The 1906 caption reads: “Great Elector landing at Rugen. Among the most celebrated ancestors of the German emperors of the late 19th and early 20th centuries was Frederick William of Brandenburg (died 1688), called the Great Elector. Before his time, the Swedes had been undisputed masters of the Baltic Sea. Frederick built himself a navy, defeated the Swedes upon their own element and captured form them the important island of Rugen. In the illustration, the great commander is directing the movement of his forces as they struggle for a landing upon the shore.” Frederick William was Elector of
The 1906 caption reads: “Great Elector landing at Rugen. Among the most celebrated ancestors of the German emperors of the late 19th and early 20th centuries was Frederick William of Brandenburg (died 1688), called the Great Elector. Before his time, the Swedes had been undisputed masters of the Baltic Sea. Frederick built himself a navy, defeated the Swedes upon their own element and captured form them the important island of Rugen. In the illustration, the great commander is directing the movement of his forces as they struggle for a landing upon the shore.” 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 "the Great Elector" because of his military and political achievements.
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