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Frederick William 1620–1688 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Feb 1620

Birth Location: Berlin, Germany

Death Date: 9 May 1688

Death Location: Potsdam,Brandenburg,,Prussia

Father: Elector George

Mother: Elisabeth Pfalz

Spouse(s): Dorothea Glucksburg

Children(s): Albrecht Brandenburg

Frederick William was born in 1620 in Berlin, Germany, the child of Elector Of Brandenburg George And Elisabeth Charlotte Von Der Pfalz. Frederick William married Dorothea Von Holstein Glucksburg, and had children including Albrecht Frederik Brandenburg Margrave Of Brandenburg. Frederick William passed away in 1688 in Potsdam,Brandenburg,,Prussia.

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Biography

  • Frederick William was born in 1620 in Berlin, Germany, the child of Elector Of Brandenburg George And Elisabeth Charlotte Von Der Pfalz.
  • Frederick William married Dorothea Von Holstein Glucksburg, and had children including Albrecht Frederik Brandenburg Margrave Of Brandenburg.
  • Frederick William passed away in 1688 in Potsdam,Brandenburg,,Prussia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elector George
1595–1620
Birth Location: –
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Elisabeth Pfalz
1597–1660
Birth Location: Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz Landkreis, Bayern, Germany
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Spouses(s)

Dorothea Glucksburg
1636–1689
Birth Location: Glücksburg, Schleswig-Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Children(s)

Albrecht Brandenburg
1672–1731
Birth Location: Brandenberg, Duren, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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Frederick William's Ancestors

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Frederick William
1620–1688
Birth Place: Berlin, Germany
Parents
Elector Of Brandenburg George
1595–1620
Elisabeth (Charlotte von der) Pfalz
1597–1660
Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz Landkreis, Bayern, Germany
Grandparents
Elector (Of Brandenburg) John
1572–1619
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Frederick William's Descendants

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Frederick William (16 Feb 1620–9 May 1688) m. Dorothea (Von Holstein) Glucksburg (29 Sep 1636–6 Aug 1689)
  1. 1. Albrecht (Frederik Brandenburg Margrave of) Brandenburg 1672–1731 m. Marie (Dorothea) VonKurtland 1684–1743

Frederick William's Timeline

2 Records

1620
16 Feb 1620
Birth of Frederick William in Berlin, Germany
Berlin, Germany
1688
9 May 1688
Age 68
Death of Frederick William in Potsdam,Brandenburg,,Prussia
Potsdam,Brandenburg,,Prussia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1620
    Event Place: Berlin, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 May 1688
    Event Place: Potsdam,Brandenburg,,Prussia
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