Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg

GPTKB entity

Statements (107)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Elector_of_Saxony
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Brandenburg-Prussia
Thirty Years' War
Hohenzollern dynasty
gptkbp:birthDate 1572-11-15
gptkbp:born November 15, 1572
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._Peter_and_Paul_Church,_Berlin
gptkbp:children gptkb:Elisabeth_of_Brandenburg
gptkb:Anna_of_Brandenburg
gptkb:Sophia_of_Brandenburg
gptkb:George_William,_Elector_of_Brandenburg
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Count_von_Mansfeld
gptkb:Philip_IV_of_Spain
gptkb:Duchy_of_Latvia
gptkb:Cardinal_Richelieu
gptkb:Charles_I_of_England
gptkb:Christian_IV_of_Denmark
gptkb:Duchy_of_Pomerania
gptkb:Duchy_of_Prussia
gptkb:Duchy_of_Schleswig
gptkb:Frederick_V,_Elector_Palatine
gptkb:Maximilian_I,_Elector_of_Bavaria
gptkb:Duchy_of_Holstein
gptkb:Duchy_of_Mecklenburg
gptkb:Gustavus_Adolphus_of_Sweden
gptkb:Johann_Georg_I_of_Saxony
gptkb:Louis_XIII_of_France
gptkb:Ferdinand_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
gptkb:Duchy_of_Courland
gptkb:Duchy_of_Samogitia
gptkb:Albrecht_von_Wallenstein
gptkb:Duchy_of_Estonia
Pope Urban VIII
Electorate of Brandenburg
Duchy of Silesia
Duchy of Livonia
Count Tilly
gptkbp:deathDate 1619-01-02
gptkbp:died January 26, 1619
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Hohenzollern
gptkbp:era Early Modern period
gptkbp:father gptkb:John_George,_Elector_of_Brandenburg
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Hohenzollern
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg
gptkbp:influenced Brandenburg's_political_landscape
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Martin_Luther
gptkbp:issue gptkb:Anna_of_Brandenburg
gptkb:Sigismund_of_Brandenburg
gptkb:George_William,_Elector_of_Brandenburg
gptkbp:knownFor Cultural patronage
Military reforms
Support for the arts
Promotion of arts and sciences
Promotion of education
Promotion of religious tolerance
Promotion of trade and commerce
Diplomatic marriages
Strengthening the military
Support for the arts and sciences
Promotion of religious education
Support for the Protestant Reformation
Involvement in the Thirty Years' War
Support for the Reformation
Promotion of Lutheran education
Support for Lutheran theologians
Establishing a court library
Establishing a court orchestra
Relations_with_the_Holy_Roman_Empire
Support_for_Lutheran_churches
Diplomatic_relations_with_Denmark
Cultural_exchanges_with_France
Promoting_Lutheranism
Cultural_exchanges_with_other_European_courts
Support_of_the_Protestant_cause
Marriage_alliances_with_Scandinavian_nobility
Involvement_in_the_Protestant_Union
Political_alliances_in_Northern_Europe
Promoting_the_Protestant_Reformation
Support_for_the_Protestant_cause_in_Europe
Influence_on_Prussian_politics
Strengthening_the_Brandenburg_state
Cultural_patronage_in_Berlin
Building_the_Brandenburg_Castle
Consolidating_power_in_Brandenburg
Establishing_a_court_library_in_Berlin
Establishing_diplomatic_relations_with_Sweden
Establishing_the_Brandenburg_Academy
Establishing_trade_relations_with_the_Netherlands
Involvement_in_the_politics_of_Northern_Europe
Influence_on_the_development_of_Brandenburg-Prussia
Promotion_of_cultural_development_in_Brandenburg
Strengthening_the_Brandenburg_military
Support_for_Protestant_theologians
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Anna_of_Prussia
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Brandenburg
German
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:House_of_Hohenzollern
gptkbp:portrait Portrait of Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:George_William,_Elector_of_Brandenburg
gptkbp:reign 1608-1619
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Elizabeth_of_Denmark
gptkb:Anna_of_Prussia
gptkbp:successor gptkb:George_William,_Elector_of_Brandenburg
gptkbp:title gptkb:Elector_of_Brandenburg
gptkb:Duke_of_Prussia
Count of Hohenzollern