1) Brandenburg, state, Germany. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Brandenburg, state, Germany, (bran´dnboork) (KEY) , state (1994 est. pop. 2,540,000), c.10,400 sq mi (26,940 sq km), E Germany. Potsdam is the capital; other leading... 2) Brandenburg, city, Germany. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Brandenburg, city, Germany, city (1994 pop. 89,200), Brandenburg, E Germany, a port on the Havel River. It is an industrial center and rail junction. Manufactures... 3) Brandenburg. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000 ...Brandenburg, town (1990 pop. 1,857), Meade co., NW Ky., 28 mi/45 km SW of Louisville, on Ohio R. (bridged to W); 38°00'N 86°10'W. In agr. area (barley tobacco, soybeans,... 4) Brandenburg. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898 ...Confession of Brandenburg. A formulary or confession of faith drawn up in the city of Brandenburg, by order of the elector, with the view of reconciling the tenets... 5) Albert of Brandenburg. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Albert of Brandenburg, 1490-1568, grand master of the Teutonic Knights (1511-25), first duke of Prussia (1525-68); grandson of Elector Albert Achilles of Brandenburg.... 6) Frederick I, elector of Brandenburg. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth
Edition. 2001 ...Frederick I, elector of Brandenburg, 1371-1440, elector of Brandenburg (1415-40), first of the Hohenzollerns (see Hohenzollern, family) to rule Brandenburg. As Frederick... 7) Brandenburg. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000. ...Germany around which the kingdom of Prussia developed. The region is now divided between Poland and Germany. 2. A city of northeast Germany on the Havel River west-southwest... 8) Frederick William, elector of Brandenburg. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth
Edition. 2001 ...Frederick William, elector of Brandenburg, known as the Great Elector, 1620-88, elector of Brandenburg (1640-88), son and successor of George William. At his accession... 9) Hohenzollern, German princely family. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth
Edition. 2001 ...German princely family, (ho´n-tsol´rn) (KEY) , German princely family that ruled Brandenburg (1415-1918), Prussia (1525-1918), and Germany (1871-1918). 1Originating... 10) 1. The Hohenzollern Dynasty. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History ...I, elector and king (1713-40), Frederick II the Great of Prussia (1740-86). 1 Rise of Brandenburg-Prussia dominated the period. Prussia became a military and political... |