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Also Known As Georg Wilhelm
Born November 13, 1595 • Germany • (Born on this day)
Died December 1, 1640 (aged 45) • Kaliningrad • Russia
House / Dynasty Hohenzollern dynasty
Notable Family Members son Frederick William
Frederick William
Frederick William
elector of Brandenburg
Albert III Achilles, engraving by Peter Rollos, 1628.
Albert III Achilles
elector of Brandenburg
Albert I
Albert I
margrave of Brandenburg
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John
margrave of Brandenburg
Joachim II, detail from an oil painting by Lucas Cranach the Younger, c. 1570; in Monbijou Palace, Berlin
Joachim II Hektor
elector of Brandenburg
Albert II Alcibiades, detail from a portrait by an unknown artist
Albert II Alcibiades
margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
Frederick I
Frederick I
elector of Brandenburg
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Hans Kohlhase
German brigand
Joachim I, detail from an oil painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1529; in Monbijou Palace, Berlin
Joachim I Nestor
elector of Brandenburg
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John Sigismund
elector of Brandenburg
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Joachim Frederick
elector of Brandenburg
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John George
elector of Brandenburg
Painting by Antoine Pesne showing King Frederick I seated on an ornate silver throne, wearing elaborate royal robes and holding a scepter, with a crown on a table beside him.
Frederick I
king of Prussia
Ancillon, Charles
Charles Ancillon
French lawyer, educator, and historian
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Reinhard Gehlen
German general
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Anton Fugger
German merchant
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Jakob Fugger II the Rich
German merchant
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Konrad Zuse
German engineer
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Christoph von Dohnányi
German conductor
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Fritz Fischer
German historian