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Alexander, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach. Christian Friedrich Carl Alexander ( German: Christian Friedrich Karl Alexander; 24 February 1736 – 5 January 1806) was the last margrave of the two Franconian principalities, Bayreuth and Ansbach, [a] which he sold to the King of Prussia, a fellow member of the House of Hohenzollern .
John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Küstrin. Margrave of Brandenburg-Küstrin. Also known as John I, Johann I. Born on 13 August 1513 in Tangermünde. Died on 23 January 1571 in Kostrzyn nad Odrą.
The Margrave was middle-aged and childless, and Frederick William was his kinsman as the head of the House of Hohenzollern. The Margrave moved to England with his English second wife. Ansbach was formally annexed on 28 January 1792. Princes and Margraves of Ansbach. 1398: Frederick VI, Burgrave of Nuremberg (from 1415 also Elector of Brandenburg)
John of Brandenburg-Küstrin (German: Johann von Brandenburg-Küstrin, or Hans von Küstrin; 3 August 1513 – 13 January 1571), was a member of the House of Hohenzollern and a Margrave of Brandenburg-Küstrin.
John, nicknamed the Alchemist was a Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach and served as the peace-loving Margrave of Brandenburg after the abdication of his father, Frederick I, the first member of the House of Hohenzollern to rule Brandenburg.
5 days ago · The Brandenburg Concertos (so called because they were dedicated to the Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt) are not only some of the liveliest and most colourful orchestral works of their day, they ...
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.