Cardinals often joked that being appointed The Great Elector was the cruelest honor in Christendom.

As your Great Elector, I have vowed to uphold the laws of conclave.

You are no longer our Great Elector.

He was the father of Frederick William, the "Great Elector".

Their only son Frederick William later became known as the "Great Elector".

Beginning around the year 1657, under Elector Frederick William (the "Great Elector"), these developed into an offensive naval force.

The redevelopment of the town was launched by the "Great Elector" Frederick William in 1658.

Frederick William (1620-1688), the "Great Elector"

In the second half of the 17th century, Frederick William, the "Great Elector", developed Brandenburg-Prussia into a major power.

The first of these was Frederick William, the so-called "Great Elector", who worked tirelessly to rebuild and consolidate the nation.