* 1596 – Frederick V, Elector Palatine, Bohemian king ( d. 1632 )

Sharing in the attack on the Electorate of Saxony, Albert was taken prisoner at Rochlitz in March 1547 by Elector John Frederick of Saxony, but was released as a result of the Emperor's victory at the Battle of Mühlberg in the succeeding April.

Married Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg.

However, after the 1440 death of Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg, the Franconian cadet branch of the family was not politically united with the main Brandenburg line, remaining independent as " Brandenburg-Ansbach ".

He was the fifth but third surviving son of Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony, and Maria Antonia of Bavaria.

Albert was born in Grimma as the third and youngest son ( but fifth child in order of birth ) of Frederick II the Gentle, Elector of Saxony, and Margarete of Austria, sister of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor.

Ernest, Elector of Saxony ( 1464 – 1486 ), Frederick II, Elector of Saxony ( 1428 – 1464 ) and Albert III, Duke of Saxony ( 1486 – 1500 ); Fürstenzug, Dresden, Germany

Frederick William, known as the " Great Elector ", who had succeeded his father George William as ruler in 1640, initiated a policy of promoting immigration and religious tolerance.

* 1569 / 71: Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg

He was at once appointed by Elector Frederick III " juge et directeur de colonie de Berlin.

In 1613, his sister Elizabeth married Frederick V, Elector Palatine and moved to Heidelberg.

However, when Baden was transferred west to fight the French in 1692 his successors, first Caprara, then from 1696, Frederick Augustus, the Elector of Saxony, proved incapable of delivering the final blow.

By 1660 the Vistula Lagoon had gone to Elector Frederick William of Brandenburg-Prussia, but was returned in 1700.

* Marriage of the River Thames to the Rhine ( masque performed by Gray's Inn and Inner Temple lawyers on the river and in Westminster Hall in celebration of the marriage of Princess Elizabeth to Prince Frederick, Elector Palatine ) ( 1613 )

* Frederick V, Elector Palatine ( 1596 – 1632 ), or Friedrich V von der Pfalz

Frederick I of Ansbach and Bayreuth ( also known as Frederick V ; or ; 8 May 1460 – 4 April 1536 ) was born at Ansbach as the eldest son of the Albert III, Margrave of Brandenburg by his second wife Anna, daughter of Frederick II, Elector of Saxony.

Frederick William I () ( 14 August 1688 – 31 May 1740 ) was the King in Prussia and Elector of Brandenburg ( as Frederick William II ) from 1713 until his death.

He was the eldest son of Maximilian, Prince of Saxony — younger son of the Elector Frederick Christian of Saxony — by his first wife, Caroline of Bourbon, Princess of Parma.

His father was the only son of the Elector Frederick Christian of Saxony who left surviving male issue.

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

In 1525, he combined with his Lutheran son-in-law, Landgrave Philip of Hesse, and his cousin, the Elector Frederick the Wise, to suppress the revolt of the peasants, who were defeated near Frankenhausen in Thuringia.

* 1535 – 1571: John the Wise, Margrave of Brandenburg-Küstrin ( son of Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg )

Examples include Wittenberg, the old capital of the Saxon Elector State during the Holy Roman Empire, and seat of the National University made famous by Martin Luther and Melanchthon ( which was already done away with in 1817 by means of a merger with the Prussian University of Halle ), and Torgau, birthplace and place of residence of the Elector Frederick the Wise, which was incorporated into one of the new hybrids created by Prussia under the name Province of Saxony.

The city became an important regional political and cultural centre at the end of the 15th century, when Frederick III " the Wise ", Elector of Saxony, took up residence in Wittenberg.

His work then drew the attention of Duke Friedrich III, Elector of Saxony, known as Frederick the Wise, who attached Cranach to his court in 1504.

The Stag Hunt of the Elector Frederick the Wise.

The death in 1525 of the Elector Frederick the Wise and Elector John's in 1532 brought no change in Cranach's position ; he remained a favourite with John Frederick I, under whom he twice ( 1531 and 1540 ) filled the office of burgomaster of Wittenberg.

* Frederick III, Elector of Saxony ( 1463 – 1525 ), known as Frederick the Wise

Frederick III of Saxony ( 17 January 1463 – 5 May 1525 ), also known as Frederick the Wise ( German " Friedrich der Weise "), was Elector of Saxony ( from the House of Wettin ) from 1486 to his death.

However, his most important achievement is the complete translation of the Bible into Slovene, which he allegedly wrote to a large extent at Turjak Castle under the protection of the Carniolan governor, Herbard VIII von Auersperg (), and Herbard's son Christoph von Auersperg, who are said to have provided for the translator Dalmatin a " Wartburg "- type sanctuary as had been offered to Martin Luther by Frederick the Wise, the Elector of Saxony.

On January 20, the imperial government and the Pope ordered Frederick the Wise, Elector of Saxony to undo the changes.

* Frederick III, Elector of Saxony, or Frederick the Wise ( 1463 – 1525 ), ruler of Saxony from 1486 – 1525, protector of Martin Luther

In 1509 Mutianus recommended him to Frederick III the Wise, the Elector of Saxony, who employed him to act as tutor to his nephew, the future elector, John Frederick.

His Saxon heritage, however, made him a natural liaison between the papal court and Elector Frederick the Wise.

A member of the House of Hohenzollern, he was the son of Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg, and his first wife Magdalena of Saxony.

A member of the House of Hohenzollern, Wilhelm was the son of Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, the brother of Albert, Duke of Prussia, and the grandson of Albert III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg and Casimir IV Jagiellon.

* Elector, a member of the Electoral College ( United States ), which formally chooses the President of the United States

He was Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1920 ; a delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1932, 1936, 1940, and 1944 ; and a member of Republican National Committee from Florida, 1940.

Smith became the Presidential Elector in the Electoral College for Maryland in 1789, then a member of state's senate from 1793 to 1795, and finally a member of Maryland's house of delegates from 1796 to 1800.

He served in the House of Representatives from 1790 to 1798, and again from 1801 to 1803 ; in between, he was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, and was an Elector for Jefferson ( and Aaron Burr ) in 1800.

First records of the Abele family first appear at the court of Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria, where a member is listed in the court service.

He was a Presidential Elector for Michigan in 1864 and a member of the State constitutional convention in 1866.

In 1785 the family moved to Bonn, where Reicha became a member of the Hofkapelle of Max Franz, Elector of Cologne, under the direction of his uncle, playing the violin and the second flute.