The Great Elector receives imigrants, (1936). Creator: Unknown.

The Great Elector receives imigrants, (1936). Creator: Unknown.

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The Great Elector receives immigrants, (1936). 'Der Grosse Kurfürst Empfängt Emigranten, 1685'. The Edict of Potsdam, issued by German ruler Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg (1620-1688), encouraged French Protestants to relocate to Brandenburg. From "Bilder Deutscher Geschichte", (Pictures of German History), No.12, cigarette card album. [Cigaretten-Bilderdienst, Altona-Bahrenfeld, Hamburg, Germany, 1936]

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