Philipp Wilhelm (Brandenburg-Schwedt)
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– December 19, 1711, castle of Schwedt
) was a Prussian Prince, the first Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt
and governor of Magdeburg from 1692 to 1711.
, about income and lands left to him by the Great Elector, including the lordship, without sovereignty, of Halberstadt. Philip received for himself and his descendants guaranteed appanages generating an income of 24,000 thalers each year. Added revenue came in to the amount of 22,000 thalers from the rule of Schwedt, plus military salaries of about 20,000 thalers, so that with a total income of 66,000 crowns he was enabled to hold court, in some style, himself.
He held like all the male members of his house the courtesy title of "Margrave of Brandenburg". After the coronation of his elder brother Frederick, he became "Prince in Prussia, Margrave of Brandenburg" with the title "Royal Highness
". The nomenclature "Brandenburg-Schwedt" came into use in the 19th Century, posthumously, to distinguish the lords of Schwedt from the main line of the Hohenzollerns. Philip William was the ancestor of the Schwedt branch of the royal House of Hohenzollern
. On 25 January 1699 Philip Wilhelm married Princess Johanna Charlotte of Anhalt-Dessau
(1682–1750), daughter of John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
. As a widow she became Abbess of the Imperial Abbey of Herford
.
Philipp Wilhelm served as a general in the campaigns against France and was promoted in 1697 to a "general field-marshal" and commander-in-chief of the artillery. His half-brother, Prince Elector Friedrich III (later King Frederick I of Prussia), also gave him the proprietership of several regiments. During his time as governor of Magdeburg
, he was raised by the University of Halle (Saale) to the post of "Rector magnificentissimus”.
Philip's Berlin's residence, the Margrave Weilersche Palace, was later used by Kaiser Wilhelm I. He was buried in the Berlin Cathedral, where most of the senior members of the House of Hohenzollern are buried.
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.
Königsberg
Königsberg was the capital of East Prussia from the Late Middle Ages until 1945 as well as the northernmost and easternmost German city with 286,666 inhabitants . Due to the multicultural society in and around the city, there are several local names for it...
– December 19, 1711, castle of Schwedt
Schwedt
Schwedt is a city in Brandenburg, Germany. It is the largest city of the district Uckermark near the Oder river on the border with Poland.-Overview:...
) was a Prussian Prince, the first Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt
Brandenburg-Schwedt
Brandenburg-Schwedt was a cadet line of the Hohenzollerns of Brandenburg-Prussia who administered territories in the north of the Margraviate of Brandenburg...
and governor of Magdeburg from 1692 to 1711.
Biography
Philip William was the eldest son of the Great Elector's second marriage to Princess Sophia Dorothea. One of her major endeavours was to ensure the financial security of her sons, mostly by the purchase of land. Shortly after the birth of Philip William he was invested with his mother's dominion of Schwedt, later, the Brandenburg-Prussian government added the lands of Wildenbruch. Both dominions were improved by Princess Dorothea's care and investments. Following the death of his mother, Philip, in an accord of dating to 3 March 1692, reached agreement with his half-brother, the Elector Friedrich IIIFrederick I of Prussia
Frederick I , of the Hohenzollern dynasty, was Elector of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia in personal union . The latter function he upgraded to royalty, becoming the first King in Prussia . From 1707 he was in personal union the sovereign prince of the Principality of Neuchâtel...
, about income and lands left to him by the Great Elector, including the lordship, without sovereignty, of Halberstadt. Philip received for himself and his descendants guaranteed appanages generating an income of 24,000 thalers each year. Added revenue came in to the amount of 22,000 thalers from the rule of Schwedt, plus military salaries of about 20,000 thalers, so that with a total income of 66,000 crowns he was enabled to hold court, in some style, himself.
He held like all the male members of his house the courtesy title of "Margrave of Brandenburg". After the coronation of his elder brother Frederick, he became "Prince in Prussia, Margrave of Brandenburg" with the title "Royal Highness
Royal Highness
Royal Highness is a style ; plural Royal Highnesses...
". The nomenclature "Brandenburg-Schwedt" came into use in the 19th Century, posthumously, to distinguish the lords of Schwedt from the main line of the Hohenzollerns. Philip William was the ancestor of the Schwedt branch of the royal House of Hohenzollern
House of Hohenzollern
The House of Hohenzollern is a noble family and royal dynasty of electors, kings and emperors of Prussia, Germany and Romania. It originated in the area around the town of Hechingen in Swabia during the 11th century. They took their name from their ancestral home, the Burg Hohenzollern castle near...
. On 25 January 1699 Philip Wilhelm married Princess Johanna Charlotte of Anhalt-Dessau
Princess Johanna Charlotte of Anhalt-Dessau
Johanna Charlotte of Anhalt-Dessau was a princess of Anhalt-Dessau from the House of Ascania by birth and Margravine of Brandenburg-Schwedt by marriage...
(1682–1750), daughter of John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Dessau...
. As a widow she became Abbess of the Imperial Abbey of Herford
Herford Abbey
Herford Abbey was the oldest women's religious house in the Duchy of Saxony. It was founded as a house of secular canonesses in 789, initially in Müdehorst by a nobleman called Waltger, who moved it in about 800 onto the lands of his estate Herivurth which stood at the crossing of a number of...
.
Philipp Wilhelm served as a general in the campaigns against France and was promoted in 1697 to a "general field-marshal" and commander-in-chief of the artillery. His half-brother, Prince Elector Friedrich III (later King Frederick I of Prussia), also gave him the proprietership of several regiments. During his time as governor of Magdeburg
Magdeburg
Magdeburg , is the largest city and the capital city of the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Magdeburg is situated on the Elbe River and was one of the most important medieval cities of Europe....
, he was raised by the University of Halle (Saale) to the post of "Rector magnificentissimus”.
Philip's Berlin's residence, the Margrave Weilersche Palace, was later used by Kaiser Wilhelm I. He was buried in the Berlin Cathedral, where most of the senior members of the House of Hohenzollern are buried.
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 (1700–1771), Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, married in 1734 Princess Sophia Dorothea of PrussiaPrincess Sophia Dorothea of PrussiaPrincess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia was the ninth child and fifth daughter of Frederick William I of Prussia and Sophia Dorothea of Hanover...
(1719–1765) - Friederike Dorothea Henriette (1700–1701)
- Marie Henriette (1702–1782), married in 1716 Hereditary Prince Frederick Louis of Württemberg (1698–1731)
- George William (* / † 1704)
- Frederick Henry (1709–1788), Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, married in 1739 Leopoldine Princess of Anhalt-Dessau (1716–1782)
- Charlotte (1710–1712)