Friedrich-Wilhelm of Brandenburg-Prussia Friedrich Wilhelm (* 6 Februaryjul./ 16 February 1620greg. in Cölln; 29 Apriljul./ 9 May 1688greg. in Potsdam) from the House of Hohenzollern was Elector of Brandenburg and Duke in Prussia from 1640.
Frederick William (German: Friedrich Wilhelm; 16 February 1620 29 April 1688) was Elector of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia, thus ruler of Brandenburg-Prussia, from 1640 until his death in 1688. A member of the House of Hohenzollern, he is popularly known as "the Great Elector" (der Große Kurfürst) because of his military and political achievements. Frederick William was a staunch pillar of the Calvinist faith, associated with the rising commercial class. He saw the importance of trade and promoted it vigorously. His shrewd domestic reforms gave Prussia a strong position in the post-Westphalian political order of north-central Europe, setting Prussia up for elevation from duchy to kingdom, achieved under his son and successor.
Group
Sculptural Figure(s)
Condition
Collector´s Extra Fine painted (oil)
Scale
Size 90 mm
Material
Metal-Alloy
Zeit von
17th Century
Time
17th Century
Nationality/Location
Prussia
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