William Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (8 January 1686 – 7 January 1723), was
Margrave
Margrave was originally the Middle Ages, medieval title for the military commander assigned to maintain the defence of one of the border provinces of the Holy Roman Empire or a monarchy, kingdom. That position became hereditary in certain Feudal ...
of the
Principality of Brandenburg-Ansbach from 1703 until his death in 1723. He was the younger brother of
Caroline of Ansbach
Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach (Wilhelmina Charlotte Caroline; 1 March 1683 – 20 November 1737) was List of British royal consorts, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland and List of Hanoverian royal consorts, Electress of Hanover from 11 J ...
and thus brother-in-law of
George II of Great Britain
George II (George Augustus; ; 30 October / 9 November 1683 – 25 October 1760) was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland, Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Electorate of Hanover, Hanover) and a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Em ...
.
Early life
William Frederick was born in
Ansbach
Ansbach ( , ; ) is a city in the Germany, German state of Bavaria. It is the capital of the Regierungsbezirk, administrative region of Mittelfranken, Middle Franconia. Ansbach is southwest of Nuremberg and north of Munich, on the river Fränk ...
in 1686 to
John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, and his father's second wife;
Eleonore Erdmuthe of Saxe-Eisenach. His two surviving half-brothers, Margraves
Christian Albert and
George Frederick II, both died unmarried and without legitimate issue.
Personal life
He married his first cousin,
Christiane Charlotte of Württemberg-Winnental in 1709. He died in Unterreichenbach and was succeeded by his son
Charles William Frederick, called "The Wild Margrave".
Ancestry
References
1686 births
1723 deaths
House of Hohenzollern
Margraves of Brandenburg-Ansbach
People from Ansbach
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