Friedrich Wilhelm von Brandenburg (markgraf von Brandenburg, erzkämmerer und kurfürst des Heiligen Römischen Reiches, herzog in Preußen)

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Personal and Family Information

Friedrich was born on 16 FEB 1620 in Cölln an der Spee, the son of Georg Wilhelm von Brandenburg and Elisabeth Charlotte von der Pfalz.

He died on 09 MAY 1688 in Potsdam.

He had two marriages/partners. His first wife was Louise Henriëtte van Nassau, who he married on 7 DEC 1646 in 's-Gravenhage. Their six known children were Wilhelm Heinrich (1648-1649), Karl Emil (1655-1674), Friedrich (1657-1713), Amalia (1664-1665), Heinrich (1664-1664) and Ludwig (1666-1687).

His second wife was Dorothea Sophie von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, who he married on 14 JUN 1668. The place has not been found. Their seven known children were Philipp Wilhelm (1669-1711), Maria Amalia (1670-1739), Albrecht Friedrich (1672-1731), Karl Philipp (1673-1695), Elisabeth Sophie (1674-1748), Dorothea (1675-1676) and Christian Ludwig (1677-1734).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

Friedrich Wilhelm von Brandenburg
(1620-1688)

 

Georg Wilhelm von Brandenburg
(1595-1640)

 

Johann Sigismund von Brandenburg
(1572-1620)

 

Joachim Friedrich von Brandenburg
(1546-1618)

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Katharina von Brandenburg-Küstrin
(1549-1602)

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Anna von Preußen
(1576-1625)

 

Albrecht Friedrich von Preußen
(1553-1618)

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Maria Eleonora van Gulik
(1550-1608)

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Elisabeth Charlotte von der Pfalz
(1597-1660)

 

Friedrich IV von der Pfalz
(1574-1610)

 

Ludwig VI von der Pfalz
(1539-1583)

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Elisabeth von Hessen
(1539-1582)

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Louise Juliana van Oranje-Nassau
(1576-1644)

 

Willem van Oranje
(1533-1584)

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Charlotte de Bourbon-Montpensier
(1546/47-1582)

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Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Birth 16 FEB 1620
Place: Cölln an der Spee
Death 9 MAY 1688
Place: Potsdam

Attributes

AttributeDateDescriptionDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Nobility Title FROM 1640 TO 1688 markgraf von Brandenburg
Nobility Title FROM 1640 TO 1688 erzkämmerer und kurfürst des Heiligen Römischen Reiches
Nobility Title FROM 1640 TO 1688 herzog in Preußen

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