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	Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg Summary
		Frederick William (1620-1688) was elector of Brandenburg from 1640 to 1688.
		Frederick William (German: Friedrich Wilhelm) (February 16 1620 - April 29 1688) of the House of Hohenzollern, was the Elector of Brandenburg and the Duke of Prussia from 1640 until his death.
		Frederick William was born in Berlin to George William of Brandenburg and Elisabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate.
	www.bookrags.com /Frederick_William%2C_Elector_of_Brandenburg (1573 words)

	Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Frederick William (German: Friedrich Wilhelm) (February 16, 1620 - April 29, 1688) of the House of Hohenzollern, was the Elector of Brandenburg and the Duke of Prussia from 1640 until his death.
		Frederick William was born in Berlin to George William of Brandenburg and Elisabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate.
		Frederick William was a military commander of wide renown and his standing army would later become the model for the Prussian military.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Frederick_William_I_of_Brandenburg (696 words)

	Prussia - MSN Encarta
		In 997 the Bohemian bishop and saint Adalbert was martyred as a missionary in Prussia.
		Frederick's son, Frederick William I, greatly increased the size of the Prussian army and rebuilt the organization of the state around the military establishment.
		Frederick's regime was noted as a model of “enlightened despotism.”Frederick William III succeeded to the throne in 1797 and with the aid of his ministers, Baron vom und zum Stein and Prince Karl August von Hardenberg, instituted a series of liberal reforms within the kingdom.
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761559027 (1032 words)

	PRUSSIA - LoveToKnow Article on PRUSSIA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		ConstitutionThe present constitution of Prussia was framed by the government of King Frederick William IV., with the cooperation of a constituent assembly, and was proclaimed on the 31st of January 1850.
		Prussia has only seventeen votes in the federal council, or less than a third of the total number, but its influence is practically assured by the fact that the small northern states almost invariably vote with it.
		Fredericks methods of administration did not greatly differ from those of his predecessor, though the unrelenting severity of Frederick William was relaxed and the peculiarities of his system toned down.
	93.1911encyclopedia.org /P/PR/PRUSSIA.htm (14209 words)

	Frederick William, elector of Brandenburg — FactMonster.com
		Frederick William, known as the Great Elector,1620–88, elector of Brandenburg (1640–88), son and successor of George William.
		Frederick William subsequently joined Sweden in its war against Poland (1655–60) but deserted the Swedes after Russia and Denmark entered the war.
		Frederick William laid the foundation of the Prussian state by repressing the estates, strengthening central administration, husbanding the resources of his lands, improving communication, and building the army.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/people/A0819576.html (331 words)

	Prussia - Simple English Wikipedia
		Ducal Prussia was part of the Kingdom of Poland until 1660, and Royal Prussia was part of Poland until 1772.
		In 1618 the new Duke of Prussia was the Elector John Sigismund of Brandenburg.
		The Duchy of Prussia was important to the Hohenzollern family because it was not in the Holy Roman Empire.
	simple.wikipedia.org /wiki/Prussia (1602 words)

	History of PRUSSIA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Frederick William, whose interests are limited to administration and the army, is alarmed by his son's artistic tendencies.
		Frederick's long reign, his military successes, his ceaseless devotion to the furtherance of Prussia's interests, and his fame as the ruler called by Voltaire the 'philosopher king' all combine to make him the pre-eminent example of the enlightened despot so much admired in 18th-century political theory.
		Frederick in his old age, still devoting himself ceaselessly to the demands of government, is a familiar figure in Prussia in his threadbare military uniform.
	www.historyworld.net /wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?groupid=497&HistoryID=aa54 (2830 words)

	Prussia in the later 17th Century
		George William married Elizabeth Charlotte Wittelsbach (sister of Frederick V of the Palatinate and daughter of Louise Juliane of Orange-Nassau).
		His son, Frederick William was therefore a cousin of Prince Maurice and was educated at the court of Prince Frederick Henry and the University of Leyden.
		Frederick William's son, Frederick III was far less distinguished than his father, but continued many of his policies.
	history.wisc.edu /sommerville/351/351-151.htm (1957 words)

	Frederick William - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Frederick William von Hessenstein (1735-1808), Swedish statesman and soldier
		Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg (1771-1815)
		Frederick William Beechey (1796-1856), English naval officer and geographer
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Frederick_William (243 words)

	Frederick William
		Such was the impact of Frederick William, that Prussia was to dominate the previously all-powerful Sweden in the Baltic.
		Frederick William was a very able man. He knew from 1640 what he wanted Brandenburg-Prussia to be but he had to work within the state’s weaknesses that became so obvious during the Thirty Years War.
		Therefore, Frederick William did all that he could to build up a loyal army that would be a credit to his state.
	www.historylearningsite.co.uk /frederick_william.htm (708 words)

