List of rulers of Brandenburg
Table of rulers
(Note: Here the numbering of the princes is the same for all principalities, as all were titled Margraves of Brandenburg, despite of the different parts of land and its particular numbering of the rulers.

List of rulers of Brandenburg

Section Title: Table of rulers
Table Section Text: (Note: Here the numbering of the princes is the same for all principalities, as all were titled Margraves of Brandenburg, despite of the different parts of land and its particular numbering of the rulers.

Ruler	Born	Reign	Death	Ruling part	Consort	Notes

Frederick I Friedrich I	Friedrich I Brandenburg Siegesallee Zitadelle.JPG	21 September 1371	30 April 1415 - 20 September 1440	20 September 1440	Electorate of Brandenburg	Elisabeth of Bavaria-Landshut 18 September 1401 ten children	Originally Burgrave of Nuremberg as Frederick VI. Appointed by King Sigismund in 1415 and enfeoffed in 1417.

1417-1426	Margraviate of Brandenburg	In spite of being granted with the Electorate in 1415, the Margraviate was only given to him in 1417, which he abdicate to his son in 1426.

John VI the Alchemist	-	1406	1426-1440	16 November 1464	Margraviate of Brandenburg	Barbara of Saxe-Wittenberg 1416 four children	Received the Margraviate of Brandenburg from his father. However, after the latter's death, Brandenburg was redivided, and from then on retained Kulmbach.

1440-1457	Margraviate of Brandenburg-Kulmbach

Frederick II Irontooth Friedrich II	-	19 November 1413	20 September 1440 - 10 February 1471	10 February 1471	Margraviate of Brandenburg and Electorate of Brandenburg	Catherine of Saxony 11 June 1441 Wittenberg three children	Reunited definitely the Margraviate and the Electorate of Brandenburg; however, his father gave to his brothers the lands of Ansbach and Kulmbach.

Albert IV Achilles Albrecht Achilles	-	9 November 1414	1440-1457	11 March 1486	Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach	Margaret of Baden 1446 four children Anna of Saxony 12 November 1458 Ansbach thirteen children	Received Ansbach after his father's death. In 1457 inherited Kulmbach from his brother John.

1457-1486	Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Margraviate of Brandenburg-Kulmbach

10 February 1471 - 11 March 1486	Electorate of Brandenburg

John VII Cicero Johann Cicero	JohannCicero1500.JPG	2 August 1455	11 March 1486 - 9 January 1499	9 January 1499	Electorate of Brandenburg	Margaret of Thuringia 15 August 1476 Berlin six children	Eldest son of Albert Achilles.

Sigismund	27 September 1468	1486-1495	26 February 1495	Margraviate of Brandenburg-Kulmbach	Unmarried	Received Kulmbach after his father's death. Left no descendants, and Kulmbach returned to Ansbach.

Frederick III the Elder	FriedrichII.Markgraf.JPG	8 May 1460	1486-1495	4 April 1536	Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach	Sophia of Poland 14 February 1479 Frankfurt (Oder) seventeen children	Received Ansbach after his father's death. In 1495 inherited the land of his brother.

1495-1515	Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Margraviate of Brandenburg-Kulmbach

1515-1536	Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach

Joachim I Nestor	-	21 February 1484	9 January 1499 - 11 July 1535	11 July 1535	Electorate of Brandenburg	Elizabeth of Denmark 10 April 1502 Berlin five children

Casimir I	-	27 December 1481	1515-1527	21 September 1527	Margraviate of Brandenburg-Kulmbach	Susanna of Bavaria 25 August 1518 Augsburg five children	Eldest son of Frederick III, received Kulmbach in his father's lifetime.

George of Brandenburg-Ansbach (regent)	-	4 March 1484	1527-1541	27 December 1543	Margraviate of Brandenburg-Kulmbach	Beatrice de Frangepan 21 January 1509 Gyula no children Hedwig of Münsterberg-Oels 9 January 1525 Oleśnica two children Emilie of Saxony 25 August 1533 four children	Heir of Frederick III and brother of Casimir, became regent on behalf of his nephew, in 1527.

