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John Frederik "Elector van Brandenburg" van Hohenzoller Van Brandenburg 1372–1440 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 September 1372

Birth Location: Neurenberg, Mittelfranken, Beieren

Death Date: 20 September 1440

Death Location: Landkreis Ansbach, Bavaria (Bayern), Germany

Father: Friedrich Nürnberg

Mother: Elisabeth Meißen

Spouse(s): Elisabeth Hohenzollern-Brandenburg

Children(s): Achilles\Margrave\Markgraf Iii, Caecilia VanBrandenburg, Friedrich Elector, John Hohenzollern, Elisabeth Vonbrandenburg, Barbara Brandenburg, Mette Wunsflete, Sophie Brandenburg, Adelheid Brandenburg, Frederick Brandenburg, Johann Hohenzollern-Brandenburg, Johann Oldenburg, Heinrich\Henry Iv, Magdalena Luneburg, Friedrich Ii, Johann Brandenburg, Margarethe Brandenburg, Dorothea VonBrandenburg, Caecilia VanBrandenburg, Friedrich Brandenburg-Altmark

The story of John Frederik "Elector van Brandenburg" van Hohenzoller Van Brandenburg began in 1372 in Neurenberg, Mittelfranken, Beieren. John Frederik "Elector van Brandenburg" van Hohenzoller Van Brandenburg married Elisabeth Von Bayern Von Hohenzollern Brandenburg, and had children including Achilles Margrave Markgraf Albert Albrecht Iii Von Ansbach Kulmbach Prince Elector Keurvorst Of The Margraviate Brandenburg Hohenzollern Iii, Adelheid Of Oldenberg Von Brandenburg, Barbara Van Brandenburg, Caecilia Vanbrandenburg, Dorothea Vonbrandenburg, Elisabeth Vonbrandenburg, Frederick The Gentle Elector Of Saxony Von Brandenburg, Friedrich Elector, Friedrich Ii Von Brandenburg Ii, Friedrich Von Brandenburg Altmark, Heinrich Henry Iv The Fat Von Mecklenburg Iv, Johann Christian King Of Norway Amp Denmark Van Oldenburg, Johann Van Brandenburg, Johann Von Hohenzollern Brandenburg, John Hohenzollern, Magdalena Van Brandenburg Von Luneburg, Margarethe Van Brandenburg, Mette Von Wunsflete, Sophie Brandenburg. John Frederik "Elector van Brandenburg" van Hohenzoller Van Brandenburg passed away in 1440 in Landkreis Ansbach, Bavaria (Bayern), Germany.

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Biography

  • The story of John Frederik "Elector van Brandenburg" van Hohenzoller Van Brandenburg began in 1372 in Neurenberg, Mittelfranken, Beieren.
  • John Frederik "Elector van Brandenburg" van Hohenzoller Van Brandenburg married Elisabeth Von Bayern Von Hohenzollern Brandenburg, and had children including Achilles Margrave Markgraf Albert Albrecht Iii Von Ansbach Kulmbach Prince Elector Keurvorst Of The Margraviate Brandenburg Hohenzollern Iii, Adelheid Of Oldenberg Von Brandenburg, Barbara Van Brandenburg, Caecilia Vanbrandenburg, Dorothea Vonbrandenburg, Elisabeth Vonbrandenburg, Frederick The Gentle Elector Of Saxony Von Brandenburg, Friedrich Elector, Friedrich Ii Von Brandenburg Ii, Friedrich Von Brandenburg Altmark, Heinrich Henry Iv The Fat Von Mecklenburg Iv, Johann Christian King Of Norway Amp Denmark Van Oldenburg, Johann Van Brandenburg, Johann Von Hohenzollern Brandenburg, John Hohenzollern, Magdalena Van Brandenburg Von Luneburg, Margarethe Van Brandenburg, Mette Von Wunsflete, Sophie Brandenburg.
  • John Frederik "Elector van Brandenburg" van Hohenzoller Van Brandenburg passed away in 1440 in Landkreis Ansbach, Bavaria (Bayern), Germany.

