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title: "The Great Elector's Consolidation"
year: 1660
country: "Germany"
canonical: "https://recap.at/1660/great-elector-brandenburg"
slug: "great-elector-brandenburg"
recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "1660-01-01"
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# The Great Elector's Consolidation

> Frederick William I's election and consolidation of Brandenburg-Prussia established the military-bureaucratic state that would dominate Central Europe.

## Summary

"The Great Defector" is the lead single from Bell X1's fourth studio album Blue Lights on the Runway.

## Sources

- [The Great Defector](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Defector) - Wikipedia

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Canonical: https://recap.at/1660/great-elector-brandenburg