Elector Frederick William

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Elector_Frederick_William
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:The_Great_Elector
gptkbp:birthDate 1620-02-16
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Berlin
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Berlin_Cathedral
gptkbp:child gptkb:Frederick_I_of_Prussia
gptkb:Charles_Emil,_Electoral_Prince_of_Brandenburg
gptkb:Louis,_Prince_of_Brandenburg
gptkb:Philip_William,_Margrave_of_Brandenburg-Schwedt
gptkbp:coatOfArms Coat of arms of Brandenburg.svg
gptkbp:deathDate 1688-05-09
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Potsdam
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Hohenzollern
gptkbp:era gptkb:Early_Modern_Period
gptkbp:father gptkb:George_William,_Elector_of_Brandenburg
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Frederick_William
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Elector Frederick William
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:French
gptkb:German
gptkbp:militaryConflict gptkb:Franco-Dutch_War
gptkb:Scanian_War
gptkb:Thirty_Years'_War
gptkbp:monarch gptkb:Prussia
gptkb:Brandenburg
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Elizabeth_Charlotte_of_the_Palatinate
gptkbp:nobleFamily gptkb:House_of_Hohenzollern
gptkbp:notableFor promoting religious tolerance
centralizing administration
inviting Huguenot refugees
modernizing Brandenburg-Prussia
building a strong standing army
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
ruler
gptkbp:patronage arts
education
religious refugees
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:George_William,_Elector_of_Brandenburg
gptkbp:reignEnd 1688
gptkbp:reignStart 1640
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Calvinism
gptkbp:signature Frederick William signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Louise_Henriette_of_Nassau
gptkb:Sophie_Dorothea_of_Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Frederick_I_of_Prussia
gptkbp:title Holy Roman Emperor
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Brandenburgische_Armee
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7