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Signature. John Sigismund ( German: Johann Sigismund; 8 November 1572 – 23 December 1619) was a Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg from the House of Hohenzollern. He became the Duke of Prussia through his marriage to Duchess Anna, the eldest daughter of Duke Albert Frederick of Prussia who died without sons.
- 18 July 1608 – 23 December 1619
- Catherine of Brandenburg-Küstrin
Mar 18, 2024 · John Sigismund (born Nov. 8, 1572—died Jan. 2, 1620) was the elector of Brandenburg from 1608, who united his domain with that of Prussia. His marriage in 1594 to Anna, the daughter of Albert Frederick of Prussia, made him heir to the title of that duchy, and he became duke of Prussia in 1618. Through his mother-in-law he acquired rights over ...
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Feb 22, 2023 · John Sigismund was a Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg and became the Duke of Prussia through his marriage to Duchess Anna. He converted to Calvinism and drew up plans for mass conversion of the population, but faced resistance from the majority of his subjects, who remained deeply Lutheran. He died in 1619.
This privileged place of the Brandenburg Junkers in the administration of the Electorate was solemnly recognized by the Elector John Sigismund in 1610: his predecessor, Joachim Frederick, had preferred to employ foreign officials and thus given the Estates cause for violent complaints,2 but the new elector
House of Hohenzollern. Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg. Also known as John III Sigismund. Born on 8 November 1572 in Halle (Saale) Died on 23 December 1619 in Berlin. See also: Wikipedia , Wikidata (Q40746)
John Sigismund ( German: Johann Sigismund; 8 November 1572 – 23 December 1619) was a Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg from the House of Hohenzollern. He became the Duke of Prussia through his marriage to Duchess Anna, the eldest daughter of Duke Albert Frederick of Prussia who died without sons.
His eldest niece, Anna, Duchess of Prussia, was the wife of John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg, who promptly claimed the inheritance and sent troops to take hold of some of John William's holdings in the Rhineland. Unfortunately for John Sigismund, this effort became tied up with the Thirty Years' War and
