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Submitted by Leo van de Pas
corrections/additions are welcome
 

The Descendants of
Joachim II, Elector of Brandenburg
(3 generations)


       Joachim II
       Elector of Brandenburg 1535-1571
       Born 9 January 1505
       Died 3 January 1571 Koepeninck
       Married (1) 6 November 1524 Dresden
       Duchess Magdalene of Saxony, daughter of Georg, Duke of
       Saxony 1500-1539 and Barbara of Poland
       Born 7 March 1507 Dresden
       Died 25 January 1534 (Berlin?)
       Married (2) 1 September 1535
       Princess Hedwig of Poland, daughter of Sigismund I, King of
       Poland 1506-1548 and Barbara Zapolya
       Born 25 March 1513
       Died 7 February 1573
                 Children, Generation I 
 
       Generation I
        (1) 1  Johann Georg
               Elector of Brandenburg 1571-1598
               Born 11 September 1525
               Died 18 January 1598 Berlin
               Married (1) 15 February 1545 Berlin
               Duchess Sophie von Schlesien-Liegnitz, daughter of
               Friedrich II von Schlesien, Duke von Liegnitz & Wohlau and
               Markgraefin Sophie von Brandenburg-Ansbach
               Born circa 1525
               Died 6 February 1546 Berlin
               Married (2) 12 February 1548 Ansbach
               Markgraefin Sabine von Brandenburg-Ansbach, daughter of
               Georg, Markgraf von Brandenburg-Ansbach and Duchess Hedwig
               von Muensterberg
               Born 12 May 1529 Ansbach
               Died 2 November 1575 Berlin
               Married (3) 6 October 1577 Letzlingen
               Princess Elisabeth von Anhalt-Zerbst, daughter of Joachim
               Ernst, Fuerst von Anhalt-Zerbst und Dessau and Countess
               Agnes von Barby-Muehlingen
               Born 5 September 1563 Zerbst
               Died 5 October 1607 Krossen
                         Children, Generation II-1
 
            2  Markgraefin Barbara von Brandenburg
               Born 10 August 1527
               Died 2 January 1595
               Married 15 February 1545
               Georg II von Schlesien, Duke von Liegnitz zu Brieg und
               Wohlau, son of Friedrich II von Schlesien, Duke von
               Liegnitz & Wohlau and Markgraefin Sophie von
               Brandenburg-Ansbach
               Born 18 July 1523
               Died 7 May 1586
                         Children, Generation II-2
 
            3  Markgraefin Elisabeth von Brandenburg
               Born 1528
               Died 20 August 1529
 
            4  Markgraf Friedrich von Brandenburg
               Archbishop of Magdeburg
               Born 12 December 1530 Berlin
               Died 2 October 1552 Halberstadt
 
            5  Markgraf Albrecht von Brandenburg
               Born 15 February 1532 Berlin
               Died 16 February 1532 Berlin
 
            6  Markgraf Georg von Brandenburg
               Born 15 February 1532 Berlin
               Died 15 February 1532 Berlin
 
            7  Markgraf Paul von Brandenburg
               Born 20 January 1534
               Died 28 January 1534
 
        (2) 8  Markgraefin Elisabeth Magdalene von Brandenburg
               Born 6 November 1537
               Died 22 August 1595
               Married 11 January 1559
               Franz Otto, Duke of Brunswick-Lueneburg, son of Ernst "the
               Confessor", Duke of Brunswick-Lueneburg and Duchess Sophie
               von Mecklenburg-Schwerin
               Born 20 June 1530
               Died 29 April 1559
                         S.P.
 
            9  Markgraf Siegmund von Brandenburg
               Archbishop of Magdeburg
               Born 2 December 1538
               Died 14 September 1566 Halle, Moritzburg
               Buried Halle Moritzkirche
 
            10 Markgraefin Hedwig von Brandenburg
               Born 2 March 1540 (Berlin?)
               Died 21 October 1602 Wolfenbuettel
               Married 25 February 1560 Berlin
               Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbuettel, son of Heinrich II,
               Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbuettel and Marie von Wuerttemberg
               Born 29 June 1528 (Wolfenbuettel?)
               Died 13 May 1589 Wolfenbuettel
                         Children, Generation II-3
 
            11 Markgraefin Sophie von Brandenburg
               Born 14 December 1541
               Died 27 June 1564 Krumau
               Buried Hohenfurth
               Married 14 December 1561 Berlin
               Wilhelm von Rosenberg, son of Jobst III von Rosenberg and
               Anna von Rogendorff
               Born 10 March 1535
               Died 31 August 1592 Prag
                         S.P.
 
