Georg Wilhelm von Brandenburg
- Category : Notable-Famous-Royal-family
- Type : PEG
- Profile : 3/5 - Martyr / Heretic
- Definition : Split - Small (31,45)
- Incarnation Cross : RAX Explanation 4
Biography
German royalty, a member of the Hohenzollern dynasty, who was margrave and elector of Brandenburg and duke of Prussia from 1619 until his death. His reign was marked by ineffective governance during the Thirty Years' War.
He was the son of John Sigismund, Margrave of Brandenburg and Anna of Prussia. His maternal grandfather was Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia.
In 1616 George William married Elisabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate. Their only son Frederick William later became known as the "Great Elector". Of his two daughters, the eldest, Louise Charlotte, married Jacob Kettler, Duke of Courland, and the younger, Hedwig Sophie, married William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel.
George William died on 1 December 1640.