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Father. John George, Elector of Brandenburg. Mother. Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst. Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (30 January 1581 in Cölln – 30 May 1655 in Bayreuth) was a member of the House of Hohenzollern and Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (later renamed Brandenburg-Bayreuth ).
National Gallery of Art. Skip to Main Content ... Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth on his Deathbed, 1656. Not on View Medium. etching and engraving.
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Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1581-1655) c.1593 Description This is one of a series of nine miniatures painted in oil on eight pieces of card (420463-420470) representing John George, Elector of Brandenburg, two of his three wives and six of his children by his third wife, Elizabeth.
other name:(Margrave) Brandenburg-Bayreuth. Details. individual; royal/imperial; German; Male. Life dates. 1581-1655. Biography. Second surviving son of the Elector Johann Georg by Elizabeth of Anhalt, he was created Margrave of Bayreuth in 1603 by his brother the Elector Joachim Frederick.
Christian Ernst of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (6 August 1644 in Bayreuth – 20 May 1712 in Erlangen) was a member of the House of Hohenzollern and Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth. He was the only son of Erdmann August, Hereditary Margrave (Erbmarkgraf) of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, by his wife and first cousin, Sophie of Brandenburg-Ansbach.
He left his successor, Margrave Christian, younger son of the Brandenburg elector John George, an orderly and functioning state. Younger line. Margrave Christian took his residence in Bayreuth; in 1655 he was succeeded by his grandson Christian Ernst, who gained power and influence on Imperial politics in the military rank of a Field marshal.