            12 Markgraf Joachim von Brandenburg
               Born circa 1543
               Died 23 March 1544 Coeln an der Spree
 
            13 Markgraefin NN von Brandenburg
               Died after 21 March 1545
 
       II-1 (I-1)
        (1) 1  Joachim Friedrich
               Elector of Brandenburg 1598-1608
               Born 27 January 1546 Berlin
               Died 28 July 1608 nr Koepenik
               Married (1) 8 January 1570 Kuestrin
               Markgraefin Katharina von Brandenburg-Kuestrin, daughter of
               Johann I, Markgraf von Brandenburg-Kuestrin and Duchess
               Katharina of Brunswick-Wolfenbuettel
               Born 10 August 1549 Kuestrin
               Died 10 October 1602 Berlin
               Married (2) 23 October 1603
               Duchess Eleonore of Prussia, daughter of Albrecht
               Friedrich, Duke of Prussia and Marie Eleonore , Duchess of
               Cleves, Juelich and Berg
               Born 12 August 1583
               Died 31 March 1607
                         Children, Generation III-1
 
        (2) 2  Markgraf Georg Albrecht von Brandenburg
               Born 29 February 1555
               Died 8 January 1557
 
            3  Markgraf Johann von Brandenburg
               Died young (twin)
 
            4  Markgraf Albrecht von Brandenburg
               Died young (twin)
 
            5  Markgraefin Magdalene Sabine von Brandenburg
               Died young
 
            6  Markgraefin Erdmuthe von Brandenburg
               Born 26 June 1561
               Died 13 November 1623
               Married 17 February 1577
               Johann Friedrich, Duke von Pommern, son of Philipp I, Duke
               of Pommern-Wolgast and Maria of Saxony
               Born 27 August 1542
               Died 9 February 1600
                         S.P.
 
            7  Markgraefin Marie von Brandenburg
               Died young
 
            8  Markgraefin Hedwig von Brandenburg
               Died young
 
            9  Markgraefin Magdalene von Brandenburg
               Died young
 
            10 Markgraefin Margarete von Brandenburg
               Died young
 
            11 Markgraefin Anna Maria von Brandenburg
               Born 3 February 1567
               Died 4 November 1618
               Married 7 October 1581
               Barnim X, Duke von Pommern, son of Philipp I, Duke of
               Pommern-Wolgast and Maria of Saxony
               Born 14 February 1549
               Died 1 September 1603
                         S.P.
 
            12 Markgraefin Sofie von Brandenburg
               Born 6 June 1568 Zechlin
               Died 7 December 1622 Dresden
               Married 25 April 1582 Dresden
               Christian I, Elector of Saxony 1586-1591, son of August,
               Elector of Saxony 1553-1586 and Princess Anna of Denmark
               Born 29 October 1560 Dresden
               Died 25 September 1591 Dresden
                         Children, Generation III-2
 
        (3) 13 Christian
               Markgraf von Brandenburg-Bayreuth
               Born 30 January 1581 Berlin
               Died 9 June 1655 Bayreuth
               Married 9 May 1604 Plassenburg
               Duchess Maria of Prussia, daughter of Albrecht Friedrich,
               Duke of Prussia and Marie Eleonore , Duchess of Cleves,
               Juelich and Berg
               Born 23 January 1579 Koenigsbergen
               Died 22 February 1659 Dresden
                         Children, Generation III-3
 
            14 Markgraefin Magdalene von Brandenburg
               Born 7 January 1582 Berlin
               Died 4 May 1616 Darmstadt
               Married 5 June 1598 Berlin
               Ludwig V "der Getreue", Landgraf von Hessen-Darmstadt
               1596-1626, son of Georg I, Landgraf von Hessen-Darmstadt
               and Countess Magdalene zur Lippe
               Born 24 September 1577 Darmstadt
               Died 27 July 1626 Darmstadt
                         Children, Generation III-4  
 
            15 Joachim Ernst
               Markgraf von Brandenburg-Ansbach
               Born 22 June 1583 Kolln a.d.Spree
               Died 7 March 1625 Ansbach
               Married 14 October 1612 Ansbach
               Countess Sophie zu Solms-Laubach, daughter of Johann Georg
               I, Count zu Solms-Laubach and Margarethe von
               Schoenburg-Glauchau
               Born 15 May 1594 Laubach
               Died 16 May 1651 Plotzkau
                         Children, Generation III-5 
 
            16 Markgraefin Agnes von Brandenburg
               Born 17 July 1584
               Died 20 March 1629
               Married (1) 25 June 1604
               Philipp Julius, Duke of Pommern, son of Ernst Ludwig, Duke
               of Pommern and Duchess Sofie Hedwig of
               Brunswick-Wolfenbuettel
               Born 27 December 1584
               Died 6 February 1625
               Married (2) 9 September 1628
               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.
 
            17 Markgraf Friedrich von Brandenburg
               Born 22 March 1588
               Died 19 May 1611
 
            18 Markgraefin Elisabeth Sophie von Brandenburg
               Born 4 July 1589 Berlin
               Died 24 December 1629 Frankfurt am Oder
               Married (1) 27 June 1613 Berlin
               Prince Janusz Radziwill, son of Prince Krzysztof Radziwill,
               Palatin of Wilno and Princess Katarzyna Anna Ostrogska
               Born 2 July 1579 Wilno
               Died 3 December 1620 Czarlin
               Married (2) 27 February 1628
               Julius Heinrich, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg 1656-1665, son of
               Franz II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg 1588-1619 and Duchess
               Marie of Brunswick-Wolfenbuettel
               Born 9 April 1586
               Died 20 November 1665
                         Children, Generation III-6 
 
            19 Markgraefin Dorothea Sibylle von Brandenburg
               Born 19 October 1590
               Died 9 March 1625
               Married 12 December 1610
               Johann Christian von Schlesien, Duke of Liegnitz 1602-1639
               and Brieg, son of Joachim Friedrich von Schlesien, Duke von
               Liegnitz, Brieg und Wohlau and Princess Anna Marie von
               Anhalt-Zerbst
               Born 28 August 1591
               Died 25 December 1639
                         Children, Generation III-7
 
            20 Markgraf Georg Albrecht von Brandenburg
               Born 20 November 1591
               Died 19 November 1615
 
            21 Markgraf Siegmund von Brandenburg
               Born 20 November 1592
               Died 30 April 1640
 
            22 Markgraf Johann von Brandenburg
               Born 13 July 1597
               Died 13 September 1627
 
            23 Markgraf Johann Georg von Brandenburg
               Born 4 August 1598
               Died 27 January 1637
 
       II-2 (I-2)
            1  Barbara von Schlesien
               Duchess von Liegnitz
               Born 24 September 1548
               Died 29 September 1565
 
            2  Joachim Friedrich von Schlesien
               Duke von Liegnitz, Brieg und Wohlau
               Born 29 September 1550
               Died 25 March 1602
               Married 19 May 1577
               Princess Anna Marie von Anhalt-Zerbst, daughter of Joachim
               Ernst, Fuerst von Anhalt-Zerbst und Dessau and Countess
               Agnes von Barby-Muehlingen
               Born 13 June 1561
               Died 14 November 1605
                         Children, Generation III-8 
 
            3  Johann Georg von Schlesien
               Duke von Liegnitz zu Wohlau 1586-1592
               Born 17 June 1552
               Died 6 July 1592
               Married 16 September 1582
               Duchess Anna von Wuerttemberg, daughter of Christoph, Duke
               von Wuerttemberg 1550-1568 and Markgraefin Anna Maria von
               Brandenburg-Ansbach
               Born 12 June 1561
               Died 7 July 1616
                         Children, Generation III-9
 
            4  Sofie von Schlesien
               Duchess von Liegnitz
               Born 19 November 1556
               Died 24 August 1594
 
            5  Magdalene von Schlesien
               Duchess von Liegnitz
               Born 14 October 1560
               Died 2 February 1562
 
            6  NN von Schlesien
               Duchess von Liegnitz
               Born before 6 April 1561 (stillborn)
 
            7  Elisabeth Magdalene von Schlesien
               Duchess von Liegnitz
               Born 17 November 1562
               Died 1 February 1630
               Married 30 September 1585
               Karl II, Duke von Muensterberg-Oels, son of Heinrich II,
               Duke von Muensterberg-Oels and Duchess Margarete von
               Mecklenburg-Schwerin
               Born 15 April 1545
               Died 28 January 1617
               Buried Oels
                         Children, Generation III-10   
 
       II-3 (I-10)
            1  Duchess Sofie Hedwig of Brunswick-Wolfenbuettel
               Born 1 December 1561
               Died 30 January 1631
               Married 20 October 1577
               Ernst Ludwig, Duke of Pommern, son of Philipp I, Duke of
               Pommern-Wolgast and Maria of Saxony
               Born 1 November 1545
               Died 17 June 1592
                         Children, Generation III-11
 
