Treaty of Vossem (1673)
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The Treaty of Vossem was signed on 6 June 1673, between Frederick William, Elector Brandenburg and Louis XIV of France; England, then a French ally against the Dutch, was included as a party to the te
Frederick William, Elector Brandenburg
Frederick William 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
Treaty of Vossem (1673)
…The Treaty of Vossem was signed on 6 June 1673, between Frederick William, Elector Brandenburg and Louis XIV of France; England, then a French ally against the Dutch, was included as a party to the terms but not a signatory. It was ratified by…
Portrait by Mathias Czwiczek, 1642
Portrait by Abraham and Gedeon Romandon, 1687–1688
Statue of Frederick William at Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin