George William, Elector of Brandenburg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George William, Elector of Brandenburg

Elector and Margrave of Brandenburg, Duke of Prussia

Date of Birth: 13-Nov-1595

Place of Birth: Old Cölln, Berlin, Germany

Date of Death: 01-Dec-1640

Profession: aristocrat

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

George William (German: Georg Wilhelm; 13 November 1595 – 1 December 1640), of the Hohenzollern dynasty, 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 father of Frederick William, the "Great Elector".