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3 giorni fa · After the Wittenberg line of the Ascanians became extinct, the Electorate was given to Frederick, Margrave of Meissen and Landgrave of Thuringia, of the House of Wettin. Frederick II the Gentle (Friedrich der Sanftmütige) 22 April 1412: 4 January 1428 – 7 September 1464: 7 September 1464: Duchy of Saxony and Electorate of Saxony: Margaret of ...
4 giorni fa · Frederick II ( German: Friedrich II.; 24 January 1712 – 17 August 1786) was the monarch of Prussia from 1740 until 1786. He was the last Hohenzollern monarch titled King in Prussia, declaring himself King of Prussia after annexing Royal Prussia from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1772. His most significant accomplishments include his ...
George Frederick II ( German: Georg Friedrich II. ;3 May 1678 – 29 March 1703), also called George Frederick the Younger (German: der Jüngere ), was Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach from 6 October 1692 until his death in 1703. [1]
4 giorni fa · 1692–1703: George Frederick II/II (brother of, later Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach) 1703–1723: William Frederick (before 1686–1723), brother of; 1723–1757: Charles William (1712–1757), son of; 1757–1791: Christian II Frederick (1736–1806) (son of, also Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach)
8 apr 2024 · Friedrich Wilhelm, baron von Seydlitz (born Feb. 3, 1721, Kalkar, near Kleve, Brandenburg [Germany]—died Nov. 8, 1773, Ohlau, Lower Silesia [now Oława, Pol.]) was a Prussian cavalry commander who contributed greatly to Frederick II the Great’s victories during the Seven Years’ War (1756–63) and made the Prussian cavalry into a force superior to ...
2 giorni fa · However, Sigismund, King of the Romans, had already granted Margrave Frederick IV the Warlike of Meissen (House of Wettin) an expectancy of the Saxon electorate in order to remunerate his military support. On 1 August 1425 Sigismund enfeoffed the Wettinian Frederick as Prince-Elector of Saxony, despite the protests of Eric V.
31 mar 2024 · Frederick II (born July 1, 1534, Haderslev, Den.—died April 4, 1588, Antvorskov) was the king of Denmark and Norway (1559–88) who failed in his attempt to establish complete Danish hegemony in the Baltic Sea area in the Seven Years’ War of the North (1563–70) but maintained enough control over the Baltic trade to guide ...
