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John Hohenzollern Brandenburg 1557–1557 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1557

Birth Location: Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany

Death Date: 8 Jan 1557

Death Location: Colln An Der Spree, Berlin, Brandenburg, Electorate of Brandenburg, Germany

Father: Johann Prince

Mother: Elisabeth (Ascania)

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In 1557, John Hohenzollern Brandenburg entered the world in Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany, born to Johann Georg Ludwig Kurfurst I Von Hohenzollern Brandenburg Prince And Elisabeth Princess Von Anhalt Zerbst Ascania. John Hohenzollern Brandenburg passed away in 1557 in Colln An Der Spree, Berlin, Brandenburg, Electorate of Brandenburg, Germany.

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Biography

  • In 1557, John Hohenzollern Brandenburg entered the world in Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany, born to Johann Georg Ludwig Kurfurst I Von Hohenzollern Brandenburg Prince And Elisabeth Princess Von Anhalt Zerbst Ascania.
  • John Hohenzollern Brandenburg passed away in 1557 in Colln An Der Spree, Berlin, Brandenburg, Electorate of Brandenburg, Germany.

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John Brandenburg's Ancestors

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John Brandenburg
1557–1557
Birth Place: Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany
Parents
Johann Georg Ludwig Kurfürst I von Hohenzollern-Brandenburg Prince
1525–1598
Berlin-Cölln, Zwing Cölln Stadtschloss, Regierungssitz, Bundeshauptstadt, Germany.
Elisabeth (Princess von Anhalt-Zerbst) (Ascania)
1563–1607
Zerbst, Allemagne
Grandparents
King (Joachim II Hector von Hohenzollern, Elector of Brandenburg, Germany, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden) II
1505–1571
Colln An Der Spree, Berlin, Brandenburg, Electorate of Brandenburg
Magdalena (of Saxony) Wettin
1507–1534
Dresden, Sachsen, Preussen, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Joachim Brandenburg
1484–1535
Elisabeth Denmark
1485–1555
George Saxony
1471–1539
Barbara Jagiellon
1478–1534
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Denmark
1455–1513
Christina Saxony
1446–1521
Albert Saxony
1443–1500
Sidonie Poděbrady
1449–1510
Casimir Jagiellon
1427–1492
Elizabeth T2
1436–1505

John Brandenburg's Timeline

2 Records

1557
1557
Birth of John Hohenzollern Brandenburg in Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany
Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany
1557
8 Jan 1557
Death of John Hohenzollern Brandenburg in Colln An Der Spree, Berlin, Brandenburg, Electorate of Brandenburg, Germany
Colln An Der Spree, Berlin, Brandenburg, Electorate of Brandenburg, Germany

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1557
    Event Place: Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1557
    Event Place: Colln An Der Spree, Berlin, Brandenburg, Electorate of Brandenburg, Germany

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