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Friedrich Wilhelm von Brandenburg 1620–1688 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 FEB 1620

Birth Location: Cölln An Der Spree

Death Date: 09 MAY 1688

Death Location: Berlin-Mitte, Mitte, Berlin, Germany

Father: Georg HOHENZOLLERN

Mother: Elisabeth Pfalz

Spouse(s): Luise Oranien-Nassau, Dorothea Schleswig-Holstein

Children(s): X Prussia, Philipp Brandenburg-Schwedt, Maria Brandenburg-Schwedt, Albrecht Brandenburg-Schwedt, X Brandenburg

Friedrich Wilhelm von Brandenburg was born in 1620 in Cölln An Der Spree, the child of Georg Wilhelm Von Von Hohenzollern And Elisabeth Charlotte Von Der Pfalz. Friedrich Wilhelm von Brandenburg married Dorothea Von Schleswig Holstein, Luise Henriette Von Oranien Nassau, and had children including Albrecht Friedrich Von Brandenburg Schwedt, Maria Amalia Von Brandenburg Schwedt, Philipp Wilhelm Von Brandenburg Schwedt, X Brandenburg, X Friedrich I Of Prussia. Friedrich Wilhelm von Brandenburg passed away in 1688 in Berlin-Mitte, Mitte, Berlin, Germany.

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Biography

  • Friedrich Wilhelm von Brandenburg was born in 1620 in Cölln An Der Spree, the child of Georg Wilhelm Von Von Hohenzollern And Elisabeth Charlotte Von Der Pfalz.
  • Friedrich Wilhelm von Brandenburg married Dorothea Von Schleswig Holstein, Luise Henriette Von Oranien Nassau, and had children including Albrecht Friedrich Von Brandenburg Schwedt, Maria Amalia Von Brandenburg Schwedt, Philipp Wilhelm Von Brandenburg Schwedt, X Brandenburg, X Friedrich I Of Prussia.
  • Friedrich Wilhelm von Brandenburg passed away in 1688 in Berlin-Mitte, Mitte, Berlin, Germany.

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Friedrich Brandenburg's Ancestors

Self
Friedrich Brandenburg
1620–1688
Birth Place: Cölln An Der Spree
Parents
Georg Wilhelm Von von HOHENZOLLERN
1595–1640
Cölln, Berlijn, Duitsland
Elisabeth (Charlotte von der) Pfalz
1597–1660
Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Landkreis Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Bavaria (Bayern), Germany
Grandparents
Johann (Sigismund von) Brandenburg
1572–1620
Halle
Anna (von) Preussen
1576–1625
Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia
Frederik (IV von) WITTELSBACH
1574–1610
Amberg, Beieren, Duitsland
Countess (Luise Louise Juliana Orange) Nassau
1576–1644
Dordrecht, Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Great-Grandparents
Joachim Brandenburg
1546–1608
Katharina Brandenburg-Küstrin
1549–1602
Albrecht Preußen
1553–1618
Marie Jülich-Kleve-Berg
1550–1608
Ludwig Pfalz
1539–1583
Elisabeth Hessen-Kassel
1539–1582
Willem Oranje
1533–1584
Charlotte Bourbon
1546–1582
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johan Brandenburg
1525–1598
Sofie Schlesien-Liegnitz
1525–1546
Albrecht Brandenburg-Ansbach
1490–1568
Anna Braunschweig-Calenberg-Göttingen
1532–1568
Frederik Palts
1515–1576
Maria Brandenburg-Kulmbach
1519–1567
Philipp Kassel
1504–1567
Christine Meissen
1505–1549

Friedrich Brandenburg's Descendants

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Friedrich (Wilhelm von) Brandenburg (16 FEB 1620–09 MAY 1688) m. Luise (Henriette von) Oranien-Nassau (07 DEC 1627–18 JUN 1667) m. Dorothea (von) Schleswig-Holstein (09 OCT 1636–16 AUG 1689)
  1. 1. X (Friedrich I of) Prussia 1657–1713 m. Sophie (Charlotte of) Hanover 1668–1705 m. Elisabeth (Henriette von) Hessen-Kassel 1661–1683
    1. 1. Friedrich (Wilhelm van) Pruisen 1688–1740 m. Sophia (Dorothea van Engeland en) Hannover 1687–1757
      1. 1. Sophia (Dorothea Von) Preussen 1719–1765 m. Friedrich (Wilhelm von) Hohenzollern 1700–1771
        1. 1. Frederika (Dorothea Sophia van) Brandenburg-Schwedt 1736–1798 m. Frederik (Eugenius van) Württemberg 1732–1797
        2. 2. Luise (van Brandenburg) Schwedt 1738–1820
        3. 3. Philippine (van Brandenburg) Schwedt 1745–1800
      2. 2. Wilhelmine (von) Preussen 1709–1758
      3. 3. X (Frederick the) Great 1712–1786
      4. 4. Philippine (Charlotte von) Preussen 1716–1801
      5. 5. August (Wilhelm von) Preussen 1722–1758
      6. 6. August (Ferdinand von) Preussen 1730–1813
    2. 2. Friedrich (Augustus von) Brandenburg 1685–1686
    3. 3. Luise (von) Preußen 1680–1705
    4. 4. Friedrich (August von) Preußen 1685–1686
  2. 2. Philipp (Wilhelm von) Brandenburg-Schwedt 1669–1711
  3. 3. Maria (Amalia von) Brandenburg-Schwedt 1670–1739
  4. 4. Albrecht (Friedrich von) Brandenburg-Schwedt 1672–1731
  5. 5. X Brandenburg –1631

Friedrich Brandenburg's Timeline

2 Records

1620
16 FEB 1620
Birth of Friedrich Wilhelm von Brandenburg in Cölln An Der Spree
Cölln An Der Spree
1688
09 MAY 1688
Age 68
Death of Friedrich Wilhelm von Brandenburg in Potsdam, Stadtkreis Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany
Potsdam, Stadtkreis Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 FEB 1620
    Event Place: Cölln An Der Spree
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 MAY 1688
    Event Place: Potsdam, Stadtkreis Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Berlin-Mitte, Mitte, Berlin, Germany
    Record Source: Germany, Find a Grave Index

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