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Descendants of Georg Wilhelm,
Elector of Brandenburg
(generation 1 + 2
of 13 generations)
 
 
 

       Georg Wilhelm
       Elector of Brandenburg 1619-1640
       Born 13 November 1595 Berlin 
       Died 1 December 1640 Koenigsbergen
       Married 24 July 1616 Heidelberg 
       Princess Elisabeth Charlotte von der Pfalz, Herzogin von 
       Bayern, Pfalzgraefin am Rhein, daughter of Friedrich IV, 
       Elector von der Pfalz 1583-1592-1610 and Countess Louise 
       Juliana von Nassau 
       Born 19 November 1597 Neumarkt 
       Died 26 April 1660 Crossen a.O. 
       Buried Alter Dom, Berlin 
                 Children, Generation I 

       Generation I 
            1  Markgraefin Luise Charlotte von Brandenburg 
               Born 13 September 1617 Berlin 
               Died 29 August 1676 Mitau 
               Married 9 October 1645 Koenigsbergen 
               Jakob, Duke of Kurland 1639-1682, son of Wilhelm, Duke of 
               Kurland and Duchess Sophie of Prussia 
               Born 7 November 1610 Goldingen 
               Died 1 January 1682 Mitau 

            2 Friedrich Wilhelm
               Elector of Brandenburg 1640-1688 
               Born 6 February 1620 Berlin 
               Died 29 April 1688 Potsdam 
               Married (1) 7 December 1646 's-Gravenhage 
               Countess Louise Henriette von Nassau, daughter of Frederik 
               Hendrik, Prince of Orange, Count of Nassau and Countess 
               Amalia zu Solms-Braunfels 
               Born 27 November 1627 's-Gravenhage 
               Died 6 June 1667 Berlin 
               Married (2) 13 June 1668 Groeningen 
               Princess Dorothea von Holstein-Sonderburg-Gluecksburg, 
               daughter of Philipp, Duke of Holstein-Sonderburg-Gluecksburg 
               1622-1663 and Duchess Sophie Hedwig of Saxe-Lauenburg, 
               Duchess of Saxony 
               Born 3 March 1636 Gluecksburg 
               Died 6 August 1689 Karlsbad 
                         Children, Generation II-1 

            3  Markgraefin Hedwig Sophie von Brandenburg 
               Born 4 July 1623 Berlin 
               Died 16 June 1683 Schmalkalden 
               Married 9 July 1649 Colln a.d.Spree 
               Wilhelm VI, Landgraf von Hessen-Kassel 1637-1650-1663, son 
               of Wilhelm V, Landgraf von Hessen-Kassel 1627-1637 and 
               Countess Amelia Elisabeth von Hanau-Muenzenberg 
               Born 23 May 1629 Kassel 
               Died 16 July 1663 Haina 

            4  Markgraf Johann Sigismund von Brandenburg 
               Born 25 July 1624 Berlin 
               Died 30 October 1624 Berlin 

       II-1 (I-2) 
        (1) 1  Markgraf Wilhelm Heinrich von Brandenburg 
               Born 21 May 1648 Cleves Castle 
               Died 24 October 1649 Wesel Castle 

            2  Markgraf Karl von Brandenburg 
               Born 16 February 1655 Berlin 
              Died 7 December 1674 Strasburg 

            3 Friedrich III-I
               King in Prussia 1701-1713 
               Born 11 July 1657 Koenigsberg i.Pr. 
               Died 25 February 1713 Berlin 
               Married (1) 13 August 1679 Potsdam 
               Landgraefin Elisabeth Henriette von Hessen-Kassel, daughter 
               of Wilhelm VI, Landgraf von Hessen-Kassel 1637-1650-1663 
               and Markgraefin Hedwig Sophie von Brandenburg 
               Born 8 November 1661 Kassel 
               Died 27 June 1683 Coln a.d.Spree 
               Married (2) 8 October 1684 Herrenhausen 
             Princess Sophie Charlotte von Hannover, daughter of Ernst 
               August, Elector of Hannover 1692-1698 and Princess Sofie 
               von der Pfalz, Herzogin von Bayern, Pfalzgraefin am Rhein 
               Born 20 October 1668 Castle Iburg 
               Died 1 February 1705 Hannover 
               Buried Berlin 
               Married (3) 28 November 1708 Oranienburg 
               Duchess Sofie Luise von Mecklenburg-Schwerin, daughter of 
               Friedrich I, Duke von Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Landgraefin 
               Christine von Hessen-Homburg 
               Born 16 May 1685 Grabow 
               Died 29 July 1735 Schwerin 
               Buried Schwerin, St.Nicolaskirche 
                         Children, Generation III-1 

