1657–1713 m. Elisabeth (Henriette of) Hesse-Kassel 1661–1683 m. Sophia (Charlotte, Queen consort of) Prussia 1668–1705
    1. 1. Frederick (William I of) Prussia 1688–1740 m. Sophia (Dorothea of) Hanover 1687–1757
      1. 1. Princess (Sophia Dorothea of) Prussia 1719–1765 m. Frederick (William, Margrave of) Brandenburg-Schwedt 1700–1771
        1. 1. Margravine (Friederike of) Brandenburg-Schwedt 1736–1798 m. Frederick (II Eugene, Duke of) Württemberg 1732–1797
      2. 2. Prince (Augustus William of) Prussia 1722–1758
        1. 1. Frederick (William II, King of) Prussia 1744–1797 m. Frederika (Louisa of) Hesse-Darmstadt 1751–1805 m. Elisabeth (Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Crown Princess of) Prussia 1746–1840
        2. 2. Wilhelmina (of Prussia Princess of) Orange 1751–1820 m. William (V Prince of) Orange 1748–1806
      3. 3. Princess (Philippine Charlotte of Prussia Duchess consort of) Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 1716–1801
        1. 1. Elisabeth (Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Crown Princess of) Prussia 1746–1840 m. Frederick (William II, King of) Prussia 1744–1797

Frederick Brandenburg's Timeline

2 Records

1620
16 FEB 1620
Birth of Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg // in Berlin, Prussia
Berlin, Prussia
1688
29 APR 1688
Age 68
Death of Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg // in Potsdam, Prussia
Potsdam, Prussia

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 FEB 1620
    Event Place: Berlin, Prussia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 APR 1688
    Event Place: Potsdam, Prussia

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