Frederick William, the Great Elector

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Frederick_William,_the_Great_Elector

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:person Holy Roman Emperor
gptkbp:birthDate	1620-02-16
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Berlin
gptkbp:burialPlace	gptkb:Berlin_Cathedral
gptkbp:child	gptkb:Frederick_I_of_Prussia
gptkbp:deathDate	1688-05-09
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Potsdam
gptkbp:dynasty	gptkb:Hohenzollern
gptkbp:father	gptkb:George_William,_Elector_of_Brandenburg
gptkbp:house	gptkb:House_of_Hohenzollern
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Frederick William, the Great Elector
gptkbp:language	gptkb:French gptkb:German
gptkbp:militaryConflict	gptkb:Franco-Dutch_War gptkb:Scanian_War gptkb:Thirty_Years'_War
gptkbp:mother	gptkb:Elizabeth_Charlotte_of_the_Palatinate
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:the_Great_Elector
gptkbp:notableAchievement	strengthened central authority encouraged economic development established standing army in Brandenburg-Prussia expanded territory of Brandenburg-Prussia improved infrastructure modernized the army promoted religious refugees reformed tax system reorganized government administration secured sovereignty of Prussia from Poland
gptkbp:notableFor	promoting religious tolerance military reforms centralizing administration modernizing Brandenburg-Prussia
gptkbp:patronage	Huguenot refugees
gptkbp:policy	gptkb:Edict_of_Potsdam
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:George_William,_Elector_of_Brandenburg
gptkbp:reignEnd	1688
gptkbp:reignStart	1640
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Calvinism
gptkbp:signature	Frederick William, the Great Elector signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Louise_Henriette_of_Orange-Nassau gptkb:Sophie_Dorothea_of_Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Frederick_I_of_Prussia
gptkbp:successorAsDukeOfPrussia	gptkb:Frederick_I_of_Prussia
gptkbp:title	Holy Roman Emperor
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Holy_Roman_Emperor
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4