George William Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for George William, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Germany.

4 records1619–16344 events2 places

Chronological biography

1619

Elector1619

Government / Government of Germany · Elector of Brandenburg · Berlin

Appointed Elector of Brandenburg

1631

Alliance George William and Protestants by Gustav II Adolphus1631

Warfare / Thirty Years War · Elector of Brandenburg

Forced to join the Protestants by Gustav II Adolphus

1634

Battle of Nordlingen6 September 1634

Warfare / Thirty Years War · Elector of Brandenburg · Nordlingen

Defeats the Swedish forces & resumes a policy of neutrality towards Protestants

Neutrality6 September 1634

Warfare / Thirty Years War · Elector of Brandenburg · Nordlingen

Defeats the Swedish forces & resumes a policy of neutrality towards Protestants

Titles and roles

Elector of Brandenburg

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.