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Frederick William

  1. 1620-88; elector of Brandenburg (1640-88): called the Great Elector
  2. 1688-1740; king of Prussia (1713-40)
  3. 1744-97; king of Prussia (1786-97)
  4. 1770-1840; king of Prussia (1797-1840)

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Known as “the Great Elector.” 1620-1688.

Elector of Brandenburg (1640-1688) who reorganized and rebuilt his domain after its devastation in the Thirty Years' War.

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