John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach

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John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
John Frederick in 1659, at five, by Benjamin Block
Spouse(s) Margravine Johanna Elisabeth of Baden-Durlach
Princess Eleonore Erdmuthe of Saxe-Eisenach
Noble family House of Hohenzollern
Father Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Mother Sophie Margarete of Oettingen-Oettingen
Born 18 October 1654(1654-10-18)
Ansbach
Died 22 March 1686(1686-03-22) (aged 31)
Ansbach

John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (18 October 1654 – 22 March 1686) succeeded his father Albrecht V as margrave in 1667. [1] He married his second wife Eleonore Erdmuthe of Saxe-Eisenach on 4 November 1681. Their daughter Wilhelmine Charlotte Caroline, Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach (Caroline of Ansbach) married George II of Great Britain before he became king. [2]

Through his daughter by his first wife, Joanna Elisabeth of Baden-Durlach, he is also the great-great-grandfather of Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt.

[edit] Issue

By Margravine Johanna Elisabeth of Baden-Durlach:

  1. Margrave Leopold Frederick of Brandenburg-Ansbach (29 May 1674 - 21 August 1676) died in infancy.
  2. Margrave Christian Albert of Brandenburg-Ansbach (18 September 1675 - 16 October 1692) died unmarried.
  3. Margravine Dorothea Friederike of Brandenburg-Ansbach (12 August 1676 - 13 March 1731) married Johann Reinhard III of Hanau-Lichtenberg and had issue, including Charlotte of Hanau, wife of Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
  4. Margrave George Frederick of Brandenburg-Ansbach (3 May 1678 - 29 March 1703) died unmarried.
  5. Margravine Charlotte Sophie of Brandenburg-Ansbach (29 June 1679 - 24 January 1680) died in infancy.

By Princess Eleonore Erdmuthe of Saxe-Eisenach:

  1. Margravine Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1 March 1683 – 20 November 1737) married George II of Great Britain and had issue.
  2. Margrave Frederick Augustus of Brandenburg-Ansbach (3 January 1685 - 30 January 1685) died in infancy.
  3. Margrave William Frederick of Brandenburg-Ansbach (8 January 1686 - 7 January 1723) married Duchess Christiane Charlotte of Württemberg, daughter of Frederick Charles, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental and had issue.

[edit] Ancestors

[edit] Notes and sources

  1. ^ Maclagan, Michael; Louda, Jiří (1999), Line of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, London: Little, Brown & Co, pp. 179, ISBN 0-85605-469-1 
  2. ^ Maclagan, Michael; Louda, Jiří (1999), Line of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, London: Little, Brown & Co, pp. 30, ISBN 0-85605-469-1 
John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Born: 18 October 1654 Died: 22 March 1686
Preceded by
Albert V
Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
1667–1686
Succeeded by
Christian Albert
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