Immediate Family

Parents

Friedrich Nürnberg
1332–1398
Birth Location: Nürnberg, Nuremberg, Bayern, Germany
FN
Elisabeth Meißen
1329–1375
Birth Location: Eisenach, Stadt Eisenach, Thueringen, Germany
EM

Spouses(s)

Elisabeth Hohenzollern-Brandenburg
1383–1442
Birth Location: Slot Trausnitz, Landshut, Niederbayern, Beieren
EH

Children(s)

Achilles\Margrave\Markgraf Iii
1414–1486
Birth Location: Tangermünde, Stendal, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
AI
Caecilia VanBrandenburg
1407–1449
Birth Location: Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany
CV
Friedrich Elector
1413–1471
Birth Location: Tangermunde, Sachsen, Germany
FE
John Hohenzollern
1406–1464
Birth Location: Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany
JH
Elisabeth Vonbrandenburg
1403–1449
Birth Location: Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany
EV
Barbara Brandenburg
–1416
Birth Location: Berlijn
BB
Mette Wunsflete
1413–1476
Birth Location: –
MW
Sophie Brandenburg
1417–1417
Birth Location: –
SB
Adelheid Brandenburg
1425–1475
Birth Location: , Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
AB
Frederick Brandenburg
1406–1464
Birth Location: –
FB
Johann Hohenzollern-Brandenburg
1372–1464
Birth Location: Nürnberg, Nuremberg, Bayern, Germany
JH
Johann Oldenburg
1426–1481
Birth Location: Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
JO
Heinrich\Henry Iv
1417–1477
Birth Location: Wenden, East Prussia, Germany
HI
Magdalena Luneburg
1412–1454
Birth Location: Brandenburg, Germany
ML
Friedrich Ii
1413–1471
Birth Location: Tangermunde (Sachsen) D
FI
Johann Brandenburg
1406–1464
Birth Location: –
JB
Margarethe Brandenburg
1410–1465
Birth Location: Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany
MB
Dorothea VonBrandenburg
1420–1491
Birth Location: Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany
DV
Caecilia VanBrandenburg
1407–1449
Birth Location: Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany
CV
Friedrich Brandenburg-Altmark
1423–1463
Birth Location: –
FB

John Brandenburg's Ancestors

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John Brandenburg
1372–1440
Birth Place: Neurenberg, Mittelfranken, Beieren
Parents
Friedrich V. von Hohenzollern und Burggraf von Nürnberg
1332–1398
Nürnberg, Nuremberg, Bayern, Germany
Elisabeth (von) Meißen
1329–1375
Eisenach, Stadt Eisenach, Thueringen, Germany
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Brandenburg's Descendants

