28th June Fehrbellin aAholiday that would be celebrated in Germany up until 1914, when on the same day, the Archduke FranzFerdinand was assassinated, beginning WorldWar I
28th June Fehrbellin Fieldmarshal Georg von Derfflinger defeats the Swedes near the town of Fehrbellin
28th June Fehrbellin The Swedes, under Count Waldemar von Wrangel had invaded and occupied parts of Brandenburg from their possessions in Pomerania, but were repelled by the forces of Frederick William
28th June Brandenburg The Swedes, under Count Waldemar von Wrangel had invaded and occupied parts of Brandenburg from their possessions in Pomerania, but were repelled by the forces of Frederick William
29th Oct Potsdam Issued as a response to the revocation of the Edict of Nantes by the Edict of Fontainebleau, the Edict of Potsdam gives French Huguenots safe passage to Brandenburg-Prussia
29th Oct Potsdam The Edict of Potsdam gives French Huguenots tax-free status for ten years and allows them to hold French-language church services