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Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg

1620 - 1688

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Frederick William (German: Friedrich Wilhelm; 16 February 1620 – 29 April 1688) was Elector of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia, thus ruler of Brandenburg-Prussia, from 1640 until his death in 1688. A member of the House of Hohenzollern, he is popularly known as "the Great Elector" (der Große Kurfürst) because of his military and political achievements. Frederick William was a staunch pillar of the Calvinist faith, associated with the rising commercial class. He saw the importance of trade and promoted it vigorously. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg is the 977th most popular politician (down from 848th in 2019), the 249th most popular biography from Germany (down from 235th in 2019) and the 75th most popular German Politician.

Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg is most famous for being the first Hohenzollern ruler of Prussia.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg ranks 977 out of 19,576. Before him are Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain, Jalal ad-Din Mingburnu, William Jennings Bryan, Robert the Bruce, Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, and Justinian II. After him are John II of Portugal, Abdullah Gül, Giorgio Napolitano, Emmanuel Macron, Alexander Van der Bellen, and Phocas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1620, Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg ranks 1. After him are Edme Mariotte, Ninon de l'Enclos, Aelbert Cuyp, Avvakum, Pierre Puget, Jean Picard, Miklós Zrínyi, Henri Coiffier de Ruzé, Marquis of Cinq-Mars, Johann Heinrich Schmelzer, Nicholas Mercator, and John Graunt. Among people deceased in 1688, Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg ranks 2. Before him is Henry Morgan. After him are Claude Perrault, John Bunyan, Ferdinand Verbiest, Joachim von Sandrart, Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange, Narai, Philip de Koninck, Constantine Phaulkon, Philippe Quinault, and Abraham Duquesne.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg ranks 249 out of 7,253. Before him are Eckhart Tolle (1948), Magda Goebbels (1901), J. Hans D. Jensen (1907), Klaus Barbie (1913), Johann Pachelbel (1653), and Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (1086). After him are Alexander Van der Bellen (1944), Robert Bunsen (1811), Justus von Liebig (1803), Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717), Heinrich Schütz (1585), and Jacob Grimm (1785).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg ranks 75. Before him are Karl Liebknecht (1871), Lothair II, Holy Roman Emperor (1075), Arnulf of Carinthia (850), Maria Sophie of Bavaria (1841), Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744), and Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (1086). After him are Alexander Van der Bellen (1944), Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1282), Konstantin von Neurath (1873), Irma Grese (1923), Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor (1016), and Wilhelm Pieck (1876).

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