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Friedrich, Margrave of Ansbach and Bayreuth, known as
Friedrich I or
Friedrich V (8 May 1460-4 April 1536) was born at
AnsbachAnsbach, or Anspach, originally Onolzbach, is a town in Bavaria, Germany. It is the capital of the administrative region of Middle Franconia. Ansbach is situated 25 miles southwest of Nuremberg and 90 miles north of Munich, on the Fränkische Rezat, a tributary of the Main river...
, the eldest son of the Albert III, Margrave of Brandenburg by his second wife Anna, daughter of
Frederick II, Elector of SaxonyFrederick II, Elector of Saxony was Elector of Saxony and was Landgrave of Thuringia .-Biography:...
. His elder half-brother was the Elector Johann Cicero of Brandenburg. Friedrich succeeded his father as Margrave of Ansbach in 1486 and his younger brother as Margrave of Bayreuth in 1495.
Family and children
On 14 February 1479 at
Frankfurt (Oder)Frankfurt is a town in Brandenburg, Germany, located on the Oder River, on the German-Polish border directly opposite the town of Słubice which was a part of Frankfurt until 1945. At the end of the 1980s it reached a population peak with more than 87,000 inhabitants...
he was married to
Sophia of PolandSophia of Poland was a Polish and Lithuanian princess as well as Margravine of Brandenburg by her marriage to Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach .-Early Life and Family :...
(6 April 1464-5 October 1512), daughter of King Casimir IV of Poland by his wife Elisabeth of
HabsburgThe House of Habsburg or Hapsburg was an important royal house of Europe and is best known for being an origin of all of the formally elected Holy Roman Emperors between 1452 and 1740, as well as rulers of the Austrian and Spanish Empire and several other countries...
, and sister of King Sigismund I of Poland. They had seventeen children:
- Kasimir, Margrave of Bayreuth (27 September 1481, Ansbach–21 September 1527, Ofen an der Ruhr).
- Georg "der Fromme" (4 march 1484, Ansbach–27 December 1534, Ansbach).
- Albert of Prussia (17 May 1490, Ansbach–20 March 1568, Castle Tapiau), Grand Master of the Teutonic Order and then first Duke of Prussia.
- Friedrich (13 June 1491, Ansbach–ca. 1497).
- Johann, Viceroy of Valencia
The Christian Kingdom of Valencia , located in the Eastern shore of the Iberian Peninsula, was one of the component realms of the Crown of Aragon...
(9 January 1493, PlassenburgPlassenburg is a castle in the city of Kulmbach in Bavaria. It is one of the most impressive castles in Germany and a symbol of the city. It was first mentioned in 1135. The Plassenberg family were ministerial of the counts of Andechs and used as their seat the Plassenburg...
–5 July 1525, ValenciaThe Christian Kingdom of Valencia , located in the Eastern shore of the Iberian Peninsula, was one of the component realms of the Crown of Aragon...
).
- Friedrich (17 January 1497, Ansbach–20 August 1536, Genoa
Genoa is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria. The city has a population of about 610,000 and the urban area has a population of about 900,000...
), a canon in WürzburgWürzburg is a city in the region of Franconia which lies in the northern tip of Bavaria, Germany. Located on the Main River, it is the capital of the Regierungsbezirk Lower Franconia. The regional dialect is Franconian....
and Salzburg' is the fourth-largest city in Austria and the capital of the federal state of Salzburg. Salzburg's "Old Town" with its world famous baroque architecture is one of the best-preserved city centres north of the Alps, and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. The city is noted for its...
.
- Wilhelm
Wilhelm von Brandenburg was the Archbishop of Riga from 1539 to 1561.A member of the House of Hohenzollern, William was the son of Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, the brother of Albert, Duke of Prussia, and the grandson of Albert III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg and Casimir IV...
, (30 June 1498, Ansbach–4 February 1563, RigaRiga is the capital and largest city of Latvia, a major industrial, commercial, cultural and financial centre of the Baltics, and an important seaport, situated on the mouth of the Daugava...
), Archbishop of RigaRiga is the capital and largest city of Latvia, a major industrial, commercial, cultural and financial centre of the Baltics, and an important seaport, situated on the mouth of the Daugava...
in 1539-63.
- Johann Albrecht (20 September 1499,Ansach–17 May 1550, Halle
Halle is the largest city in the German State of Saxony-Anhalt. It is also called Halle an der Saale in order to distinguish it from Halle in North Rhine-Westphalia...
), Archbishop of Magdeburg in 1545-50.
- Friedrich Abrecht, died young.
- Gumprecht (16 July 1503, Ansbach–25 June 1528, Naples
Naples in Italy, is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples. The city is known for its rich history, art, culture, architecture, music and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,800 years old...
), a canon in BambergBamberg is a town in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in Upper Franconia on the river Regnitz, close to its confluence with the river Main. Bamberg is one of the few cities in Germany that was not destroyed by World War II bombings because of a nearby Artillery Factory that prevented planes from...
.
- Elisabeth, died young.
- Margarete (10 January 1483, Ansbach–10 July 1532).
- Sofie (10 March 1485, Ansbach–24 May 1537, Liegnitz), married 14 November 1518 to Duke Frederick II of Legnica
Frederick II of Legnica , also known as the Great of Legnica , was a Duke of Legnica since 1488 , of Brzeg since 1521...
.
- Anna (5 May 1487, Ansbach–7 February 1539), married 1 December 1518 to Duke Wenceslaus II of Cieszyn
Wenceslaus II, Duke of Cieszyn , was a Duke of Cieszyn since 1518 until his death ....
.
- Barbara, died young.
- Elisabeth (25 March 1494, Ansbach–31 May 1518, Pforzheim
Pforzheim is a town of nearly 119,000 inhabitants in the state of Baden-Württemberg, southwest Germany at the gate to the Black Forest. It is world-famous for its jewelry and watch-making industry. Because of that it gained the nickname "Goldstadt" or Golden City...
), married in Pforzheim 29 September 1510 to Margrave Ernst of Baden-Durlach.
- Barbara (24 September 1495, Ansbach–23 September 1552), married in Plassenburg
Plassenburg is a castle in the city of Kulmbach in Bavaria. It is one of the most impressive castles in Germany and a symbol of the city. It was first mentioned in 1135. The Plassenberg family were ministerial of the counts of Andechs and used as their seat the Plassenburg...
26 July 1528 to Landgrave Georg of Leuchtenberg.
Ancestry