            2  Heinrich Julius
               Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbuettel
               Born 15 October 1564 Hessen
               Died 30 July 1613 Prag
               Married (1) 26 September 1585 Wolfenbuttel
               Duchess Dorothea of Saxony, daughter of August, Elector of
               Saxony 1553-1586 and Princess Anna of Denmark
               Born 4 October 1563 Dresden
               Died 13 February 1587 Wolfenbuettel
               Married (2) 19 April 1590 Kronberg
               Princess Elisabeth of Denmark, daughter of Fredrik II, King
               of Denmark and Norway 1559-1588 and Duchess Sophie zu
               Mecklenburg-Schwerin
               Born 25 August 1573 Koldinghus
               Died 19 June 1625 Braunschweig
                         Children, Generation III-12 
 
            3  Duchess Marie of Brunswick-Wolfenbuettel
               Born 13 January 1566 Schladen
               Died 2 July 1619 (Lauenburg?)
               Married 10 November 1582 Wolfenbuettel
               Franz II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg 1588-1619, son of Franz I,
               Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg 1543-1581 and Duchess Sibylle of
               Saxony
               Born 10 August 1547 Ratzeburg
               Died 2 July 1619 Lauenburg
                         Children, Generation III-13
 
            4  Duchess Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbuettel
               Born 23 February 1567
               Died 24 October 1618
               Married (1) 6 May 1583
               Adolf XIII, Count von Holstein-Schauenburg, son of Otto IV,
               Count von Holstein-Schauenburg-Pinneberg and Maria von
               Pommern
               Born 27 October 1547
               Died 2 July 1601
               Married (2) 28 October 1604
               Christof, Duke of Brunswick-Lueneburg zu Harburg, son of
               Otto II, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg zu Harburg and Countess
               Hedwig von Ostfriesland
               Born 21 August 1570
               Died 7 July 1606
                         Children, Generation III-14 
 
            5  Duke Philipp Siegmund of Brunswick-Wolfenbuettel
               Bishop of Osnabrueck
               Born 1 July 1568
               Died 21 March 1623
 
            6  Duchess Margarete of Brunswick-Wolfenbuettel
               Born 22 June 1571
               Died 20 January 1580
 
            7  Duke Joachim Karl of Brunswick-Wolfenbuettel
               Born 29 April 1573
               Died 9 October 1615
 
            8  Duchess Sabine Katharine of Brunswick-Wolfenbuettel
               Born 29 April 1574
               Died 7 September 1590
 
            9  Duchess Dorothea Auguste of Brunswick-Wolfenbuettel
               Abbess of Gandersheim
               Born 12 February 1577
               Died 23 December 1625

             10 Duke Julius August of Brunswick-Wolfenbuettel
               Abbot of Michaelstein
               Born 9 February 1578
               Died 30 August 1617
 
            11 Duchess Hedwig of Brunswick-Wolfenbuettel
               Born 15 October 1580
               Died 11 March 1657
               Married 15 April 1621
               Otto III, Duke of Brunswick-Lueneburg zu Harburg, son of
               Otto II, Duke of Brunswick-Lueneburg zu Harburg and Countess
               Hedwig von Ostfriesland
               Born 20 March 1572
               Died 25 February 1641
                         S.P.
 
      III-1 (II-1-1)
        (1) 1  Johann Sigismund
               Elector von Brandenburg 1608-1619
               Born 8 November 1572 Halle
               Died 23 December 1619 Koln 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
 
            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
 
            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
 
        (2) 12 Markgraefin Maria Eleonora von Brandenburg
               Born 1 April 1607 Koeln
               Died 18 February 1675 Kreuznach
               Buried Stadtkirche, Simmern
               Married 4 December 1631 Koln 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
 
      III-2 (II-1-12)
            1  Christian II
               Elector of Saxony
               Born 23 September 1583 Dresden
               Died 23 June 1611 Dresden
               Married 12 September 1602 Dresden
               Princess Hedwig of Denmark, daughter of Fredrik II, King of
               Denmark and Norway 1559-1588 and Duchess Sophie zu
               Mecklenburg-Schwerin
               Born 5 August 1581 Frederiksborg
               Died 26 November 1641 Lichtenburg
                         S.P.
 
