Friedrich Wilhelm I von Brandenburg

Brief Life History of Friedrich Wilhelm I

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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Friedrich Wilhelm I von Brandenburg
1620–1688
Prinzessin Dorothea von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
1636–1689
Marriage: 13 June 1668
Wilhelm VON BRANDENBURG HOHENZOLLERN
1648–1649
Ludwig AV BRANDENBURG
1648–
Wilhelm Henrik VON BRANDENBURG HOHENZOLLERN
1652–1664
Karl "Charles" Emil von Brandenburg
1655–1674
Amalia von Brandenburg
1664–1665
Electoral Prince Heinrich von Brandenburg
1664–1664
Ludwig Christian HOHENZOLLERN
1666–1687
Philpp Wilhelm von Hohenzollern Markgraf von Brandenburg-Schwedt
1669–1711
Maria Amalia von Hohenzollern Prinzessin von Brandenburg
1670–1739
Albrecht Friedrich von Hohenzollern Markgraf von Brandenburg-Schwedt
1672–1731
Carl Philipp von Brandenburg
1673–1695
Markgräfin Elisabeth Sophie von Brandenburg
1674–1748
Marie Amalie VON BRANDENBURG
1674–1748
Dorothea von Hohenzollern
1675–1676
Thomas Solomon Brandenburg
1675–1738
King Ludwig Christian von Hohenzollern Markgraf von Brandenburg
1677–1734

Sources (12)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Friedrich Wilhelm I von Brandenberg - Published information: birth-name: Friedrich Wilhelm I von Brandenberg
  • Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971
  • Friedrich Wilhelm of Brandenburg, "Find A Grave Index"

Name Meaning

Altered form of Welsh Vaughan .

Chinese: variant of Wong .

Cambodian: written វ៉ុន, unexplained.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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https://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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