The Descendants of 
Friedrich I, Elector of Brandenburg 
(generations 7 + 8 of 21 generations) 
     
 
 

      VII-1 (VI-1-1)
        (1) 1  Johann Sigismund
               Elector von Brandenburg 1608-1619
               Born 8 November 1572 Halle
               Died 23 December 1619 Koeln a.d.Spree (Berlin)
               Married 30 October 1594 Koenigsbergen
               Duchess Anna of Prussia, daughter of Albrecht Friedrich,
               Duke of Prussia and Marie Eleonore, Duchess of Cleves,
               Juelich and Berg
               Born 3 July 1576 Koenigsbergen
               Died 9 April 1625 Berlin
                         Children, Generation VIII-1

            2  Markgraefin Anna Katharina von Brandenburg
               Born 26 June 1575 Halle
               Died 8 April 1612 Copenhagen
               Married 7 December 1597 Haderslev
               Christian IV, King of Denmark and Norway 1588-1648, son of
               Fredrik II, King of Denmark and Norway 1559-1588 and
               Duchess Sophie zu Mecklenburg-Schwerin
               Born 12 April 1577 Fredriksborg
               Died 9 March 1648 Rosenborg

            3  Markgraefin NN von Brandenburg
               Born 1576

            4  Johann Georg
               Markgraf von Brandenburg zu Jaegerndorf
               Born 16 December 1577
               Died 2 March 1624
               Married 3 June 1610
               Duchess Eva Christine von Wuerttemberg, daughter of
               Friedrich I, Duke von Wuerttemberg 1593-1608 and Princess
               Sibylle von Anhalt-Zerbst
               Born 6 May 1590
               Died 18 March 1657
                         Children, Generation VIII-2

            5  Markgraf August von Brandenburg
               Born 16 February 1580
               Died 23 April 1601

            6  Markgraf Albrecht Friedrich von Brandenburg
               Born 29 April 1582
               Died 3 December 1600

            7  Markgraf Joachim von Brandenburg
               Born 13 April 1583
               Died 10 June 1600

            8  Markgraf Ernst von Brandenburg
               Born 13 April 1583
               Died 18 September 1613

            9  Markgraefin Barbara Sophie von Brandenburg
               Born 16 November 1584 Halle a.d.S.
               Died 13 February 1636 Strassburg
               Married 5 November 1609 Stuttgart
               Johann Friedrich, Duke von Wuerttemberg 1608-1628, son of
               Friedrich I, Duke von Wuerttemberg 1593-1608 and Princess
               Sibylle von Anhalt-Zerbst
               Born 5 May 1582 Moempelgard
               Died 18 July 1628 Stuttgart

            10 Markgraefin NN von Brandenburg
               Born 1585 / 1586

            11 Markgraf Christian Wilhelm von Brandenburg
               Born 28 August 1587
               Died 1 January 1665
               Married (1) 1 January 1615 Wolfenbuettel
               Duchess Dorothea of Brunswick-Wolfenbuettel, daughter of
               Heinrich Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbuettel and
               Princess Elisabeth of Denmark
               Born 8 July 1596 Wolfenbuettel
               Died 1 September 1643
               Married (2) 22 February 1650
               Countess Barbara Eusebia von Martinicz, daughter of Count
               Jaroslav Borzita von Martinicz and Maria Eusebia von
               Sternberg
               Died 4 June 1656
               Married (3) 28 May 1657
               Countess Maximiliane von Salm-Neuburg, daughter of Count
               Weichard von Salm zu Neuburg and Sidonia von Minkwitz
               Born 1608
               Died 8 December 1663
                         Children, Generation VIII-3

        (2) 12 Markgraefin Maria Eleonora von Brandenburg
               Born 1 April 1607 Koeln
               Died 18 February 1675 Kreuznach
               Buried Stadtkirche, Simmern
               Married 4 December 1631 Koeln a.d.Spree
               Ludwig Philipp, Pfalzgraf von Simmern, Sponheim und
               Lautern, son of Friedrich IV, Elector von der Pfalz
               1583-1592-1610 and Countess Louise Juliana von Nassau
               Born 23 November 1602 Heidelberg
               Died 6 January 1655 Crossen
               Buried Stadtkirche, Simmern

      VII-2 (VI-1-13)
            1  Markgraefin Elisabeth Eleonore von Brandenburg-Bayreuth
               Born 19 October 1606
               Died 19 October 1606

