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Hohenzollern: John Sigismund 8 November 1572 – 23 December 1619 (aged 47) 27 August 1618: 23 December 1619: Son in law and second cousin thrice removed of Albert Frederick, also Elector of Brandenburg: Hohenzollern: George William 13 November 1595 – 1 December 1640 (aged 45) 23 December 1619: 1 December 1640
In Brandenburg and the other Hohenzollern domains within the borders of the empire, he was legally still an elector under the ultimate overlordship of the emperor. By this time, however, the emperor's authority had become purely nominal over the other German princes outside the immediate hereditary lands of the emperor.
1 June 1608 Albert II Frederick: Anna of Prussia: Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia (Hohenzollern) 3 July 1576 30 October 1594 28 August 1618 husband's accession: 23 December 1619 husband's death: 30 August 1625 John Sigismund: Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate: Frederick IV, Elector Palatine (Palatinate-Simmern) 19 November 1597 24 July ...
29 August/1 September 1535 Kraków six children: First Protestant Elector of Brandenburg. John: 3 August 1513: 1535–1571: 13 January 1571: Margraviate of Brandenburg-Küstrin: Catherine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 11 November 1537 Wolfenbüttel two children: Son of Elector Joachim I. The Margraviate of Küstrin was created for him.
They had the following children: [1] [2] George Albert (19 February 1555 – 8 January 1557) died in early childhood. John (1 March 1557), died at birth, twin with Albert. Albert (1 March 1557), died at birth, twin with John. Magdalena Sabina (9 September 1559) died at birth.
A member of the House of Hohenzollern, he is popularly known as "the Great Elector" [1] (der Große Kurfürst) because of his military and political achievements. Frederick William was a staunch pillar of the Calvinist faith, associated with the rising commercial class.
Burial sites of the House of Hohenzollern (1 C, 4 P) B. Margraves of Bayreuth (1 C, 17 P) ... List of margraves and electors of Brandenburg; List of Prussian monarchs;
The Margraviate of Brandenburg (German: Markgrafschaft Brandenburg) was a major principality of the Holy Roman Empire from 1157 to 1806 that, having electoral status although being quite poor, grew rapidly in importance after inheriting the Duchy of Prussia in 1618 and then came to play a pivotal role in the history of Germany and that of Central Europe as core of the Prussian kingdom.