Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach - Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (May 8, 1460 - April 4, 1536), also known as Frederick V or Friedrich V, Margrave von Brandenburg-Ansbach-Bayreuth, succeeded his father as margrave in 1486. Frederick V was the son of Albert Achilles, elector of Brandenburg, and Anna of Saxony. Frederick V married Sophie of Poland, daughter of Casimir IV of Poland and Elisabeth of Austria. His mother Sophie was the sister of Sigismund I Jagiello, who was also king of Poland. Frederick's children were Barbara, who married George, Landgrave of Leuchtenberg; Casimir of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, born 1481; George, Margrave of Ansbach, born 1484; and Albert of Prussia, born 1490..
Georg Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach - Georg Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach Georg Hohenzollern Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach was born in 1484 and died 1543. He was the son of Frederick I Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach Hohenzollern and his wife Sophie Jagiello, daughter of Casimir IV and Elisabeth Habsburg. Georg had a son named Georg Friedrich Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Duke of Prussia. Georg became the legal guardian and raised the minor Louis II of Bohemia Jagiello, King of Hungary and Bohemia. From 1515 to 1527 Georg governed together with his brother Kasimir, then alone. In 1524 he confessed to the Reformation and he urged his brother Albrecht or Albert of Prussia,who was at that time grand master of the Teutonic Knights, to join the Reformation and secularize Prussia as well. Georg signed the Protestation at Speyer.
Albert III, Margrave of Brandenburg - Albert III, Margrave of Brandenburg Albert III (in German Albrecht Achilles), (1414-1486), Margrave of Brandenburg, given the cognomen Achilles because of his knightly qualities, was the third son of Frederick I of Brandenburg of Hohenzollern, elector of Brandenburg, later Burgrave of Nuremberg, and was born at Tangermunde on the 9th of November 1414. Albert Achilles had a son named Frederick V, Margrave of Ansbach. After passing some time at the court of the emperor Sigismund, he took part in the war against the Hussites, and afterwards distinguished himself whilst assisting the German king, Albert II, against the Poles. On the division of territory which followed his father's death in 1440, Albert received the margravate of Ansbach. Although his resources were very meagre, he soon took a leading place.
Frederick V - Frederick V There are many different people who may be referred to as Frederick V or Friedrich V. They are listed here in chronological order: Frederick V or Friedrich V, Burggraf of Hohenzollern-Nürnberg (before 1333 - 1398) Frederick V or Friedrich V, Count of Leiningen (died 1327) Frederick V or Friedrich V of Castell, (fl. 1364) Frederick V or Friedrich V, Margrave von Brandenburg-Ansbach-Bayreuth, also known as Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (May 8, 1460 - April 4, 1536) Frederick V or Friedrich V von Baden-Durlach (1594-1659) Frederick V or Friedrich V von der Pfalz (August 16, 1596 -November 29, 1632), also known as Frederick V, Elector Palatine. Frederick V or Frederik V, King of Denmark and Norway (ruled 1746-1766) Frederick V or Friedrich V, Landgraf.
Caroline of Ansbach - Caroline of Ansbach Caroline of Ansbach (or Anspach)(Wilhelmine-Caroline of Brandenburg) was the queen consort of King George II of Great Britain 1727-1737. Caroline was born on March 1, 1683, at Ansbach in Germany, the daughter of Johann Friedrich Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach. Orphaned early on, she grew up an intelligent, cultured and attractive woman, much sought after as a bride. However, when the opportunity to become Queen of Spain presented itself, she turned it down because it would have meant renouncing her Protestant faith. Shortly afterwards, she met and married George, son of the Elector of Hanover, who would later become heir to the throne of Great Britain. Their wedding took place in Hanover in 1705, and their first child, Prince Frederick Louis, was born in 1707. On.
William of Brandenburg - William of Brandenburg Wilhelm of Brandenburg, Archbishop of Riga, was a member of the house of Hohenzollern. He was the son of Frederick I Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach. From 1539 to 1561, he also held the position of Archbishop of Riga. He was the brother of Albrecht Albert of Prussia and his grandfather was Albert Achilles v Brandenburg..