            2  Markgraf Georg Friedrich von Brandenburg-Bayreuth
               Born 23 March 1608
               Died 23 March 1608

            3  Markgraefin Anna Maria von Brandenburg-Bayreuth
               Born 30 December 1609
               Died 8 May 1680
               Married 23 October 1639
               Johann Anton, Fuerst von Eggenberg, son of Hans Ulrich,
               Fuerst von Eggenberg, Herzog von Krumau and Freiin Sidonia
               von Thannhausen
               Born 1610
               Died 19 February 1649

            4  Markgraefin Agnes Sofie von Brandenburg-Bayreuth
               Born 19 July 1611
               Died 1 December 1611

            5  Markgraefin Magdalene Sibylle von Brandenburg-Bayreuth
               Born 27 October 1612 Bayreuth
               Died 20 March 1687 Dresden
               Married 13 November 1638 Dresden
               Johann Georg II, Elector of Saxony 1656-1680, son of Johann
               Georg I, Elector of Saxony 1611-1656 and Duchess Magdalene
               Sibylle in Prussia
               Born 31 May 1613 Dresden
               Died 22 August 1680 Freiburg

            6  Markgraf Christian Ernst von Brandenburg-Bayreuth
               Born 18 November 1613
               Died 4 February 1614

            7  Markgraf Erdmann August von Brandenburg-Bayreuth
               Born 8 October 1615
               Died 6 February 1651
               Married 8 December 1641
               Markgraefin Sofie von Brandenburg-Ansbach, daughter of
               Joachim Ernst, Markgraf von Brandenburg-Ansbach and
               Countess Sophie zu Solms-Laubach
             Born 10 June 1614
               Died 3 December 1646
                         Children, Generation VIII-4

            8  Markgraf Georg Albrecht von Brandenburg-Bayreuth
               zu Kulmbach
               Born 20 March 1619 Bayreuth
               Died 27 September 1666 Bayreuth
               Married (1) 10 December 1651 Bayreuth
               Duchess Marie Elisabeth 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 26 July 1628 Gluecksburg
               Died 6 June 1664 Kulmbach
               Married (2) 11 November 1665
               Countess Sophie Marie zu Solms-Baruth, daughter of Johann
               Georg II, Count zu Solms-Baruth and Countess Anna Maria zu
               Erbach-Fuerstenau
               Born 5 March 1626
               Died 6 April 1688
                         Children, Generation VIII-5

            9  Markgraf Friedrich Wilhelm von Brandenburg-Bayreuth
               Born 11 May 1620
               Died 12 May 1620

      VII-3 (VI-1-15)
            1  Markgraefin Sofie von Brandenburg-Ansbach
               Born 10 June 1614
               Died 3 December 1646
               Married 8 December 1641
               Markgraf Erdmann August von Brandenburg-Bayreuth, son of
               Christian, Markgraf von Brandenburg-Bayreuth and Duchess
               Maria of Prussia
               Born 8 October 1615
               Died 6 February 1651

            2  Friedrich
               Markgraf von Brandenburg-Ansbach 1625-1634
               Born 1 May 1616
               Died 6 September 1634 (in battle)

            3  Markgraf Albrecht von Brandenburg-Ansbach
               Born 24 May 1617
               Died 30 October 1617

            4  Markgraf Albrecht von Brandenburg-Ansbach
               Born 16 September 1620 Ansbach
               Died 22 October 1667 Ansbach
               Married (1) 21 August 1642 Stuttgart
               Duchess Henriette Luise von Wuerttemberg, daughter of Ludwig
               Friedrich, Duke von Wuerttemberg zu Moempelgard 1617-1631 and
               Landgraefin Eleonore Magdalene von Hessen-Darmstadt
               Born 20 June 1623 Moempelgard
               Died 24 August 1650 Ansbach
               Married (2) 5 October 1651 Oettingen
               Countess Sophie Margarete zu Oettingen-Oettingen, daughter
               of Joachim Ernst I, Count zu Oettingen-Oettingen and
               Countess Anna Sibylle zu Solms-Sonnenwalde
               Born 9 December 1634 Ulm
               Died 26 July 1664 Ansbach
               Married (3) 6 August 1665
               Markgraefin Christine von Baden-Durlach, daughter of
               Friedrich VI, Markgraf von Baden-Durlach 1659-1677 and
               Pfalzgraefin Christine Magdalene von Zweibruecken-Kleeburg
               Born 22 April 1645 Wolgast
               Died 21 December 1705 Altenburg
                         Children, Generation VIII-6

            5  Markgraf Christian von Brandenburg-Ansbach
               Born 1 April 1623
              Died 10 March 1633

     VIII-1 (VII-1-1)
            1  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 IX-1

            2  Markgraefin Anna Sofie von Brandenburg
               Born 18 March 1598 Berlin
               Died 19 December 1659 Berlin
               Married 4 September 1614 Berlin
               Friedrich Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbuettel 1613-1634,
               son of Heinrich Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbuettel and
               Princess Elisabeth of Denmark
               Born 15 April 1591
               Died 21 August 1634
                         S.P.

