Joachim II Hector

Joachim II Hector
Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg. By Lucas Cranach the Younger, 1570
Elector of Brandenburg
Reign11 July 1535 – 3 January 1571
PredecessorJoachim I Nestor
SuccessorJohn George
Born13 January 1505
Cölln, Margraviate of Brandenburg, Holy Roman Empire
Died3 January 1571(1571-01-03) (aged 65)
Köpenick Palace, Margraviate of Brandenburg, Holy Roman Empire
Spouse
(m. 1524; died 1534)
(m. 1535)
Issue
Detail
HouseHohenzollern
FatherJoachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg
MotherElizabeth of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden
ReligionLutheran (from 1539)
Roman Catholic (until 1539)
SignatureJoachim II Hector's signature

Joachim II (German: Joachim II Hector or Hektor; 13 January 1505 – 3 January 1571) was a Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg (1535–1571), the sixth member of the House of Hohenzollern. Joachim II was the eldest son of Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg and his wife Elizabeth of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. He received the cognomen Hector after the Trojan prince and warrior for his athel qualities and prowess.