WordNet
the Great Elector
n. the Elector of Brandenburg who rebuilt his domain after its destruction during the Thirty Years' War (1620-1688) [syn: Frederick William]
Usage examples of "the great elector".
Married Frederick III, elector of Brandenburg and son of the Great Elector.
But under Frederick William, the Great Elector, the damage was quickly repaired and by a wise and careful use of all the economic and intellectual forces of the country, a state was founded in which there was practically no waste.
It was the Germany of Martin Luther, the Great Elector, and the Kaiser.
Mortati's appointment as the Great Elector, the camerlegno assured himself, was a good one.