The Elector of Brandenburg who rebuilt his domain after its destruction during the Thirty Years' War (1620-1688)
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Examples for "Frederick William "
Examples for "Frederick William "
1 No confidence can be reposed in Frederick William or in his people.
2 The Electoral Prince Frederick William lay upon his bed with open eyes.
3 In 1841 he visited England, being commissioned by King Frederick William IV.
4 In 1640, Frederick William , known as the great Elector, succeeded his father.
5 There was once a king of Prussia whose name was Frederick William .
1 The great elector made every effort to attract the fugitive Huguenots.
2 It is the portrait of his son, who was the court tailor of Frederick William, the great elector .
3 Like Peter the Great , the great elector derived his notion of better things from Holland, and he encouraged Dutch artisans to settle.
4 In 1640, Frederick William, known as the great Elector , succeeded his father.
5 Turenne, by a brilliant victory, compelled the Great Elector to make peace.
6 Eventually it went to Friedrich Wilhelm of Brandenburg, the Great Elector .
7 End of Project Gutenberg's The Youth of the Great Elector , by L. Mühlbach
8 The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Youth of the Great Elector , by L. Mühlbach
9 The Great Elector ruled for nearly half a century.
10 The Great Elector died in 1688, and was succeeded by his son, Frederick III of Brandenburg.
11 Title: The Youth of the Great Elector
12 The Great Elector was a tireless worker.
13 He is continually recalling his ancestors, the Great Elector , Frederick the Great, and William I, his grandfather.
14 In matters of government, the Great Elector was, like his contemporary Louis XIV, a firm believer in absolutism.
15 The " Great Elector " (as he was called) formed an admirable army some two hundred years ago.
16 Their Great Elector , their Frederick the Great, and their Bismarck, should have taught them the contrary by now.
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