In this first biography in English for fifty years, Derek McKay avoids the limitation of seeing Frederick William primarily as precursor of the 'Enlightened' Frederick the Great.
"Frederick William (German: Friedrich Wilhelm) (16 February 1620 ? 29 April 1688) was Elector of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia ? and thus ruler of Brandenburg-Prussia ? from 1640 until his death.
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"The Youth of the Great Elector" from Luise Mühlbach. Pen name of Clara Mundt, a German writer (1814-1873).
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