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| John Cicero | |
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| Elector of Brandenburg | |
| Reign | 11 March 1486 – 9 January 1499 |
| Predecessor | Albert III Achilles |
| Successor | Joachim I Nestor |
| Born | 2 August 1455 Ansbach |
| Died | 9 January 1499 (aged 43) Arneburg Castle |
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| House | Hohenzollern |
| Father | Albert III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg |
| Mother | Margaret of Baden |
John II (2 August 1455 – 9 January 1499) was Elector of Brandenburg from 1486 until his death, the fourth of the House of Hohenzollern. After his death he received the cognomen Cicero, after the Roman orator of the same name, but the elector's eloquence and interest in the arts is debatable.[1]
- ^ Herbert Eulenberg. The Hohenzollerns. Translated by M.M. Bozman. The Century Co. New York, 1929.