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John Sigismund Elector Brandenburg 1572–1619 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 NOV 1572

Birth Location: Halle an der Saale, Halle, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

Death Date: 23 DEC 1619

Death Location: Keulen A.d. Spree, Berlijn

Father: Joachim Brandenburg)

Mother: Katharina Brandenburg)

Spouse(s): Anna Preussen

Children(s): Georg Brandenburg, Anna Brandenburg, Maria Brandenburg, Catharina Brandenburg, Joachim Hohenzollern, Agnes Brandenburg, Johann Hohenzollern, Albrecht Brandenburg

The story of John Sigismund Elector Brandenburg began in 1572 in Halle an der Saale, Halle, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany. John Sigismund Elector Brandenburg married Anna Von Preussen, and had children including Agnes Van Brandenburg, Albrecht Christiaan Van Brandenburg, Anna Sofie Von Brandenburg, Catharina Of Brandenburg, Georg Wilhelm Von Brandenburg, Joachim Sigismund Von Hohenzollern, Johann Friedrich Von Hohenzollern, Maria Eleonora Von Brandenburg. John Sigismund Elector Brandenburg passed away in 1619 in Keulen A.d. Spree, Berlijn.

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  • The story of John Sigismund Elector Brandenburg began in 1572 in Halle an der Saale, Halle, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany.
  • John Sigismund Elector Brandenburg married Anna Von Preussen, and had children including Agnes Van Brandenburg, Albrecht Christiaan Van Brandenburg, Anna Sofie Von Brandenburg, Catharina Of Brandenburg, Georg Wilhelm Von Brandenburg, Joachim Sigismund Von Hohenzollern, Johann Friedrich Von Hohenzollern, Maria Eleonora Von Brandenburg.
  • John Sigismund Elector Brandenburg passed away in 1619 in Keulen A.d. Spree, Berlijn.

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John Brandenburg's Ancestors

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John Brandenburg
1572–1619
Birth Place: Halle an der Saale, Halle, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Parents
Joachim Friedrich (Hohenzollern, Nürnberg, Brandenburg)
1546–1608
Berlin, Berlin, Berlin, Allemagne
Katharina ((Hohenzollern, Nürnberg,) Brandenburg)
1549–1602
Kostrzyn nad Odra, Lubuskie, Pologne
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John Brandenburg's Descendants

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John (Sigismund Elector) Brandenburg (08 NOV 1572–23 DEC 1619) m. Anna (von) Preussen (03 JUL 1576–30 AUG 1625)
  1. 1. Georg (Wilhelm von) Brandenburg 1595–1640 m. Elisabeth (Charlotte von der) Pfalz 1597–1660
    1. 1. Frédéric (Guillaume 1er de) BRANDEBOURG 1620–1688 m. Louise (Henriette) d'ORANGE-NASSAU 1627–1667
      1. 1. Friedrich (I von) Preußen 1657–1713 m. Sophie (Charlotte von) Hannover 1668–1705 m. Elisabeth (Henriette de) HESSE-CASSEL 1661–1705
        1. 1. Friedrich (Wilhelm I von) Preussen 1688–1740 m. Sophie (Dorothea Hanover von) Guelph 1687–1757
        2. 2. Louise (Dorothée de) PRUSSE 1680–1705
      2. 2. Albrecht (Friedrich von) Brandenburg-Schwedt 1672–1731
    2. 2. Louise (Charlotte von) HOHENZOLLERN 1617–1676
    3. 3. Hedwige (Sophie von) HOHENZOLLERN 1623–1683
    4. 4. Jean (von) HOHENZOLLERN 1624–1624
  2. 2. Anna (Sofie von) Brandenburg 1598–1659
  3. 3. Maria (Eleonora von) Brandenburg 1599–1655
  4. 4. Catharina (Of) Brandenburg 1602–1649
  5. 5. Joachim (Sigismund von) Hohenzollern 1603–1625
  6. 6. Agnes (van) Brandenburg 1606–1608
  7. 7. Johann (Friedrich von) Hohenzollern 1607–1608
  8. 8. Albrecht (Christiaan van) Brandenburg 1609–1609

John Brandenburg's Timeline

2 Records

1572
08 NOV 1572
Birth of John Sigismund Elector Brandenburg in Halle an der Saale, Halle, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Halle an der Saale, Halle, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
1619
23 DEC 1619
Age 47
Death of John Sigismund Elector Brandenburg in Keulen A.d. Spree, Berlijn
Keulen A.d. Spree, Berlijn

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 NOV 1572
    Event Place: Halle an der Saale, Halle, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 DEC 1619
    Event Place: Keulen A.d. Spree, Berlijn

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