	Prussia in the Seventeenth Century
		At the beginning of the seventeenth century, the Electorate of Brandenburg was a comparatively poor, isolated and backward region of the Holy Roman Empire.
		Frederick William allied first with Sweden and then with Poland, and in 1610 emerged with the Duchy of Prussia no longer in fief to the Polish crown.
		Frederick William did all he could to encourage trade, including the construction of a canal between the Oder and Spree rivers to divert traffic from Poland and Silesia towards Berlin.
	history.wisc.edu /sommerville/351/prussia.htm (263 words)

	Hessen-Kassel Article
		On the death of William V. whose territories had been conquered by the Imperialists, his widow Amalie Elizabeth, as regent for her son William VI (1637-63), reconquered the country and with the aid of the French and Swedes, held it, together with part of Westphalia.
		The whole efforts of the elector and his minister were directed to nullifying the constitutional control vested in the diet; and the Opposition was fought by manipulating the elections, packing the judicial bench, and a vexatious and petty persecution of political 'suspects', and this policy continued after the retirement of Hassenpflug in 1837.
		The Elector, full of grievances against Prussia, threw in his lot with Austria, the electorate was at once overrun with Prussian troops; Kassel was occupied (June 20); and the elector was carried a prisoner to Settin.
	www.vondonop.org /hessen-kassel.html (1844 words)

	Search Results for "Elector"
		...Maximilian I, 1756–1825, king and elector of Bavaria, 1756-1825, king (1806-25) and elector (1799-1806) of Bavaria as Maximilian IV Joseph.
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		...Frederick Augustus I, 1750–1827, king and elector of Saxony, 1750-1827, king (1806-27) and elector (1763-1806) of Saxony, grand duke of Warsaw (1807-14).
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	The Hohenzollern Dynasty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In 1701 the elector Frederick III of Brandenburg secured from the Holy Roman emperor Leopold I the title "king in Prussia." The change to "king of Prussia" was not formally recognized until 1772, when Frederick the Great obtained it.
		Frederick William, the Great Elector (reigned 1640-88), obtained E Pomerania, the secularized bishoprics of Cammin, Minden, and Halberstadt, and the expectancy to Magdeburg upon the death of its administrator.
		Frederick William II (reigned 1786-97), Frederick William III (reigned 1797-1840), and Frederick William IV (reigned 1840-61) were mediocre rulers; their ministers were more important in the history of Prussia.
	www.antipas.org /news/europe/hohenzollerns.html (1172 words)

	Dr. Vess's World Civilization Virtual Library
		Be able to trace the rise of Prussia beginning with the acquisition of Cleves.
		Be able to describe Prussian society beginning with Frederick the Great elector and the importance of the Prussian military.
		Having fought valiantly in the War of the Spanish Succession, the Duke of Brandenburg was rewarded and allowed to call himself "King of Prussia." His descendants would develop the modern army in Prussia, and although Prussia was the thirteenth largest nation in Europe, it maintained the third largest army.
	www.faculty.de.gcsu.edu /~dvess/prussia.htm (244 words)

	Frederick William (of Brandenburg) Biography (1620–88) (known as the Great Elector) Online Encyclopedia Article About ...
		Elector of Brandenburg (1640–88), born near Berlin, Germany.
		He therefore made a treaty of neutrality with the Swedes, regulated the finances, sought to re-people the deserted towns, and reorganized the army and administrative system of the Hohenzollern state.
		Frederick William (Serafino Austin Lewis Mary) Rolfe [next]
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /Cambridge/entries/006/Frederick-William-of-Brandenbu.html (201 words)

	AllRefer Encyclopedia - German History, Biographies Encyclopedia
		• Frederick Augustus I, 1750¢#150;1827, king and elector of Saxony
		• Maximilian I, 1573¢#150;1651, elector and duke of Bavaria
		• William I, emperor of Germany and king of Prussia
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/categories/gerhistbio.html (268 words)

	The Open Door Web Site : History : Prussia
		Before the 16th century Prussia was simply a remote northern German state on the shores of the Baltic Sea.
		In 1675 the Great Elector used this army to challenge Swedish power by marching into Pomerania (a German state on the southern shores of the Baltic controlled by Sweden) and defeating the Swedes.
		Frederick William, however, was ready to be patient and wait for the next opportunity.
	www.saburchill.com /history/chapters/chap5133.html (527 words)