Knights of the Garter (1700-1899) - of the Treasury (1713) Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer, Lord High Treasurer (1713) Thomas Wentworth, 3rd Earl of Strafford (1713) Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough (1713) Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton (1714) John Manners, 2nd Duke of Rutland (1714) Lionel Cranfield Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1714) Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax, First Lord of the Treasury (1714) Prince Frederick Lewis, eldest son of the Prince of Wales (1718) Ernest Augustus of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1st Duke of York and Albany, Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück, brother of King George I (1718) Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans, natural son of King Charles II and Nell Gwynn John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu (1718) Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, later Prime Minister (1718).
Hohenzollern - are a European royal family which came to rule Brandenburg, in 1415. They ruled the Duchy of Prussia from 1525-1701; and the Kingdom of Prussia from 1701-1918. They ruled the German Empire from 1871-1918. They were dethroned following World War I. The Hohenzollern family came originally from south-west Germany; their name derives from their 13th-century castle of Zollern, near Stuttgart, Germany. Later, they became rulers of Nuremberg and other territories in Franconia and Swabia. Nonetheless, the real importance of the Hohenzollerns began with their being raised to the rank of Elector for the Holy Roman Empire in 1415 upon the acquisition of Brandenburg by the first Hohenzollern Elector, Friedrich I; the Brandenburg lands would form the core of the family's power for the next five hundred years. In chronological order, and.
Georg Friedrich - Georg Friedrich Georg Friedrich Hohenzollern, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Bayreuth,and Regent of Ducal Prussia was born 1539 and died 1603. He was the son of Georg Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, a member of the Hohenzollern dynasty (1484-1543). Georg Friedrich reigned in Ansbach and Jaegerndorf since 1556 and after the death of his cousin Alcibiades in 1557 also in Bayreuth. He took over the administration of Ducal Prussia in 1577, when the then-reigning duke (Albert Frederick) became ill. He was the last of the older Frankish line of the House of Hohenzollern. Upon his death in 1603 Ansbach and Bayreuth were inherited according to the Gera house treaty of 1598 by younger princes of the Brandenburg line..
Johann Friedrich Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach - Johann Friedrich Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach Johann Friedrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (October 18, 1654 - March 22, 1686), succeeded his father Albrecht V as margrave in 1667. He married his second wife Eleanor Erdmuthe Louise of Saxe-Eisenach on November 4, 1681 . Their daughter Wilhelmine Charlotte Caroline, Markgravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach (Caroline of Ansbach) married George II of Great Britain before he became king..
Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg - Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg Frederick (German: Friedrich) I (1271-1440), Burgrave of Nuremberg, was created margrave of Brandenburg by Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor in 1415, inaugurating 400 years of rule over the area by the Hohenzollern family which was ultimately to preside over Germany's political unification. Frederick's sons included John III the Alchemist, regent during Frederick's absence supporting Sigismund in Bohemia's Hussite Wars; his successor Frederick II; and Albert Achilles..
Frederick II, Margrave of Brandenburg - Frederick II, Margrave of Brandenburg One might be looking for Friedrich II of Prussia. (18th Century) Frederick II "the Iron" (sometimes "Irontooth") (1413-1470) of the Hohenzollern dynasty, was margrave of Brandenburg, from 1440 until his abdication in 1470. His brothers included John the Alchemist, and Albert Achilles, both of whom also ruled Brandenburg. Their parents were Frederick I, Brandenburg's first Hohenzollern ruler, and his wife Elizabeth of Bavaria-Landshut..
Frederick II - Frederick II See: Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (1196-1250, emperor 1211-1250) Frederick II of Austria (?-1246, duke of Austria 1230-1246) Frederick II, Margrave of Brandenburg (1413-1470, margrave 1440-1470) Frederick II of Denmark and Norway (1534-1588, king 1559-1588) Frederick II of Prussia (1712-1786, king 1740-1786), better known as Frederick the Great This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that just points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name. If you followed a link here, you might want to go back and fix that link to point to the appropriate specific page..
