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George William Elector of Brandenburg 1595 – 1640 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 NOV 1595

Birth Location: Cölln, Rockenhausen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Death Date: 1 DEC 1640

Death Location: Konigsberg, East Prussia, Prussia

Father: Johan Brandenburg

Mother: Lucia Dreher

Spouse(s): Elisabeth Brandenburg, Sofie Laubach

Children(s):

In 1595, George William Elector of Brandenburg entered the world in Cölln, Rockenhausen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, born to Johan Georg Von Brandenburg and Lucia Dreher. George William Elector of Brandenburg married Elisabeth Charlotte Electress Of Brandenburg, Sofie Marie Solms Laubach. George William Elector of Brandenburg passed away in 1640 in Konigsberg, East Prussia, Prussia.

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  • In 1595, George William Elector of Brandenburg entered the world in Cölln, Rockenhausen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, born to Johan Georg Von Brandenburg and Lucia Dreher.
  • George William Elector of Brandenburg married Elisabeth Charlotte Electress Of Brandenburg, Sofie Marie Solms Laubach.
  • George William Elector of Brandenburg passed away in 1640 in Konigsberg, East Prussia, Prussia.

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George Brandenburg's Ancestors

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George Brandenburg
1595 – 1640
Birth Place: Cölln, Rockenhausen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Parents
Johan Georg Von Brandenburg
1515 – 1597
Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany
Lucia Dreher
1515 – 1575
Brandenburg, Prussia, Germany
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Brandenburg's Timeline

3 Records

1595
13 NOV 1595
Birth of George William Elector of Brandenburg in Cölln, Rockenhausen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Cölln, Rockenhausen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
1640
1 DEC 1640
Age 45
Death of George William Elector of Brandenburg in Konigsberg, East Prussia, Prussia
Konigsberg, East Prussia, Prussia
1642
11 MAR 1642
Age 47
Burial of George William Elector of Brandenburg in Cathedral, Berlin, Brandenburg, Prussia
Cathedral, Berlin, Brandenburg, Prussia

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 NOV 1595
    Event Place: Cölln, Rockenhausen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 DEC 1640
    Event Place: Konigsberg, East Prussia, Prussia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 11 MAR 1642
    Event Place: Cathedral, Berlin, Brandenburg, Prussia

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