Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg

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Name	Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg
Gender	Male
Aliases	Friedrich Wilhelm, Frederick William
Birth	Feb 16 1620 Cölln
Death	May 9 1688 Potsdam
Religion	Calvinism
Marriage	Spouse: Countess Louise Henriette of Nassau 1646
Residence	Berlin

Relatives

Relation	Name	Birth
Mother	Elizabeth Charlotte of The Palatinate	Nov 19 1597
Father	George William, Elector of Brandenburg	Nov 3 1595
Son	Frederick I of Prussia	July 11 1657
Son	Philip William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt	May 19 1669
Son	Margrave Albert Frederick of Brandenburg-Schwedt	Jan 24 1672
Son	Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt	May 24 1677
Daughter	Margravine Elisabeth Sophie of Brandenburg	Apr 5 1674
Daughter	Marie Amalie of Brandenburg	Nov 26 1670
Son	Charles, Electoral Prince of Brandenburg	1655
Son	Charles Philip of Brandenburg-Schwedt	Jan 5 1673
Wife	Sophia Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg	Sep 28 1636
Wife	Countess Louise Henriette of Nassau	Nov 27 1627

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