John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (18 October 1654 – 22 March 1686) succeeded his father Albert II as

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in 1667. He married his second wife Princess Eleonore Erdmuthe of Saxe-Eisenach on 4 November 1681. Their daughter Wilhelmine Charlotte Caroline, Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach (

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) married

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before he became king.

Issue

Kisling - So-called portrait of Johanna Elisabeth of Brandenburg-Ansbach - Badisches Landesmuseum

By Margravine Johanna Elisabeth of Baden-Durlach, daughter of Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, and his wife Christina Magdalena of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken: #Margrave Leopold Frederick of Brandenburg-Ansbach (29 May 1674 – 21 August 1676) died in infancy. # Margrave Christian Albert of Brandenburg-Ansbach (18 September 1675 – 16 October 1692) died unmarried. # Margravine Dorothea Friederike of Brandenburg-Ansbach (12 August 1676 – 13 March 1731) married

Johann Reinhard III of Hanau-Lichtenberg Johann Reinhard III of Hanau-Lichtenberg (31 July 1665 in Bischofsheim am hohen Steg (now called Rheinbischofsheim) – 28 March 1736 in ''Schloss Philippsruhe'', Hanau) was the last of the House of Hanau. He reigned over the County of Hanau-Lic ...

and had issue, including Charlotte of Hanau, wife of

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# Margrave George Frederick of Brandenburg-Ansbach (3 May 1678 – 29 March 1703) died unmarried. #Margravine Charlotte Sophie of Brandenburg-Ansbach (29 June 1679 – 24 January 1680) died in infancy. By Princess Eleonore Erdmuthe of Saxe-Eisenach: # Margravine Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1 March 1683 – 20 November 1737) married

and had issue. #Margrave Frederick Augustus of Brandenburg-Ansbach (3 January 1685 – 30 January 1685) died in infancy. # Margrave William Frederick of Brandenburg-Ansbach (8 January 1686 – 7 January 1723) married

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, daughter of Frederick Charles, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental and had issue.

Ancestors

Notes and sources

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brandenburg-Ansbach, Johann Friedrich Margrave of Johann Friedrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach Johann Friedrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach 1654 births 1686 deaths