Frederick - Frederick Places Frederick is the name of some places in the United States of America: Frederick, Colorado Frederick, Maryland Frederick, Oklahoma Frederick, South Dakota Frederick County, Maryland Frederick County, Virginia Differently spelled are Frederic, Michigan and Frederica, Delaware. People Frederick is also a common male forename. It has been the name of several monarchs, often shared by different members from the same dynasty. Frederick is Friedrich in German and Frederik in Danish. Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, (1125-1190), king & emperor Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, (1196-1250), king & emperor Frederick V, (before 1333-1398) Frederick II, Margrave of Brandenburg, (1413-1470) Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor, (1415-1493), German ruler Frederick III of Saxony, (1463-1525), Saxon elector Frederick I, of Denmark, (1471-1533), Danish monarch Frederick II of Denmark.
Albert I of Brandenburg - Albert I of Brandenburg Albert I (c. 1100-1170), Margrave of Brandenburg, also called, The Bear (Ger: Albrecht der Bär), was the only son of Otto the Rich, count of Ballenstedt, and Eilika, daughter of Magnus Billung, duke of Saxony. He inherited the valuable Saxon estates of his father in 1123, and on his mother's death, in 1142, succeeded to one-half of the lands of the Billungs. In about 1123 he received from Lothar I, duke of Saxony, the margravate of Lusatia and, after Lothar became the German king, accompanied him on the disastrous expedition to Bohemia in 1126, when he suffered a short imprisonment. In 1128 his brother-in-law, Henry II, margrave of the Saxon northern march, died, and Albert, disappointed at not receiving this fief, attacked Udo,.
Albert Frederick - Albert Frederick Albert Frederick Hohenzollern (1553-1618) was duke of Prussia from 1568 until his death. He was the second and last Prussian duke of the Ansbach branch of the Hohenzollern family. At his death the dukedom passed to the Hohenzollern rulers of Brandenburg, combining the two territories under a single dynasty..
Ansbach - Ansbach Ansbach is a town in Bavaria, Germany. It is the capital of the administrative region of Middle Franconia. Ansbach is situated south west of Nuremberg at the Frankish-Rezat, an arm of the Main river. Population: 39,800 (1999). A monastery at the place was founded in 748. In the following centuries the monastery and the adjoining village grew to become the city of Ansbach (called a city in 1221 for the first time). In 1331 the town became subordinate to the Hohenzollern state, and only thirty years later Ansbach was the capital of the state. When the Hohenzollern family was elevated to become electors of Brandenburg, the Ansbach state was not united with Brandenburg and remained independent (sometimes called Brandenburg-Ansbach in order to express the connection.
Karl August von Hardenberg - was created that he was forced to leave the Hanoverian service. In 1782 he entered that of the duke of Brunswick, and as president of the board of domains displayed a zeal for reform, in the manner approved by the enlightened despots of the century, that rendered him very unpopular with the orthodox clergy and the conservative estates. In Brunswick, too, his position was in the end made untenable by the conduct of his wife, whom he now divorced; he himself, shortly afterwards, marrying a divorced woman. Fortunately for him, this coincided with the lapsing of the principalities of Ansbach and Bayreuth to Prussia, owing to the resignation of the last margrave, Charles Alexander, in 1791. Hardenberg, who happened to be in Berlin at the time, was on the recommendation of.
Johann Cicero - John or Johann Cicero Hohenzollern , elector of Brandenburg was born 1455. He acceded in 1486 and died in 1499. His son was Joachim I Nestor, elector Brandenburg b 1484 Johann Cicero was the brother of Frederick V or Friedrich V of Ansbach.
Joachim Friedrich - his father Johann Georg as margrave of Brandenburg in 1598, and was in turn succeeded at his death by his son Johann Sigismund.He was duke of Prussia on account of his grandfather Joachim II Hector and his father Johann Georg having been co-inheritors of the Dukedom of Prussia. Joachim Friedrich's sister was Sophie, who married Christian Wettin, Duke of Saxony. From that line came the later Frederick August I (the Strong) Duke of Saxony and King of Poland . Joachim Friedrich's second marriage, in 1603, (apparently his first marriage was unimportant) was to Eleonore Hohenzollern, born 1583, daughter of Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia..
