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Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt

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Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt
1710 painting of Christian Ludwig by Antoine Pesne
Born(1677-03-14)14 March 1677
Died3 September 1734(1734-09-03) (aged 57)
HouseHohenzollern
FatherFrederick William, Elector of Brandenburg
MotherSophia Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
OccupationMilitary officer

Christian Ludwig (14 March 1677 – 3 September 1734) was a Margrave of Brandenburg and a military officer of Brandenburg-Prussia's Hohenzollern dynasty. The title "Margrave of Brandenburg" was given to princes of the Prussian Royal House and did not express a territorial or allodial status. He is best known as the recipient of Johann Sebastian Bach's Brandenburg concertos.[1]

Biography

Ancestry

Family of Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt
16. Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg
8. John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg
17. Catherine of Brandenburg-Küstrin
4. George William, Elector of Brandenburg
18. Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia
9. Duchess Anna of Prussia
19. Marie Eleonore of Cleves
2. Frederick William I, Elector of Brandenburg
20. Louis VI, Elector Palatine
10. Frederick IV, Elector Palatine
21. Elisabeth of Hesse
5. Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate
22. William the Silent
11. Countess Louise Juliana of Nassau
23. Charlotte of Bourbon
1. Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt
24. Christian III of Denmark
12. John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
25. Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg
6. Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
26. Ernest III, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen
13. Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen
27. Margarethe of Pomerania-Wolgast
3. Sophia Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
28. Francis I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
14. Francis II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
29. Sibylle of Saxony
7. Sophia Hedwig of Saxe-Lauenburg
30. Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
15. Maria of Brunswick-Lüneburg
31. Hedwig of Brandenburg

References

  1. ^ Malcolm Boyd. Bach: the Brandenburg Concertos. Cambridge University Press, 1993. ISBN 0-521-38276-9
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