Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg
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.
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Word | Word Frequency | Number of Articles | Relevance |
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elector | 4 | 1216 | 0.27 |
prussia | 4 | 6485 | 0.216 |
brandenburg | 3 | 2721 | 0.183 |
frederick | 4 | 19885 | 0.18 |
william | 4 | 113545 | 0.124 |