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Meanings of Great Elector in English

The Elector of Brandenburg who rebuilt his domain after its destruction during the Thirty Years' War (1620-1688)

Usage of Great Elector in English
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Turenne, by a brilliant victory, compelled the Great Elector to make peace.
A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1.
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Eventually it went to Friedrich Wilhelm of Brandenburg, the Great Elector.
The book of spies
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End of Project Gutenberg's The Youth of the Great Elector, by L. Mühlbach
The Youth of the Great Elector
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The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Youth of the Great Elector, by L. Mühlbach
The Youth of the Great Elector
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The Great Elector ruled for nearly half a century.
General History for Colleges and High Schools
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The Great Elector died in 1688, and was succeeded by his son, Frederick III of Brandenburg.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 12
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Title: The Youth of the Great Elector
The Youth of the Great Elector
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The Great Elector was a tireless worker.
A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1.
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He is continually recalling his ancestors, the Great Elector, Frederick the Great, and William I, his grandfather.
Germany and the Germans from an American Point of View
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In matters of government, the Great Elector was, like his contemporary Louis XIV, a firm believer in absolutism.
A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1.
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The " Great Elector" (as he was called) formed an admirable army some two hundred years ago.
A General Sketch of the European War: The First Phase
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Their Great Elector, their Frederick the Great, and their Bismarck, should have taught them the contrary by now.
Germany and the Germans from an American Point of View
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Emperor's this year at Cüstrin, where he was unveiling a monument to a favourite Hohenzollern, the Great Elector.
William of Germany
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The Great Elector of Brandenburg
The World War and What was Behind It; Or, The Story of the Map o...
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Statue of the Great Elector.
The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, V...
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He claimed at once the position of Great Elector, which Sieyès had perhaps secretly thought to reserve for himself.
World's Best Histories — Volume 7: France
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