Albert V Alcibiades the Warlike	-	28 March 1522	1541-1557	8 January 1557	Margraviate of Brandenburg-Kulmbach	Unmarried	Left no descendants, and Kulmbach returned to Ansbach.

Joachim II Hector	-	13 January 1505	11 July 1535 - 3 January 1571	3 January 1571	Electorate of Brandenburg	Magdalena of Saxony 6 November 1524 Dresden six children Hedwig of Poland 29 August/1 September 1535 Kraków six children	First Protestant Elector of Brandenburg.

John VIII	JohannBrandenburgKüstrin.JPG	3 August 1513	1535-1571	13 January 1571	Margraviate of Brandenburg-Küstrin	Catherine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 11 November 1537 Wolfenbüttel two children	Son of Elector Joachim I. The Margraviate of Küstrin was created for him.

George I the Pious	-	4 March 1484	1536-1543	27 December 1543	Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach	Beatrice de Frangepan 21 January 1509 Gyula no children Hedwig of Münsterberg-Oels 9 January 1525 Oleśnica two children Emilie of Saxony 25 August 1533 four children

Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg (regent)	-	13 January 1505	1543-c.1548	3 January 1571	Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach	Magdalena of Saxony 6 November 1524 Dresden six children Hedwig of Poland 29 August/1 September 1535 Kraków six children	Regents on behalf of George I's son.

John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (regent)	-	30 June 1503	1543-1547	3 March 1554	Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach	Sibylle of Cleves 9 February 1527 Torgau four children

Maurice, Elector of Saxony (regent)	Moritz Sachsen.JPG	13 January 1505	1547-c.1548	3 January 1571	Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach	Agnes of Hesse 9 January 1541 Marburg two children

Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse (regent)	Wartburg-Philipp.von.Hessen.JPG	13 November 1504	1543-c.1548	31 March 1567	Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach	Christine of Saxony 11 December 1523 Kassel ten children Margarethe von der Saale 14 March 1540 Rotenburg (bigamous and morganatic) nine children

George Frederick I the Elder	-	5 April 1539	c.1548-1557	25 April 1603	Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach	Elisabeth of Brandenburg-Küstrin 26 December 1558 Küstrin no children Sophie of Brunswick-Lüneburg 3 May 1579 Dresden tno children	In 1557 reunited Kulmbach to Ansbach once more. Left no descendants, and the Margraviates passed to sons of the Elector John George.

1557-1603	Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Margraviate of Brandenburg-Kulmbach

John George Johann Georg	JohannGeorg1564.JPG	11 September 1525	3 January 1571 - 8 January 1598	8 January 1598	Electorate of Brandenburg	Sophie of Legnica 15 February 1545 one child Sabina of Brandenburg-Ansbach 12 February 1548 Ansbach eleven children Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst 6 October 1577 Letzlingen eleven children

Joachim Frederick Joachim Friedrich	JoachimFriedrichBrandenburg1600.JPG	27 January 1546	8 January 1598 - 18 July 1608	18 July 1608	Electorate of Brandenburg	Catherine of Brandenburg-Küstrin 8 January 1570 Küstrin eleven children Eleanor of Prussia 2 November 1603 Berlin one child

Joachim Ernest	-	22 June 1583	1603-1625	7 March 1625	Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach	Sophie of Solms-Laubach 1612 Ansbach three children	Son of Elector John George. Received Ansbach

Christian	-	30 January 1581	1603-1655	30 May 1655	Margraviate of Brandenburg-Bayreuth	Maria of Prussia 29 April 1604 Kulmbach nine children	Son of Elector John George. Received Kulmbach.

John Sigismund Johann Sigismund	-	8 November 1572	18 July 1608 - 3 November 1619	23 December 1619	Electorate of Brandenburg	Anna of Prussia 30 October 1594 Königsberg eight children	Duke of Prussia from 1618.

