When Friedrich Wilhelm I von Brandenburg was born on 16 February 1620, in Berlin, Brandenburg, Prussia, his father, Kurfürst Georg Wilhelm von Brandenburg, was 24 and his mother, Elizabeth Charlotte von der Pfalz, was 22. He married Louise Henriette Prinzessin von Oranien-Nassau on 7 December 1646, in The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 29 April 1688, in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Prussia, at the age of 68, and was buried in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany.
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Altered form of Welsh Vaughan .
Chinese: variant of Wong .
Cambodian: written វ៉ុន, unexplained.
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Possible Related Nameshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_William,_Elector_of_Brandenburg Frederick William (German: Friedrich Wilhelm) (16 February 1620 – 29 April 1688) was Elector of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia …
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