            2  Johann Georg I
               Elector of Saxony 1611-1656
               Born 5 March 1585 Dresden
               Died 8 October 1656 Dresden
               Married (1) 16 September 1604 Dresden
               Duchess Sibylle Elisabeth von Wuerttemberg, daughter of
               Friedrich I, Duke von Wuerttemberg 1593-1608 and Princess
               Sibylle von Anhalt-Zerbst
               Born 20 April 1584
               Died 20 January 1606
               Married (2) 19 July 1607 Torgau
               Duchess Magdalene Sibylle in Prussia, daughter of Albrecht
               Friedrich, Duke of Prussia and Marie Eleonore , Duchess of
               Cleves, Juelich and Berg
               Born 9 January 1587 Koenigsberg
               Died 22 February 1659 Dresden
 
            3  Duchess Anna Sabine of Saxony
               Born 25 January 1586 Dresden
               Died 24 March 1586 Dresden
 
            4  Duchess Sofie of Saxony
               Born 29 April 1587 Dresden
               Died 9 December 1635 Stettin
               Married 26 August 1610 Dresden
               Franz, Duke of Pommern, son of Bogislaw XIII, Duke of
               Pommern and Duchess Klara of Brunswick-Lueneburg
               Born 24 March 1577
               Died 27 November 1620
                         S.P.
 
            5  Duchess Elisabeth of Saxony
               Born 21 July 1588 Dresden
               Died 4 March 1589 Dresden
 
            6  Duke August of Saxony
               Born 7 September 1589 Dresden
               Died 26 December 1615
               Married 1 January 1612 Dresden
               Duchess Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbuettel, daughter of
               Heinrich Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbuettel and
               Princess Elisabeth of Denmark
               Born 3 July 1593 Wolfenbuettel
               Died 4 April 1650 Altenburg
                         S.P.
 
            7  Duchess Dorothea of Saxony
               Abbess of Quedlinburg
               Born 7 January 1591 Dresden
               Died 17 November 1617 Quedlinburg
 
      III-3 (II-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
 
            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
               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
 
            9  Markgraf Friedrich Wilhelm von Brandenburg-Bayreuth
               Born 11 May 1620
               Died 12 May 1620
 
      III-4 (II-1-14)
            1  Landgraefin Eleonore Magdalene von Hessen-Darmstadt
               Born 23 April 1600 Darmstadt
               Died 9 June 1624 Castle Montbeliard
               Married 13 July 1617 Stuttgart
               Ludwig Friedrich, Duke von Wuerttemberg zu Moempelgard
               1617-1631, son of Friedrich I, Duke von Wuerttemberg
               1593-1608 and Princess Sibylle von Anhalt-Zerbst
               Born 29 January 1586 Moempelgard
               Died 26 January 1631 Moempelgard
 
            2  Landgraefin Anna Eleonore von Hessen-Darmstadt
               Born 30 July 1601 Darmstadt
               Died 6 May 1649 Herzberg
               Married 14 December 1617 Darmstadt
               Georg, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg zu Kalenberg, son of
               Wilhelm, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg and Princess Dorothea
               of Denmark
               Born 17 February 1582 Celle
               Died 12 April 1641 Wolfenbuettel
 
            3  Landgraefin Marie von Hessen-Darmstadt
               Born 11 December 1602 Darmstadt
               Died 10 April 1610 Darmstadt
 
            4  Landgraefin Sophie Agnes von Hessen-Darmstadt
               Born 12 January 1604 Darmstadt
               Died 8 September 1664 Hilpoltstein
               Married 7 November 1624 Darmstadt
               Pfalzgraf Johann Friedrich zu Hilpoltstein, son of Philipp
               Ludwig, Pfalzgraf von Neuburg and Anna of Cleves, Duchess
               of Cleves, Juelich and Berg
               Born 23 August 1587
               Died 19 1644
 
            5  Georg II "der Gelehrte"
               Landgraf von Hessen-Darmstadt 1626-1661
               Born 17 March 1605 Darmstadt
               Died 11 June 1661 Darmstadt
               Married 1 April 1627 Torgau
               Duchess Sophie Eleonore of Saxony, daughter of Johann Georg
               I, Elector of Saxony 1611-1656 and Duchess Magdalene
               Sibylle in Prussia
               Born 23 November 1609 Dresden
               Died 2 June 1671 Darmstadt
 
            6  Landgraefin Juliana von Hessen-Darmstadt
               Born 14 April 1606 Darmstadt
               Died 15 January 1659 Haus Westerhof, Osterode
               Married 5 March 1631 Aurich
               Ulrich II, Count von Ostfriesland 1628-1648, son of Enno
               III, Count von Ostfriesland and Princess Anna von
               Holstein-Gottorp
               Born 16 July 1605
               Died 1 November 1648
 
            7  Landgraefin Amalie von Hessen-Darmstadt
               Born 20 June 1607 Darmstadt
               Died 11 September 1627 Darmstadt
 
            8  Johann
               Landgraf von Hessen-Braubach
               Born 17 June 1609 Darmstadt
               Died 1 April 1651 Ems
               Married 30 September 1647 Castle Friedewald
               Countess Johannette zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn, daughter of
               Ernst, Count zu Sayn-Wittgenstein in Sayn and Countess
               Luise Juliane zu Erbach
               Born 27 April 1632 Frankfurt am Main
               Died 28 September 1701 Jena
                         S.P.
 