            3  Markgraefin Maria Eleonora von Brandenburg
               Born 11 November 1599 Koenigsberg
               Died 28 March 1655 Stockholm
               Married 5 December 1620 Stockholm
               Gustaf II Adolph, King of Sweden 1611-1632, son of Carl IX,
               King of Sweden 1604-1611 and Princess Christine von
               Holstein-Gottorp
               Born 19 December 1594 Stockholm
               Died 16 November 1632 Lutzen (in battle)

            4  Markgraefin Katharine von Brandenburg
               Born 28 May 1602
               Died 27 August 1644
               Married (1) 2 March 1626
               Bethlen Gabor, Prince of Transylvania, King of Hungary
               Born 1580
               Died 15 November 1629
               Married (2) 27 August 1639
               Duke Franz Karl of Saxe-Lauenburg, Duke of Saxony, son of
               Franz II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg 1588-1619 and Duchess
               Marie of Brunswick-Wolfenbuettel
               Born 2 May 1594
               Died 30 November 1660
                         S.P.

            5  Markgraf Joachim Sigismund von Brandenburg
               Born 25 July 1603
               Died 22 February 1625

            6  Markgraefin Agnes von Brandenburg
               Born 31 August 1606
               Died 12 March 1607

            7  Markgraf Johann Friedrich von Brandenburg
               Born 18 August 1607
               Died 1 March 1608

            8  Markgraf Albrecht Christian von Brandenburg
               Born 7 March 1609
               Died 14 March 1609

     VIII-2 (VII-1-4)
            1  Markgraefin Katharina Sibylle von Brandenburg
               Born 24 September 1611
               Died 21 March 1612

            2  Markgraf Georg von Brandenburg
               Born 10 February 1613
               Died 10 November 1614

            3  Markgraf Albrecht von Brandenburg
               Born 10 August 1614
               Died 10 February 1620

            4  Markgraefin Katharina Sibylle von Brandenburg
               Born 11 October 1615
               Died 12 October 1615

            5  Markgraf Ernst von Brandenburg
               Born 18 January 1617
               Died 24 September 1642

     VIII-3 (VII-1-11)
        (1) 1  Markgraefin Sofie Elisabeth von Brandenburg
               Born 1 December 1616 Moritzburg, Halle a.d.Saale
               Died 16 March 1650 Castle Altenburg
               Married 18 September 1638 Castle Altenburg
               Friedrich Wilhelm II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg 1639-1669, son
               of Friedrich Wilhelm I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg 1573-1602
               and Pfalzgraefin Anna Maria von Neuburg
               Born 12 February 1603 Weimar
               Died 22 April 1669 Altenburg
 

     VIII-4 (VII-2-7)
            1  Christian Ernst
               Markgraf von Brandenburg-Bayreuth 1655-1712
               Born 6 August 1644 Castle Bayreuth
               Died 10 May 1712 Castle Erlangen
               Married (1) 29 October 1662 Dresden
               Duchess Erdmuthe Sophie of Saxony, daughter of Johann Georg
               II, Elector of Saxony 1656-1680 and Markgraefin Magdalene
               Sibylle von Brandenburg-Bayreuth
               Born 25 February 1644 Dresden
               Died 22 June 1670 Castle Bayreuth
               Married (2) 8 February 1671 Stuttgart
               Duchess Sofie Luise von Wuerttemberg, daughter of Eberhard
               III, Duke von Wuerttemberg 1628-1633-1674 and Wild und
               Rheingraefin Anna Dorothea zu Salm-Kyrburg
               Born 19 February 1642 Stuttgart
               Died 3 October 1702 Bayreuth
               Married (3) 30 March 1703 Potsdam
               Markgraefin Elisabeth Sofie von Brandenburg, daughter of
               Friedrich Wilhelm, Elector of Brandenburg 1640-1688 and
               Princess Dorothea von Holstein-Sonderburg-Gluecksburg
               Born 5 April 1674 Kolln a.d.Spree
               Died 22 November 1748 Romhild
                         Children, Generation IX-2

     VIII-5 (VII-2-8)
        (1) 1  Markgraf Christian Philipp von Brandenburg-Bayreuth
               Born 29 May 1653 Bayreuth
               Died 8 August 1653
               Buried Stadtkirche, Bayreuth