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John (Frederik "Elector van Brandenburg" van Hohenzoller Van) Brandenburg (21 September 1372–20 September 1440) m. Elisabeth (von Bayern von) Hohenzollern-Brandenburg (1383–13 Nov 1442)
  1. 1. Achilles\Margrave\Markgraf (Albert\Albrecht III von Ansbach-Kulmbach, Prince-Elector-Keurvorst of the Margraviate-Brandenburg-Hohenzollern) Iii 1414–1486 m. Margarethe (von) Baden 1431–1457 m. Anna (von) Sachsen 1437–1512 m. Princess (Anna Wettin von) Sachsen 1436–1512 m. Barbara (van) Sachsen-Wittenberg 1405–1465 m. Anna (Von Sachsen van) Brandenburg 1405–1465 m. Anna (van Sachsen) Katzenelbogen 1437–1512 m. Anna (van SAKSEN) MEISSEN 1437–1512
    1. 1. Princess (Barbara of Brandenburg Kulnbach Von) Hohenzollern 1464–1515 m. Nicholas Barbor 1460–1504 m. Prince (Heinrich\Henryk XI van) Silezie-Glogau\Glogowski 1462–1476 m. John Barber 1460–1504
      1. 1. Sir (James II Barber (Barbor), Earl of Suffolk) Ii 1486–1559 m. Lady (Alice Barbor, Countess of) Suffolk 1490–1580
        1. 1. Robert Barber 1516–1558 m. Lady (Agnes (Aldis) Aldous, Countess of) Suffolk 1522–1558
        2. 2. Agnes Aldous 1512–1582
        3. 3. Rose Barbor 1503–1559
        4. 4. Daughter Barbor 1528–1552
        5. 5. Elizabeth Barber 1520–1561
        6. 6. Agnes Aldous 1512–1582
        7. 7. Agnes Aldous 1512–1582
        8. 8. Agnes Aldous 1512–1582
        9. 9. Sir (Nicholas II Barber (Barbor), Earl of Suffolk) Ii 1524–1599
        10. 10. Agnes Aldous 1512–1582
        11. 11. Elizabeth (Barber) Grenlinge 1520–1561
        12. 12. William Barbor 1509–1558
        13. 13. Edward Barber 1520–
        14. 14. Rychard Barbor 1524–
      2. 2. William (von) Barbor 1490–1542
      3. 3. William (von Barbor\Barber) (1490) 1490–1542
      4. 4. William (von Barbor\Barber) (1490) 1490–1542
      5. 5. William (von Barbor\Barber) (1490) 1490–1542
      6. 6. William (von) Barbor\Barber 1490–1542
      7. 7. Robert (Barber) (1480) 1480–1537
      8. 8. Agnes (de Barber) * 1477–1540
      9. 9. Robert (Barber) (1480) 1495–1537
      10. 10. John (Bannoke Barber) (1490) 1490–1742
      11. 11. Margaret (Wolnaugh) Barbar 1500–1580
      12. 12. Charles Barber 1480–1549
      13. 13. Anne Barber 1490–
      14. 14. William Barber 1495–1580
      15. 15. William Barber 1490–1542
      16. 16. Robert (Barber) (1480) 1480–1537
      17. 17. Christophe Barbier 1485–
      18. 18. Sir (John) Barber 1480–1537
      19. 19. Alice Barber 1492–1557
      20. 20. Ann Barbor 1490–
    2. 2. Elisabeth (van) Brandenburg 1474–1518
    3. 3. Elisabeth (van) Brandenburg 1474–1507
    4. 4. Anna (Hohenzollern van) Brandenburg 1462–1462
    5. 5. Frederik (Friedrich V van Hohenzollern Markgraaf van Brandenburg-Ansbach en) Brandenburg-Bayreuth 1460–1536
    6. 6. Frederick (I, Margrave of) Brandenburg-Ansbach 1460–1536 m. Sophia Jagiellonica 1464–1512
      1. 1. George (I Hastings Earl van Huntingdon Earl of) Huntington 1489–1544
      2. 2. Elisabeth (de) Brandebourg-Ansbach 1494–1518
      3. 3. Albert (de) Brandebourg 1490–1568
      4. 4. Barbara (van) Brandenburg-Ansbach 1488–1490
      5. 5. Margaretha (van) Brandenburg-Ansbach 1483–1532
      6. 6. Johan (Albrecht van Hohenzollern Prins-Bisschop van) Halberstadt 1499–1550
      7. 7. Hubrecht (van) Brandenburg-Ansbach 1503–1528
