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John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach

John Frederick
Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Reign22 October 1667 –
22 March 1686
PredecessorAlbert II
SuccessorChristian Albert
Born(1654-10-18)18 October 1654
Ansbach,
Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Died22 March 1686(1686-03-22) (aged 31)
Ansbach,
Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Burial
St. Gumbertus
Spouse
Margravine Johanna Elisabeth of Baden-Durlach
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(m. 1672; died 1680)​
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(m. 1681)​
Issue
HouseHohenzollern
FatherAlbert II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
MotherCountess Sophie Margarete of Oettingen-Oettingen

John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (18 October 1654 – 22 March 1686) succeeded his father Albert II as margrave of Ansbach in 1667.[1] He married his second wife Princess 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]

Issue

His first wife, Margravine Johanna Elisabeth of Baden-Durlach

By Margravine Johanna Elisabeth of Baden-Durlach, daughter of Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, and his wife Christina Magdalena of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken:

  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.

Ancestors

Notes and sources

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