            9  Landgraf Heinrich von Hessen-Darmstadt
               Born 1 April 1612 Darmstadt
               Died 11 October 1629 Sienna, Italy
 
            10 Landgraefin Hedwig von Hessen-Darmstadt
               Born 22 June 1613 Darmstadt
               Died 2 March 1614 Darmstadt
 
            11 Landgraf Ludwig von Hessen-Darmstadt
               Born 12 September 1614 Darmstadt
               Died 16 September 1614 Darmstadt
 
            12 Landgraf Friedrich von Hessen-Darmstadt
               Cardinal, Prince Bishop of Breslau
               Born 28 February 1616 Darmstadt
               Died 19 February 1682 Breslau
 
      III-5 (II-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 Meompelgard 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
 
            5  Markgraf Christian von Brandenburg-Ansbach
               Born 1 April 1623
               Died 10 March 1633
 
      III-6 (II-1-18)
        (1) 1  Boguslaus
               Fuerst Radziwill
               Born 3 May 1620 Danzig
               Died 31 December 1669 Koenigsberg
               Married 25 November 1665 Lipawa
               Princess Anna Maria Radziwill, daughter of Prince Janusz
               Radziwill, Palatin of Wilno and Katarzyna Potocka
               Born 20 March 1640
               Died 24 March 1667 Koenigsberg
 
        (2) 2  Franz Erdmann
               Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg 1665-1666
               Born 25 February 1629
               Died 9 August 1666
               Married 1654
               Duchess Sibylle Hedwig of Saxe-Lauenburg, daughter of
               August, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg 1619-1656 and Princess
               Elisabeth Sofie von Holstein-Gottorp
               Born 30 July 1625
               Died 1 August 1703
                         S.P.
 
      III-7 (II-1-19)
            1  Georg III von Schlesien
               Duke von Brieg
               Born 4 September 1611 Brieg
               Died 14 July 1664
               Buried Schlosskirche, Brieg
               Married (1) 23 February 1638
               Princess Sophia Katharina von Muensterberg, daughter of Karl
               II, Duke von Muensterberg-Oels and Elisabeth Magdalene von
               Schlesien, Duchess von Liegnitz
               Born 2 September 1601
               Died 21 March 1659
               Buried Brieg
               Married (2) 20 October 1660 Brieg
               Pfalzgraefin Elisabeth Maria Charlotte von Simmern, daughter
               of Ludwig Philipp, Pfalzgraf von Simmern, Sponheim und
               Lautern and Markgraefin Maria Eleonora von Brandenburg
               Born 24 October 1638 Sedan
               Died 22 May 1664 Brieg
               Buried Schlosskirche, Brieg
 
            2  Joachim von Schlesien
               Prince von Brieg
               Born 20 December 1612
               Died 9 February 1613
 
            3  Heinrich von Schlesien
               Prince von Brieg
               Born 3 February 1614
               Died 4 February 1614
 
            4  Ernst von Schlesien
               Prince von Brieg
               Born 3 February 1614
               Died 4 February 1614
 
            5  Anna Elisabeth von Schlesien
               Princess von Brieg
               Born 11 April 1615
               Died 28 March 1616
 
            6  Ludwig IV von Schlesien
               Duke of Liegnitz
               Born 10 April 1616
               Died 24 November 1663
               Married 18 May 1649
               Duchess Anna Sofie von Mecklenburg-Guestrow, daughter of
               Johann Albrecht II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Guestrow 1611-1628,
               1632-1636 and Princess Eleonore Marie von Anhalt-Bernburg
               Born 29 September 1628 Harzgerode
               Died 10 February 1669 Parchwitz
               Buried Guestrow
 
            7  Rudolf von Schlesien
               Prince von Brieg
               Born 6 April 1617
               Died 8 February 1633
 
            8  Christian
               Duke of Liegnitz 1663-1672 and Brieg 1664-1672
               Born 19 April 1618
               Died 28 February 1672
               Married 24 November 1648
               Princess Luise von Anhalt-Dessau, daughter of Johann
               Kasimir, Fuerst von Anhalt-Dessau and Landgraefin Agnes von
               Hessen-Kassel
               Born 10 February 1631 Dessau
               Died 25 April 1680 Ohlau
 