            2  Markgraefin Sophie Amalie von Brandenburg-Bayreuth
               Born 20 June 1655 Bayreuth
               Died 20 February 1656 Bayreuth
               Buried Stadtkirche, Bayreuth

            3  Markgraf Georg Friedrich von Brandenburg-Bayreuth
               Born 1 October 1657 Bayreuth
               Died 14 April 1658 Bayreuth
               Buried Bayreuth

            4  Markgraf Erdmann Philipp von Brandenburg-Bayreuth
               Born 11 May 1659 Bayreuth
               Died 5 September 1678 Schlosshof, Bayreuth
               Buried Stadtkirche, Bayreuth

            5  Markgraf Christian Heinrich von Brandenburg-Bayreuth
               Born 29 July 1661 Bayreuth
               Died 5 April 1708 Weferlingen
               Married 14 August 1687 Ober-Sulzburg
               Countess Sophie Christiane von Wolfstein, daughter of Count
               Albrecht Friedrich von Wolfstein and Countess Sophie Luise
               zu Castell-Remlingen
               Born 24 October 1667 Sulzburg
               Died 23 August 1737 Fredensborg
                         Children, Generation IX-3

            6  Markgraf Karl August von Brandenburg-Bayreuth
               Born 28 March 1663 Kulmbach
               Died 26 March 1731 Neustadt am Aisch

        (2) 7  Markgraf Georg Albrecht von Brandenburg-Bayreuth
               Born 7 December 1666 Castle Plassenburg, Kulmbach
               Died 14 January 1703 Oberkotzau
               Married 7 May 1699 Alt Kinsberg, Bohemia
               Regina Magdalene Lutz, daughter of Johann Peter Lutz
               Born 22 April 1678
               Died 27 October 1755
                         Children, Generation IX-4

     VIII-6 (VII-3-4)
        (1) 1  Markgraefin Sofie Elisabeth von Brandenburg-Ansbach
               Born 3 July 1643 Ansbach
               Died 16 December 1643 Ansbach

            2  Markgraefin Albertine Luise von Brandenburg-Ansbach
               Born 2 June 1646
               Died 30 January 1670 Ansbach

            3  Markgraefin Sofie Amalie von Brandenburg-Ansbach
               Born 27 February 1649
               Died 4 May 1649 Ansbach

        (2) 4  Markgraefin Luise Sofie von Brandenburg-Ansbach
               Born 9 December 1652 Ansbach
               Died 15 July 1668

            5  Johann Friedrich
               Markgraf von Brandenburg-Ansbach 1667-1686
               Born 18 October 1654 Ansbach
               Died 22 March 1686 Ansbach
               Married (1) 5 February 1673 Durlach
               Markgraefin Johanna Elisabeth von Baden-Durlach, daughter of
               Friedrich VI, Markgraf von Baden-Durlach 1659-1677 and
               Pfalzgraefin Christine Magdalene von Zweibruecken-Kleeburg
               Born 16 November 1651 Durlach
               Died 8 October 1680 Ansbach
               Married (2) 4 November 1681 Eisenach
               Princess Eleonore Erdmuthe Luise of Saxe-Eisenach, Duchess
               of Saxony, daughter of Johann Georg I, Duke of
               Saxe-Eisenach 1668-1686 and Countess Johannette zu
               Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn
               Born 13 April 1662 Friedewald
               Died 9 September 1696 Castle Pretzsch
                         Children, Generation IX-5

            6  Markgraf Albrecht Ernst von Brandenburg-Ansbach
               Born 20 October 1659 Ansbach
               Died 20 October 1674 Ansbach

            7  Markgraefin Dorothea Charlotte von Brandenburg-Ansbach
               Born 18 November 1661 Ansbach
               Died 15 November 1705 Darmstadt
               Married 1 December 1687 Darmstadt
               Ernst Ludwig, Landgraf von Hessen-Darmstadt 1678-1688-1739,
               son of Ludwig VI, Landgraf von Hessen-Darmstadt 1661-1678
               and Princess Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha, Duchess of
               Saxony
               Born 15 December 1667 Castle Friedenstein nr Gotha
               Died 12 September 1739 Castle Jaegersburg nr Darmstadt

            8  Markgraefin Eleonore Juliane von Brandenburg-Ansbach
               Born 13 October 1663 Ansbach
               Died 4 March 1724 Ansbach
               Married 31 October 1682 Ansbach
               Friedrich Karl, Duke von Wuerttemberg zu Winnental, son of
               Eberhard III, Duke von Wuerttemberg 1628-1633-1674 and Wild
               und Rheingraefin Anna Dorothea zu Salm-Kyrburg
               Born 12 September 1652 Stuttgart
               Died 20 December 1698 Stuttgart