      8. 8. Willem (van Hohenzollern Aartsbisschop van) Riga 1498–1563
      9. 9. Frederik (van) Brandenburg-Ansbach 1497–1536
      10. 10. Elisabeth (van) Brandenburg-Ansbach 1480–1480
      11. 11. Johan (van Hohenzollern Markgraaf van) Brandenburg-Ansbach 1493–1525
      12. 12. Frederik (Albrecht van) Brandenburg-Ansbach 1501–1504
      13. 13. Georges (de) Brandebourg 1484–1543
      14. 14. Casimir (de) Brandebourg-Ansbach 1481–1527
      15. 15. Barbara (de) Brandebourg 1495–1552
      16. 16. Sophie (de) Brandebourg 1485–1534
      17. 17. Albrecht (van Hohenzollern Hertog van) Pruisen 1490–1568
    7. 7. Friedrich (van) BRANDENBURG 1460–1536
    8. 8. Dorothea (van Brandenburg) Hohenzollern 1471–1520
    9. 9. Anastasia Hohenzollern-Brandenburg 1477–1534
    10. 10. Elisabeth, (Prinzessin von) Brandenburg 1474–1518
    11. 11. Erasmus (Hohenzollern) Brandenburg 1454–1464
    12. 12. Margaretha (Prinses Van) Brandenburg 1447–1489
    13. 13. Anna (Hohenzollern van) Brandenburg 1487–1514
    14. 14. Dorothea (von Hohenzollern von Brandenburg van) Saksen-Lauenburg 1446–1519
    15. 15. Johann (Margrave Of) Brandenburg 1452–1454
    16. 16. Anastasia (Anastasie von HOHENZOLLERN) Brandenburg 1478–1557
    17. 17. Anastasia (Margravine of Brandenburg) Hohenzollern 1478–1534
    18. 18. Georg (Margrave Brandenburg) Hohenzollern 1472–
    19. 19. Sibylle\Sibylla (von) Brandenburg 1467–1524
    20. 20. Barbara (von) Brandenburg 1464–1515
    21. 21. Friedrich\Frédéric (II der Ältere von Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach) Ii 1460–1536
    22. 22. Johann (Cicero von) Brandenburg 1455–1499
    23. 23. Elisabeth (von) Brandenburg 1451–1524
    24. 24. Margravine\Herzogin (Amalie\Amalia von Brandenburg-Pfalzgrafin-Zweibrucken-Veldenz, Princess\Prinzessin von) Brandenburg-Hohenzollern 1461–1481
    25. 25. Anna (VON) BRANDENBURG 1462–1462
    26. 26. Albrecht (VON) BRANDENBURG 1466–1466
    27. 27. Sibylle (Margarine Von Hohenzollern Of) BRANDENBURG 1467–1524
    28. 28. Wolfgang (Erbprinz von Brandenburg von) Hohenzollern 1447–1450
    29. 29. Ursula (van) Brandenburg 1450–1508
    30. 30. Johan Cicero 1445–1499
    31. 31. Magdalene (Margravine Of) BRANDENBURG 1476–1480
    32. 32. Dorothea (van Brandenburg) Hohenzollern 1471–1520
    33. 33. Georg (Prinz von Brandenburg) Hohenzollern 1472–
    34. 34. Albrecht (von) Brandenburg 1470–1470
    35. 35. Johann (Cicero von) Brandenburg 1455–1499
    36. 36. Elisabeth (Margravine Brandenburg) Hohenzollern 1474–1507
    37. 37. Albrecht (Margrave BRANDENBURG) Ansbach 1470–1466
    38. 38. Anastasia VonBrandenburg 1477–1534
    39. 39. Frederick (V) DeAnsbach 1460–1536
    40. 40. Anna (Margravine Brandenburg) Hohenzollern 1462–1462
    41. 41. Friedrich (V. der Ältere Markgraf von Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach Prinz von) Hohenzollern 1460–1536
    42. 42. Amalie (Amalia Brandenburg) Hohenzollern 1461–1481
    43. 43. Siegmund (Margrave of Brandenburg) Bayreuth 1468–1495
    44. 44. Elisabeth (Margravine Of) BRANDENBURG 1474–1518
    45. 45. Friedrich (Frederick II Hohenzollern von Brandenburg Ansbach) Ii 1460–1536
    46. 46. Sybille (Sybilla Von HOHENZOLLERN) Brandenburg 1467–1524
    47. 47. Anastasia (Anastasie von HOHENZOLLERN) Brandenburg 1478–1557