            9  August von Schlesien
               Prince von Brieg
               Born March 1619
               Died 12 March 1620
 
            10 Sibylla Margareta von Schlesien
               Princess von Brieg
               Born 20 June 1620
               Died 26 June 1657 Danzig
               Buried Danzig, St.Marien
               Married 23 August 1637
               Count Gerhard von Donhoff, son of Gerhard von Donhoff, Herr
               auf Kotz and Margaretta von Zweiffel
               Died 23 December 1648
 
            11 Agnes von Schlesien
               Princess von Brieg
               Born 16 August 1622
               Died 3 September 1622
 
            12 Dorothea von Schlesien
               Princess von Brieg
               Born 16 August 1622
               Died 26 August 1622
 
            13 Sophia Magdalena von Schlesien
               Princess von Brieg
               Born 14 June 1624
               Died 8 April 1660
               Married 2 December 1642
               Karl Friedrich, Duke of Muensterberg, son of Karl II, Duke
               von Muensterberg-Oels and Elisabeth Magdalene von Schlesien,
               Duchess von Liegnitz
               Born 18 October 1593
               Died 31 May 1647
                         S.P.
 
      III-8 (II-2-2)
            1  Duchess Barbara von Schlesien-Liegnitz
               Born 18 February 1586
               Died 17 April 1586
 
            2  Duke Georg Ernst von Schlesien-Liegnitz
               Born 29 August 1589
               Died 6 November 1589
 
            3  Johann Christian von Schlesien
               Duke of Liegnitz 1602-1639 and Brieg
               Born 28 August 1591
               Died 25 December 1639
               Married (1) 12 December 1610
               Markgraefin Dorothea Sibylle von Brandenburg, daughter of
               Johann Georg, Elector of Brandenburg 1571-1598 and Princess
               Elisabeth von Anhalt-Zerbst
               Born 19 October 1590
               Died 9 March 1625
               Married (2) 13 September 1626
               Freiin Anna Hedwig von Sitzsch, daughter of Friedrich von
               Sitzsch
               Born 13 January 1611
               Died 16 July 1639
 
            4  Duchess Barbara Agnes von Schlesien-Liegnitz
               Born 24 February 1593
               Died 14 July 1631
               Married 18 October 1620
               Freiherr Hans Ulrich Schaffgotsch von Kynast und
               Greiffenstein, son of Freiherr Christoph von Schaffgotsch
               zu Trachenberg zy Kynast Greiffenstein and Freiin Eleonore
               von Promnitz
               Born 28 August 1595
               Died 23 July 1635 Regensburg (beheaded)
 
            5  Georg Rudolf von Schlesien
               Duke von Liegnitz
               Born 12 January 1595
               Died 14 January 1653
               Married (1) 27 October 1614
               Princess Sofie Elisabeth von Anhalt-Dessau, daughter of
               Johann Georg I, Fuerst von Anhalt-Dessau and Countess
               Dorothea von Mansfeld in Arnstein
               Born 10 February 1589
               Died 30 January 1622
               Married (2) 25 November 1624
               Duchess Elisabeth Magdalene von Muensterberg-Oels, daughter
               of Karl II, Duke von Muensterberg-Oels and Elisabeth
               Magdalene von Schlesien, Duchess von Liegnitz
               Born 29 May 1599
               Died 4 November 1631
                         S.P.
 
            6  Duchess Anna Maria von Schlesien-Liegnitz
               Died before 25 March 1602
 
            7  Duchess Marie Sofie von Schlesien-Liegnitz
               Born 26 April 1601
               Died 26 October 1654
 
      III-9 (II-2-3)
            1  Georg Christof von Schlesien
               Duke von Liegnitz
               Born 3 May 1583
               Died 10 May 1584
 
            2  Barbara von Schlesien
               Duchess von Liegnitz
               Born 1584
               Died 1586
 
     III-10 (II-2-7)
            1  Heinrich Wenzel
               Duke of Muensterberg in Bernstadt
               Born 7 October 1592
               Died 21 August 1639
               Buried Oels
               Married (1) 7 November 1617 Oels
               Pfalzgraefin Anna Magdalena von Veldenz, daughter of Georg
               Gustav, Pfalzgraf von Veldenz zu Lauterecken and
               Pfalzgraefin Marie Elisabeth von Zweibruecken
               Born 29 March 1602
               Died 20 August 1630
               Married (2) 26 August 1636 (morganatic)
               Anna Ursula von Reibnitz, Duchess of Bernstadt, daughter of
               Albrecht von Reibnitz and Katharina von Neefe
               Born circa 1616
               Died 1 January 1657
               Buried Bernstadt
 
