John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach

John Frederick
Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Reign22 October 1667 –
22 March 1686
PredecessorAlbert II
SuccessorChristian Albert
Born(1654-10-18)18 October 1654
Ansbach,
Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Died22 March 1686(1686-03-22) (aged 31)
Ansbach,
Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Burial
Spouse
Margravine Johanna Elisabeth of Baden-Durlach
(m. 1672; died 1680)
Issue
HouseHohenzollern
FatherAlbert II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
MotherCountess Sophie Margarete of Oettingen-Oettingen

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]

  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