    48. 48. Elisabeth (of Brandenburg, Duchess of) Württemberg 1451–1524
    49. 49. Margaret (Princess of) Brandenburg 1447–1489
    50. 50. Johann (Margrave Of) Brandenburg 1452–1454
    51. 51. Dorothea (Duchess Of) Saxony-Lauenburg-Ratzburg 1446–1519
    52. 52. Princess (Margarethe Von) Wettin 1449–1501
    53. 53. Barbara (van Brandenburg-Kulmbach) Gonzaga 1423–1481
    54. 54. Elisabeth (Prinses Van) Brandenburg 1425–1465
    55. 55. Rudolf (van) Brandenburg-Kulmbach 1424–1424
    56. 56. Friedrich (van) Brandenburg 1460–1536
    57. 57. Sir (Ralph Thomas 19th Baron Shelton, High Sheriff of Norfolk,) KG 1430–1497
    58. 58. Dorothea (van Brandenburg) Hohenzollern 1471–1520
    59. 59. Georg (Margrave Brandenburg) Hohenzollern 1472–1476
    60. 60. Prince (Friedrich II "Der Ältere" (The Elder) von Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach) Ii 1460–1536
    61. 61. Fredrik\Wolfgang (Hohenzollern) Brandenburg 1450–1450
    62. 62. Siegmund (von) Brandenburg 1468–1495
    63. 63. Siegmund (Margrave Bayureuth BRANDENBURG) Ansbach 1468–1495
    64. 64. Frederick (\Friederich "Duke of Brandenburg , Ansbach, Bayrouth") Hohenzollern 1460–1536
    65. 65. Margaretha (Von) Sachsen-Thüringen 1449–1501
    66. 66. Margaretha (Hohenzollern) Brandenburg 1453–1509
  2. 2. Caecilia VanBrandenburg 1407–1449
  3. 3. Friedrich Elector 1413–1471
  4. 4. John Hohenzollern 1406–1464
  5. 5. Elisabeth Vonbrandenburg 1403–1449
  6. 6. Barbara (Van) Brandenburg –1416
  7. 7. Mette (von) Wunsflete 1413–1476
  8. 8. Sophie Brandenburg 1417–1417
  9. 9. Adelheid (of Oldenberg von) Brandenburg 1425–1475
  10. 10. Frederick ("the Gentle Elector of Saxony" von) Brandenburg 1406–1464
  11. 11. Johann (von) Hohenzollern-Brandenburg 1372–1464
  12. 12. Johann (Christian "King of Norway & Denmark" van) Oldenburg 1426–1481
  13. 13. Heinrich\Henry (IV "The Fat" von Mecklenburg) Iv 1417–1477
  14. 14. Magdalena (van Brandenburg von) Luneburg 1412–1454
  15. 15. Friedrich (II von Brandenburg) Ii 1413–1471
  16. 16. Johann (van) Brandenburg 1406–1464
  17. 17. Margarethe (van) Brandenburg 1410–1465
  18. 18. Dorothea VonBrandenburg 1420–1491
  19. 19. Caecilia VanBrandenburg 1407–1449
  20. 20. Friedrich (von) Brandenburg-Altmark 1423–1463

John Brandenburg's Timeline

2 Records

1372
21 September 1372
Birth of John Frederik "Elector van Brandenburg" van Hohenzoller Van Brandenburg in Neurenberg, Mittelfranken, Beieren
Neurenberg, Mittelfranken, Beieren
1440
20 September 1440
Age 68
Death of John Frederik "Elector van Brandenburg" van Hohenzoller Van Brandenburg in Kadolzburg Castl, Mittelfranken, Bayern, Germany
Kadolzburg Castl, Mittelfranken, Bayern, Germany

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 September 1372
    Event Place: Neurenberg, Mittelfranken, Beieren
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Germany, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [5] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 September 1440
    Event Place: Kadolzburg Castl, Mittelfranken, Bayern, Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Germany, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [5] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Landkreis Ansbach, Bavaria (Bayern), Germany
    Record Source: Germany, Find a Grave Index
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