            2  Karl Friedrich
               Duke of Muensterberg
               Born 18 October 1593
               Died 31 May 1647
               Married (1) 24 November 1618
               Duchess Anna Sofie of Saxe-Altenburg, Duchess of Saxony,
               daughter of Friedrich Wilhelm I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
               1573-1602 and Pfalzgraefin Anna Maria von Neuburg
               Born 3 February 1598
               Died 20 March 1641
               Married (2) 2 December 1642
               Sophia Magdalena von Schlesien, Princess von Brieg,
               daughter of Johann Christian von Schlesien, Duke of
               Liegnitz 1602-1639 and Brieg and Markgraefin Dorothea
               Sibylle von Brandenburg
               Born 14 June 1624
               Died 8 April 1660
 
            3  Duchess Elisabeth Magdalene von Muensterberg-Oels
               Born 29 May 1599
               Died 4 November 1631
               Married 25 November 1624
               Georg Rudolf von Schlesien, Duke von Liegnitz, son of
               Joachim Friedrich von Schlesien, Duke von Liegnitz, Brieg
               und Wohlau and Princess Anna Marie von Anhalt-Zerbst
               Born 12 January 1595
               Died 14 January 1653
                         S.P.
 
            4  Princess Sophia Katharina von Muensterberg
               Born 2 September 1601
               Died 21 March 1659
               Buried Brieg
               Married 23 February 1638
               Georg III von Schlesien, Duke von Brieg, son of Johann
               Christian von Schlesien, Duke of Liegnitz 1602-1639 and
               Brieg and Markgraefin Dorothea Sibylle von Brandenburg
               Born 4 September 1611 Brieg
               Died 14 July 1664
               Buried Schlosskirche, Brieg
 
     III-11 (II-3-1)
            1  Hedwig Maria von Pommern
               Born 19 March 1579
               Died 16 April 1606
 
            2  Elisabeth Magdalene von Pommern
               Born 4 June 1580
               Died 23 February 1649
               Married 14 May 1600
               Friedrich, Duke of Kurland 1587-1639, son of Gotthard, Duke
               of Kurland 1561-1587 and Duchess Anna zu
               Mecklenburg-Guestrow
               Born 25 November 1569
               Died 16 August 1642
                         S.P.
 
            3  Philipp Julius
               Duke of Pommern
               Born 27 December 1584
               Died 6 February 1625
               Married 25 June 1604
               Markgraefin Agnes von Brandenburg, daughter of Johann Georg,
               Elector of Brandenburg 1571-1598 and Princess Elisabeth von
               Anhalt-Zerbst
               Born 17 July 1584
               Died 20 March 1629
                         S.P.
 
     III-12 (II-3-2)
        (1) 1  Duchess Dorothea Hedwig of Brunswick-Wolfenbuettel
               Born 3 February 1587 Wolfenbuettel
               Died 16 October 1609 Zerbst
               Married 9 January 1606 Wolfenbuettel
               Rudolf, Fuerst von Anhalt-Zerbst, son of Joachim Ernst,
               Fuerst von Anhalt-Zerbst und Dessau and Duchess Eleonore von
               Wuerttemberg
               Born 28 October 1576 Harzgerode
               Died 30 July 1621 Zerbst
 
        (2) 2  Friedrich Ulrich
               Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbuettel 1613-1634
               Born 15 April 1591
               Died 21 August 1634
               Married 4 September 1614 Berlin
               Markgraefin Anna Sofie von Brandenburg, daughter of Johann
               Sigismund, Elector von Brandenburg 1608-1619 and Duchess
               Anna of Prussia
               Born 18 March 1598 Berlin
               Died 19 December 1659 Berlin
                         S.P.
 
            3  Duchess Sophia Hedwig of Brunswick-Wolfenbuettel
               Born 20 February 1592 Wolfenbuettel
               Died 23 January 1642 Arnhem
               Buried Jacobijnerkerk, Leeuwarden
               Married 8 June 1607 Groeningen nr Halberstadt
               Ernst Casimir, Count von Nassau-Dietz, son of Johann VI,
               Count von Nassau-Dillenburg and Landgraefin Elisabeth von
               Leuchtenberg
               Born 22 December 1573 Dillenburg
               Died 2 June 1632 Roermond (in battle)
               Buried Jacobijnerkerk, Leeuwarden
 
            4  Duchess Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbuettel
               Born 3 July 1593 Wolfenbuettel