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Margaretha van Brandenburg 1511–1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 SEP 1511

Birth Location: Keulen A.d. Spree, Berlijn

Death Date: 03 DEC 1578

Death Location: Szczecin (Stettin), West-Pommeren, Polen

Father: Joachim Brandenburg

Mother: Joachim Brandenburg

Spouse(s): Johan Anhalt-Zerbst

Children(s): Maria Anhalt-Zerbst, Karl Anhalt, Joachim Anhalt, Marie Anhalt-Zerbst, Karl Zerbst, Bernhard Zerbst, Margarethe Zerbst, Marie Zerbst, Elisabeth Zerbst, Elisabeth Zerbst

The story of Margaretha van Brandenburg began in 1511 in Keulen A.d. Spree, Berlijn. Margaretha van Brandenburg married Johan Ii Vorst Van Anhalt Zerbst, and had children including Bernhard Vii Anhalt Zerbst, Elisabeth Anhalt Zerbst, Joachim Ernest Prince Of Anhalt, Karl I Anhalt Zerbst, Karl Von Anhalt, Margarethe Of Anhalt Zerbst, Maria Von Anhalt Zerbst, Marie Prinzessin Von Anhalt Zerbst, Marie Von Anhalt Zerbst. Margaretha van Brandenburg passed away in 1578 in Szczecin (Stettin), West-Pommeren, Polen.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaretha van Brandenburg began in 1511 in Keulen A.d. Spree, Berlijn.
  • Margaretha van Brandenburg married Johan Ii Vorst Van Anhalt Zerbst, and had children including Bernhard Vii Anhalt Zerbst, Elisabeth Anhalt Zerbst, Joachim Ernest Prince Of Anhalt, Karl I Anhalt Zerbst, Karl Von Anhalt, Margarethe Of Anhalt Zerbst, Maria Von Anhalt Zerbst, Marie Prinzessin Von Anhalt Zerbst, Marie Von Anhalt Zerbst.
  • Margaretha van Brandenburg passed away in 1578 in Szczecin (Stettin), West-Pommeren, Polen.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joachim Brandenburg
1484–1535
Birth Location: Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany
JB
Joachim Brandenburg
1484–1535
Birth Location: Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany
JB

Spouses(s)

Johan Anhalt-Zerbst
1504–1551
Birth Location: Dessau, Saksen-Anhalt
JA

Children(s)

Maria Anhalt-Zerbst
1538–1563
Birth Location: Zerbst, Anhalt-Zerbst
MA
Karl Anhalt
1534–1561
Birth Location: Zerbst, Anhalt-Zerbst, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
KA
Joachim Anhalt
1536–1586
Birth Location: Dessau, Dessau, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
JA
Marie Anhalt-Zerbst
1538–1563
Birth Location: Zerbst, Anhalt-Zerbst, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany or Dessau, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
MA
Karl Zerbst
1540–1570
Birth Location: Zerbst, Anhalt-Zerbst, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
KZ
Bernhard Zerbst
1540–1570
Birth Location: Zerbst, Anhalt, Germany
BZ
Margarethe Zerbst
1541–1547
Birth Location: Zerbst, Anhalt-Zerbst, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
MZ
Marie Zerbst
1541–1563
Birth Location: Zerbst, Anhalt-Zerbst, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
MZ
Elisabeth Zerbst
1545–1574
Birth Location: Zerbst, Anhalt-Zerbst, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
EZ
Elisabeth Zerbst
1545–1574
Birth Location: Zerbst, Anhalt-Zerbst, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
EZ

Margaretha Brandenburg's Ancestors

Self
Margaretha Brandenburg
1511–1578
Birth Place: Keulen A.d. Spree, Berlijn
Parents
Joachim I Nestor Elector Brandenburg
1484–1535
Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany
Joachim (I Nestor Elector) Brandenburg
1484–1535
Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaretha Brandenburg's Descendants

1.
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Margaretha (van) Brandenburg (29 SEP 1511–03 DEC 1578) m. Johan (II Vorst van) Anhalt-Zerbst (04 SEP 1504–04 FEB 1551)
  1. 1. Maria (von) Anhalt-Zerbst 1538–1563
    1. 1. Maria (von) Barby-Mühlingen 1563–1619 m. Georg ((Count zu Erbach) Graf 1548–1605 m. Josias (zu) Waldeck 1554–1588
      1. 1. George (Albert I, Count Of) Erbach-Schönberg 1597–1647 m. Elisabeth (Dorothea Of) Hohenlohe-Waldenburg 1617–1655
        1. 1. Georg (Ludwig I von) ERBACH 1643–1693 m. Amalie (Katherine von) WALDECK 1640–1699
        2. 2. George (Frederick, Count Of) Erbach-Breuberg 1636–1653
        3. 3. Juliana (Christina Elisabeth Of) Erbach-Schönberg 1641–1692
        4. 4. George (IV, Count Of) Erbach-Fürstenau 1646–1678
        5. 5. George (Albert II, Count Of) Erbach-Fürstenau 1648–1717
        6. 6. Ernst (Ludwig Albrecht von Erbach Erbach) Graf 1626–1627
        7. 7. Luise (Albertine von Erbach Erbach) Gräfin 1628–1645
        8. 8. Georg (Ernst Ernst von Erbach Erbach) Graf 1629–1669
        9. 9. Maria (Charlotte von Erbach Gräfin zu) Isenburg-Büdingen 1631–1693
        10. 10. Son, (Count) Erbach 1637–
        11. 11. Elisabeth, (Countess zu Erbach) Graf 1640–
        12. 12. Georg (Albrecht) Erbach 1644–1645
        13. 13. Mauritie (Susanne zu Erbach) Graf 1645–1645
      2. 2. Dorothea (van) Erbach 1593–1643
      3. 3. Friedrich (Christian von) Erbach 1594–1594
      4. 4. Christina (van) Erbach 1596–1646
      5. 5. Elisabet (Juliana von) Erbach 1600–1640
      6. 6. Louise (Juliane zu) Erbach 1603–1670
      7. 7. Christiaan (van) Waldeck-Wildungen 1585–1637
      8. 8. Wolrad (IV zu) Waldeck-Eisenberg 1588–1640
      9. 9. Margaretha (van) Erbach 1576–1635
    2. 2. Juliana (van) Barby-Mühlingen 1560–1590
  2. 2. Karl (von) Anhalt 1534–1561
  3. 3. Joachim (Ernest, Prince Of) Anhalt 1536–1586
  4. 4. Marie (Prinzessin von) Anhalt-Zerbst 1538–1563
  5. 5. Karl (I Anhalt) Zerbst 1540–1570
  6. 6. Bernhard (VII Anhalt) Zerbst 1540–1570
  7. 7. Margarethe (of Anhalt) Zerbst 1541–1547
  8. 8. Marie (Von Anhalt) Zerbst 1541–1563
  9. 9. Elisabeth (Anhalt) Zerbst 1545–1574
  10. 10. Elisabeth (Anhalt) Zerbst 1545–1574

Margaretha Brandenburg's Timeline

2 Records

1511
29 SEP 1511
Birth of Margaretha van Brandenburg in Keulen A.d. Spree, Berlijn
Keulen A.d. Spree, Berlijn
1578
03 DEC 1578
Age 67
Death of Margaretha van Brandenburg in Szczecin (Stettin), West-Pommeren, Polen
Szczecin (Stettin), West-Pommeren, Polen

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 SEP 1511
    Event Place: Keulen A.d. Spree, Berlijn
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 DEC 1578
    Event Place: Szczecin (Stettin), West-Pommeren, Polen
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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