	H-Net Review: Robert Beachy on The Great Elector: Frederick William of Brandenburg-Prussia
		Yet this Brandenburg ruler was dubbed the "Great Elector" already during his long reign from 1640 to 1688, and the jurist Pufendorf reinforced the nickname by publishing a biography with the same title.
		The Elector also established a formal sovereignty, first with his independence from the Holy Roman Emperor as ruler of Brandenburg (according to the terms of Westphalia), and then by prising his Prussian Duchy from the suzerainty of the Polish King at the end of the War of the North in 1660 (p.
		As a devout Calvinist, Frederick William (whose grandfather, Elector John Sigismund, had converted in 1617) faced the enmity and resistance of a predominantly Lutheran populace with an arch-conservative clergy.
	www.h-net.org /reviews/showrev.cgi?path=295201057025606 (775 words)

	Germany Info: Culture & Life: History: Features: Prussia
		Prussia became a safe haven in much the same way that the United States welcomed immigrants seeking freedom in the 19th century.
		While the once sprawling state of Prussia no longer exists - Prussia as an entity within Germany was dissolved in 1947 - its leaders left an enduring legacy that still enriches the German culture and landscape.
		The French Cathedral was first constructed from 1701 to 1705 under Frederick I. It was a gift of sorts to the 5,000 Protestant Huguenots allowed to come to Berlin from France as religious refugees in 1685 by Frederick William, the Great Elector.
	www.germany-info.org /relaunch/culture/history/prussia.html (468 words)

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		Voltaire had a great influence over King Frederick of Prussia at this time and virtually recruited or inspired Frederick to become a revolutionary conspirator in many ways, at least as long as the plotting didn't influence his own base of power in Prussia.
		The elector of Bavaria was initially skeptical about the seriousness of this danger, principally, I think, because some of his associates were already members of the Order.
		In Italy it was in the Kingdom of Piedmont, under the administration of the court of the House of Savoy and, particularly during this period, King Victor Emmanuel II.
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	Timeline
		William III, having promised to defend English liberties and Protestantism, landed with an army in 1688 and marched unopposed on London.
		William's need for money led to the creation of the Bank of England (1694) and a commercial revolution which would enable Britain to eventually dominate global commerce.
		Prussia, left alone, is acknowledges as a power in Europe and slowly dominated all the German principalities - he had held on to Silesia.
	www.sinc.sunysb.edu /Stu/jhubbell/Outlines/Timeline.htm (2370 words)

	Eric Williams: From Columbus to Castro: The History of the Caribbean
		Sir William Cecil (later Lord Burleigh), the Elizabethan statesman, told the Spanish Ambassador to England in 1562 that 'the Pope had no right to partition the world and to give and take kingdoms to whomsoever he pleased'.
		The Elector, Frederick William I, listened readily to proposals of a Dutchman, Benjamin Raule, to set up a Brandenburg company to trade with Guinea and the West Indies.
		The symbol of this period of Caribbean history is the famous British Prime Minister and colonial statesman, William Pitt the Elder, Earl of Chatham.
	www.cielonaranja.com /ericwilliams.htm (8844 words)

	Libraries & Culture, Bookplate Archive
		Later he was promoted to captain (ultimately he became a colonel in the Prussian service), and in 1754 he traveled to England, where he continued his scholarly pursuits in the study of Greek and Roman military practice, study that resulted in a book on the subject.
		Guichard, in the course of his duties, was presented to Frederick, and quickly became his close companion, although their relationship was not always a smooth one.
		Guichard was frequently the butt of Frederick’s often rather crude humor, and sometimes found himself out of the monarch’s favor and banished from court—but never for long.
	www.gslis.utexas.edu /~landc/bookplates/16_3_Quintus.htm (777 words)

	Movers: Enlightenment (Mid 1600s - Late 1700s) By Miles Hodges (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		William III of Orange (1689-1702) and Mary II Stuart (1689-1694)
		Besides it served the interest of Louis' uncle, who at that point headed up the royalitst party and who was claiming the French throne as Louis XVIII, to have the matter dropped.
		Frederick III (Elector of Prussia/King of Prussia, 1688-1713)
	www.newgenevacenter.org /movers/enlightenment2.htm (2503 words)

	Amazon.com: The Great Elector: Frederick William of Brandenburg - Prussia (Profiles in Power Series): Books: Derek Mckay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In 1640 Frederick William, the 'Great Elector' of Brandenburg, inherited a minor territory devastated by the Thirty Years War.
		At his death (1688), Brandenburg and his other lands xxx; shortly to be re-invented as the kingdom of Prussia xxx; was virtually an absolute monarchy, second only to Austria in the German lands.
		This long-awaited biography, the first in English for 50 years, avoids the limitation of seeing Frederick William primarily as precursor of the 'Enlightened' Frederick the Great.
	www.amazon.com /Great-Elector-Frederick-Brandenburg-Profiles/dp/0582494826 (922 words)

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