            4  Markgraefin Amalie von Brandenburg 
               Born 19 November 1664 Berlin 
               Died 1 February 1665 Berlin 

            5  Markgraf Heinrich von Brandenburg 
               Born 19 November 1664 Berlin 
               Died 26 November 1664 

            6  Markgraf Ludwig von Brandenburg 
               Born 28 June 1666 Kleve 
               Died 28 March 1687 Potsdam 
               Married 7 January 1681 Koenigsberg 
               Princess Louise Radziwill, daughter of Boguslaus, Prince 
               Radziwill and Princess Anna Maria Radziwill 
               Born 27 February 1667 Koenigsberg 
               Died 25 March 1695 Brieg 
                         S.P. 

        (2) 7  Markgraf Philipp Wilhelm von Brandenburg-Schwedt 
               Born 9 May 1669 Koenigsberg 
               Died 19 December 1711 Schwedt 
               Married 15 January 1699 Oranienbaum 
               Princess Johanne Charlotte von Anhalt-Dessau, daughter of 
               Johann Georg II, Fuerst von Anhalt-Dessau and Countess 
               Henriette Catharina von Nassau 
               Born 6 April 1682 Dessau 
               Died 31 March 1750 Herford 
                         Children, Generation III-2 

            8  Markgraefin Marie Amalie von Brandenburg 
               Born 26 November 1670 Kolln an der Spree 
               Died 17 November 1739 Castle Schleusingen 
               Married (1) 20 August 1687 Potsdam 
               Karl, Hereditary Prince of Mecklenburg-Guestrow, son of 
               Gustav Adolf, Duke of Mecklenburg-Guestrow 1654-1695 and 
               Princess Magdalene Sibylle von Holstein-Gottorp 
               Born 18 November 1664 Guestrow 
               Died 15 March 1688 
               Married (2) 5 July 1689 Potsdam 
               Moritz Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz 1681-1718, son of 
               Moritz, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz 1650-1681 and Duchess Dorothea 
               Maria of Saxe-Weimar, Duchess of Saxony 
               Born 12 March 1664 Moritzburg a.d.Elster 
               Died 15 November 1718 Weida 

            9  Markgraf Albrecht Friedrich von Brandenburg-Schwedt 
               Born 14 January 1672 Berlin 
               Died 21 June 1731 Friedrichsfelde 
               Married 30 October 1703 Charlottenburg 
               Princess Marie Dorothea of Kurland, daughter of Friedrich 
               Casimir, Duke of Kurland 1682-1698 and Countess Sophie 
               Amalie von Nassau-Siegen 
               Born 23 July 1684 Mitau 
               Died 17 January 1743 Berlin 
                         Children, Generation III-3

            10 Markgraf Karl von Brandenburg 
               Born 5 January 1673 Castle Sparenberg, Bielefeld 
               Died 23 July 1695 San Germano nr Casal 
               Married 29 May 1695 Castle La Venaria, Torino
               Katharina von Balbiano, daughter of Godfried Alberic von 
               Balbiano and Marthe Marie Benso di Cavour 
               Born 1670 
               Died December 1719 Dresden 
                         S.P. 

            11 Markgraefin Elisabeth Sofie von Brandenburg 
               Born 5 April 1674 Kolln a.d.Spree 
               Died 22 November 1748 Romhild 
               Married (1) 29 April 1691 
               Friedrich Casimir, Duke of Kurland 1682-1698, son of Jakob, 
               Duke of Kurland 1639-1682 and Markgraefin Luise Charlotte 
               von Brandenburg 
              Born 6 July 1650 
               Died 22 January 1698 
               Married (2) 30 March 1703 Potsdam 
               Christian Ernst, Markgraf von Brandenburg-Bayreuth 
               1655-1712, son of Markgraf Erdmann August von 
               Brandenburg-Bayreuth and Markgraefin Sofie von 
               Brandenburg-Ansbach 
               Born 6 August 1644 Castle Bayreuth 
               Died 10 May 1712 Castle Erlangen 
               Married (3) 3 June 1714 Castle Ehrenburg nr Coburg 
               Ernst Ludwig I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen 1706-1724, son of 
               Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen 1680-1706 and Landgraefin 
               Marie Hedwig von Hessen-Darmstadt 
               Born 7 October 1672 Gotha 
               Died 24 November 1724 Meiningen 

            12 Markgraefin Dorothea von Brandenburg 
               Born 6 June 1675 Castle Sparenberg 
               Died 11 November 1676 Berlin 

            13 Markgraf Christian Ludwig von Brandenburg 
               Born 24 May 1677 Berlin 
               Died 3 September 1734 Castle Malchow