Philip William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt
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Philip William, Prince in Prussia (German: Philipp Wilhelm von Brandenburg-Schwedt; May 19, 1669, castle of Königsberg – December 19, 1711, castle of Schwedt) was a Prussian Prince, was the first owner of the Prussian secundogeniture of Brandenburg-Schwedt and was governor of Magdeburg from 1692 to 1711.
Biography
Philip William was the eldest son of the
He held, like all the male members of his house, the courtesy title,
Philipp Wilhelm served as a general in the campaigns against France and was promoted in 1697 to
Philip's
Since Philip's eldest son, Frederick William, was a minor at his death, the King of Prussia (Frederick I and Frederick William I) took over guardianship. With the death of his granddaughter, Anna Elisabeth Luise, the collateral line of Brandenburg-Schwedt became extinct in 1820.
Issue
- Frederick William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt (1700–1771); married in 1734 Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia (1719–1765).
- Margravine Friederike Dorothea Henriette of Brandenburg-Schwedt (1700–1701).
- Margravine Henrietta Maria of Brandenburg-Schwedt (1702–1782); married in 1716 Hereditary Prince Frederick Louis of Württemberg (1698–1731).
- George William of Brandenburg-Schwedt (* / † 1704).
- Princess Leopoldine Marie of Anhalt-Dessau(1716–1782).
- Margravine Charlotte of Brandenburg-Schwedt (1710–1712).
Ancestry
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References
- Bernhard von Poten: Philipp Wilhelm (Markgraf von Brandenburg-Schwedt). In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Band 25, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1887, S. 761 f.
- Heinrich Jobst Graf von Wintzingerode: Schwierige Prinzen. Die Markgrafen von Brandenburg-Schwedt. Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag, Berlín 2011. ISBN 978-3-8305-1881-5.