OTD April 29th.1688 Frederick William Elector of Brandenburg
Frederick William (in German: Friedrich Wilhelm) was born on February 16th. 1620
in Stadtschloss Berlin (Germany). He was a member of the House of Hohenzollern.
in Stadtschloss Berlin (Germany). He was a member of the House of Hohenzollern.
Frederick William I elector of Brandenburg in Berlin |
His parents were Georg William, Elector of Brandenburg and
Elisabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate.
On December 7th. 1646 he married Luise Henriette of Nassau in The Hague.
(She was the daughter of Frederick Henry of Orange-Nassau and
Amalia of Solms- Braunfelds).They had 6 children. She died in 1667.
Luise Henriette of Nassau - Source picture: Wikipedia
In 1668 Frederick William remarried
Sophie Dorothea of Schleswig Holstein-Sonderberg-Glücksburg.
They had 7 children.
Sophie Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderberg-Glücksburg
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Military Career
Frederick William was a famous military commander. His standing army would
become later a model for the Prussian Army.
He died on April 29th. 1688 in the Stadtschloss of Potsdam.
Stadtschloss of Potsdam
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