George William I Georg Wilhelm	GeorgWilhelm.1635.Ausschnitt.JPG	13 November 1595	3 November 1619 - 1 December 1640	1 December 1640	Electorate of Brandenburg	Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate 24 July 1616 Heidelberg four children	His reign was marked by ineffective governance during the Thirty Years' War. Also Duke of Prussia.

Frederick IV	1 May 1616	1625-1634	6 September 1634	Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach	Unmarried	Left no descendants. He was succeeded by his brother.

Albert VI	-	18 September 1620	1634-1667	22 October 1667	Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach	Henriette Louise of Württemberg-Mömpelgard 31 August 1642 Stuttgart three children Sophie Margarete of Oettingen-Oettingen 15 October 1651 Oettingen five children Christine of Baden-Durlach 6 August 1665 Durlach no children

Frederick William I the Great Elector Friedrich Wilhelm	-	16 February 1620	1 December 1640 - 29 April 1688	29 April 1688	Electorate of Brandenburg	Louise Henriette of Nassau 7 December 1646 The Hague six children Sophia Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg 13 July 1668 Gröningen seven children	Also Duke of Prussia.

Christian Ernest	Christian Ernst Brandenburg-Bayreuth um 1685 001.JPG	6 August 1644	1655-1712	20 May 1712	Margraviate of Brandenburg-Bayreuth	Erdmuthe Sophie of Saxony 29 October 1662 Dresden no children Sofie Louise of Württemberg 8 February 1671 Stuttgart six children Elisabeth Sophie of Brandenburg 30 March 1703 Potsdam nine children	Son of Erdmann August, son of Christian I.

John Frederick	-	18 October 1654	1667-1686	22 March 1686	Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach	Johanna Elisabeth of Baden-Durlach 26 January 1673 Durlach five children Eleonore Erdmuthe of Saxe-Eisenach 4 November 1681 Eisenach three children

Appointed regency (1686-1692)

Christian Albert	18 September 1675	1686-1692	16 October 1692)	Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach	Unmarried	Died as a minor; he was succeeded by his brother.

Frederick V Friedrich I	-	11 July 1657	29 April 1688 - 25 February 1713	25 February 1713	Electorate of Brandenburg	Elisabeth Henriette of Hesse-Kassel 13 August 1679 Potsdam one child Sophia Charlotte of Hanover 8 October 1684 Herrenhausen two children Sophia Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 28 November 1708 Berlin no children	Also Duke of Prussia. In 1701 became the first King in Prussia, as Frederick I.

George Frederick II	-	3 May 1678	1692-1703	29 March 1703	Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach	Unmarried	Died without descendants; he was succeeded by his brother.

Philip William	-	19 May 1669	1692-1711	19 December 1711	Margraviate of Brandenburg-Schwedt	Johanna Charlotte of Anhalt-Dessau 25 January 1699 Oranienbaum six children	Son of Elector Frederick William I. The Margraviate of Schwedt was created for him.

William Frederick	-	8 January 1686	1703-1723	7 January 1723	Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach	Christiane Charlotte of Württemberg-Winnental 28 August 1709 Stuttgart three children

Frederick William II	-	17 November 1700	1711-1771	4 March 1771	Margraviate of Brandenburg-Schwedt	Sophia Dorothea of Prussia 10 November 1734 Potsdam five children	Left no male descendants. The title passed to his brother, Frederick Henry.

George William II	-	26 November 1678	1712-1726	18 December 1726	Margraviate of Brandenburg-Bayreuth	Sophie of Saxe-Weissenfels 16 October 1699 Leipzig five children

Frederick William III the Soldier-King Friedrich Wilhelm I	-	14 August 1688	25 February 1713 - 31 May 1740	31 May 1740	Electorate of Brandenburg	Sophia Dorothea of Hanover 28 November 1706 Berlin fourteen children	Also King of Prussia as Frederick William I.

