John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach

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John Frederick
Portrait c. 1670–80
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

      Ancestors of John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
      8. John George, Elector of Brandenburg
      4. Joachim Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
      9. Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst
      2. Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
      10. John George I of Solms-Laubach
      5. Sophie of Solms-Laubach
      11. Margaret of Schönburg-Glauchau
      1.John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
      12. Louis Eberhard, Count of Oettingen-Oettingen
      6. Joachim Ernst, Count of Oettingen-Oettingen
      13. Margaret of Erbach
      3. Sophie Margarete of Oettingen-Oettingen
      14. Henry William I, Count of Solms-Sonnenwalde
      7. Anna Sibylla of Solms-Sonnenwalde
      15. Sophia Dorothea of Mansfeld-Arnstein

      Notes and sources

      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