the Great Elector

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:France
gptkb:Sweden
gptkb:Dutch_Republic
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_Prussia
gptkbp:deathDate 1688-05-09
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Potsdam
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Hohenzollern
gptkbp:father gptkb:George_William,_Elector_of_Brandenburg
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Great Elector
gptkbp:legacy foundation for Kingdom of Prussia
modernization of Brandenburg-Prussia
strengthened Hohenzollern rule
gptkbp:militaryConflict gptkb:Franco-Dutch_War
gptkb:Scanian_War
gptkb:Thirty_Years'_War
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Elizabeth_Charlotte_of_the_Palatinate
gptkbp:name gptkb:Frederick_William
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:the_Great_Elector
gptkbp:notableFor promoting religious tolerance
centralizing administration
modernizing Brandenburg-Prussia
strengthening the military
welcoming Huguenot refugees
gptkbp:policy gptkb:military
gptkb:Edict_of_Potsdam
religious tolerance
mercantilism
administrative centralization
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_Orange-Nassau
gptkb:Sophie_Dorothea_of_Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Frederick_III,_Elector_of_Brandenburg
gptkbp:title Holy Roman Emperor
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Frederick_William,_the_Great_Elector
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5