Christiane Charlotte of Württemberg-Winnental (regent)	-	20 August 1694	1723-1729	25 December 1729	Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach	William Frederick 28 August 1709 Stuttgart three children

Charles William Frederick the Wild Margrave	-	12 May 1712	1729-1757	3 August 1757	Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach	Friederike Luise of Prussia 30 May 1729 Berlin two children

George Frederick Charles	-	30 June 1688	1726-1735	17 May 1735	Margraviate of Brandenburg-Bayreuth	Princess Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 17 April 1709 Reinfeld five children

Frederick VI	-	10 May 1711	1735-1763	26 February 1763	Margraviate of Brandenburg-Bayreuth	Wilhelmine of Prussia 17 April 1709 Berlin one child Sophie Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 20 September 1759 Brunswick no children	Left no male descendants; the title passe to Frederick Christian, from a collateral Bayreuth line.

Frederick VII the Great Friedrich II	-	24 January 1712	31 May 1740 - 17 August 1786	17 August 1786	Electorate of Brandenburg	Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern 12 June 1733 Wolfenbüttel no children	Also King of Prussia as Frederick II. King in Prussia to 1772; after annexations of Polish Prussian territory, "King of Prussia".

Charles Alexander	-	24 February 1736	1757-1769	5 January 1806	Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach	Frederica Caroline of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 22 November 1754 Coburg no children Elizabeth Craven 13/30 October 1791 Lisbon morganatic no children	In 1769 reunited both Margraviates of Ansbach and Bayreuth.

Frederick Christian	-	17 July 1708	1763-1769	20 January 1769	Margraviate of Brandenburg-Bayreuth	Victoria Charlotte of Anhalt-Zeitz-Hoym 26 April 1732 Schaumburg two children	Great-grandson of Christian I and cousin of his predecessors. Left no male descendants; Bayreuth was reunited to Ansbach.

Charles Alexander	-	24 February 1736	1769-1791	5 January 1806	Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Margraviate of Brandenburg-Bayreuth	Frederica Caroline of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 22 November 1754 Coburg no children Elizabeth Craven 13/30 October 1791 Lisbon morganatic no children	In 1791 sold both Margraviates to the Kingdom of Prussia.

Frederick Henry	-	21 August 1709	1771-1788	12 December 1788	Margraviate of Brandenburg-Schwedt	Leopoldine Marie of Anhalt-Dessau 13 February 1739 two children	Left no male descendants. Schwedt went back to the Electorate.

Frederick William IV Friedrich Wilhelm II	-	25 September 1744	17 August 1786 - 16 November 1797	16 November 1797	Electorate of Brandenburg	Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 14 July 1765 Salzdahlum (annulled 18 April 1769) one child Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt 14 July 1769 Berlin eight children Julie von Voss 7 April 1787 Berlin (morganatic and bigamous) no children Sophie von Dönhoff 11 April 1790 Berlin (morganatic and bigamous) two children	Nephew of Frederick the Great, as son of Augustus William, his brother. Also King of Prussia as Frederick William II.

Frederick William V Friedrich Wilhelm III	-	3 August 1770	16 November 1797 - 6 August 1806	7 June 1840	Electorate of Brandenburg	Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 24 December 1793 Berlin ten children Auguste von Harrach 9 November 1824 Berlin (morganatic) no children	King of Prussia (as Frederick William III) and last Elector of Brandenburg. The Holy Roman Empire was dissolved in 1806, after which Frederick William ruled as independent King of Prussia (including Brandenburg) to his death in 1840.

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John Sigismund was the Margrave of Brandenburg.
John Sigismund was the Margrave of Brandenburg in 1608.
John Sigismund was Margrave of Brandenburg in 1608.

final_sentence: John Sigismund was the Margrave of Brandenburg.
final_sentence: John Sigismund was the Margrave of Brandenburg in 1608.
final_sentence: John Sigismund was Margrave of Brandenburg in 1608.