John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach

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]

John Frederick
Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Reign	22 October 1667 – 22 March 1686
Predecessor	Albert II
Successor	Christian Albert
Born	(1654-10-18)18 October 1654 Ansbach, Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Died	22 March 1686(1686-03-22) (aged 31) Ansbach, Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Spouse	Margravine Johanna Elisabeth of Baden-Durlach Princess Eleonore Erdmuthe of Saxe-Eisenach
Issue	Margrave Leopold Frederick Christian Albert, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach Dorothea Friederike, Countess of Hanau-Lichtenberg George Frederick II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach Margravine Charlotte Sophie Caroline, Queen of Great Britain Margrave Frederick Augustus William Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
House	Hohenzollern
Father	Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Mother	Countess Sophie Margarete of Oettingen-Oettingen

Issue

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

 

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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

John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach House of Hohenzollern Born: 18 October 1654 Died: 22 March 1686
Preceded by Albert V	Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach 1667–1686	Succeeded by Christian Albert