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Joachim I Nestor (21 February 1484 – 11 July 1535) was a Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg (1499–1535), the fifth member of the House of Hohenzollern. His nickname was taken from King Nestor of Greek mythology .
Joachim I Nestor (born Feb. 24, 1484—died July 11, 1535, Kölln an der Spree, Brandenburg) was the elector of Brandenburg, an opponent of the Habsburg emperors, yet a devout Roman Catholic who prevented the spread of Protestantism in his lands during his lifetime.
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He had at least 4 sons and 4 daughters with Elisabeth van Oldenburg, Electress Consort of Brandenburg, Princess of Denmark, Sweden, Norway. He died on 11 July 1535, in Stendal, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, at the age of 51, and was buried in Mitte, Berlin, Germany.
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Jan 8, 2023 · Biography. Joachim I Hohenzollern is a member of the House of Hohenzollern. Joachim I. ( Nestor ), Elector of Brandenburg, was born February 21, 1484 in Cölln an der Spree (today's Berlin). He was the son of Johann von Brandenburg and Margarete von Sachsen. He died on July 11, 1535 in Stendal.
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Joachim I Nestor (21 February 1484 – 11 July 1535) was a Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg (1499–1535), the fifth member of the House of Hohenzollern. His nickname was taken from King Nestor of Greek mythology.
Stendal, July 11, 1535. He inherited the electorate of Brandenburg upon the death of his father, John, on Jan. 9, 1499, and soon restored sorely needed law and order. In 1506 he founded the University of Frankfurt-an-der-Oder, and in 1524 he added the county of Ruppin to the family holdings.
JOACHIM I. (1484–1535), surnamed Nestor, elector of Brandenburg, elder son of John Cicero, elector of Brandenburg, was born on the 21st of February 1484. He received an excellent education, became elector of Brandenburg on his father’s death in January 1499, and soon afterwards married Elizabeth, daughter of John, king of Denmark.
