Burgraves of Nuremberg
Burgrave of Nuremberg
- Frederick I (1139–1200/1204), originally Frederick III, Count of Zollern, and the first Burgrave of Nuremberg from the House of Hohenzollern.
- Frederick II (1188–1255) Burgrave of Nuremberg, younger son of Frederick I
- Conrad I der Fromme (ca. 1186–1261/2) Burgrave of Nuremberg, elder son of Frederick I and brother of Frederick II). Count of Zollern as Conrad III
- Frederick III der Erber (ca. 1218–1297) Burgrave of Nuremberg
- John I (ca. 1279–1300) Burgrave of Nuremberg, ruled with his brother Frederick IV.
- Frederick IV (1287–1332) Burgrave of Nuremberg, younger son of Frederick III and brother of John I).
- John II der Erwerber (1309–1357) Burgrave of Nuremberg
- Frederick V (1333–1397) Burgrave of Nuremberg
- John III (1369–1420) Burgrave of Nuremberg and also Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach from 1398.
- Frederick VI (1371–1440) Burgrave of Nuremberg , as Frederick I, also Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach from 1398, Elector of Brandenburg from 1415, Margrave of Brandenburg from 1417 and Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach from 1420. See Brandenburg/Prussia
Margraves of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1398-1791) to Prussia
Dukes of Jägerndorf (Krnov) (1523-1622)
Dukes of Racibórz (1532-1622)
Frederick VI (1371–1440) Burgrave of Nuremberg, as Frederick I, also Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Elector of Brandenburg, Margrave of Brandenburg and Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach.
- Frederick VI (1371–1440) Burgrave of Nuremberg from 1397 to 1427 , as Frederick I, also Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach from 1398, Elector of Brandenburg from 1415, Margrave of Brandenburg from 1417 and Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach from 1420. Married Elisabeth of Bavaria-Landshut (1383–1442) daughter of Frederick, Duke of Bavaria-Landshut.
- Albert III (1414 – 1486) Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach 1440–1486, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach 1457–1486 also Elector of Brandenburg from 1471. Married firstly Margaret of Baden (1431 –1457) daughter of Jacob, Margrave of Baden-Baden and secondly Anna of Saxony (1437–1512) daughter of Frederick II, Elector of Saxony.
Frederick I (1460 – 1536) Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
- Frederick I (1460 – 1536) Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth in 1495. Married to Princess Sophia of Poland (1464 – 1512) daughter of King Casimir IV of Poland.
George (1484 – 1543) Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
- George (1484 – 1543) Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Duke of Krnov in Silesia from 1523 and Duke of Racibórz in Silesia from 1532. Younger son of Frederick I (1460 1536).
George Frederick I the Elder (1539 - 1603) Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Brandenburg-Bayreuth
- George Frederick I the Elder (1539 - 1603) Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Brandenburg-Bayreuth, as well as Regent of Prussia. Duke of Krnov and Duke of Racibórz.
His death marked the extinction of the original Franconian line of the Margraves of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach. Upon his death Ansbach and Kulmbach were inherited by younger princes of the Brandenburg line according to the House Treaty of Gera of 1598.
Joachim Ernst (1583 –1625) Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
- Joachim Ernst (1583 –1625) Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, son of John George, Elector of Brandenburg. Married Sophie of Solms-Laubach (1594–1651) daughter of John George I, Count of Solms-Laubach.
- Frederick III (1616 – 1634) Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach.
Albert II or V (1620 – 1667) Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Albert II or V (1620 – 1667) Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Albert II or V (1620 – 1667) Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
- Albert II or V (1620 – 1667) Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach. Married firstly Henriette Louise (1623–1650) daughter of Louis Frederick, Duke of Württemberg-Montbéliard, secondly Sophie Margarete (1634–1664) daughter of Joachim Ernst, Count of Oettingen-Oettingen and thirdly Christine of Baden (1645–1705) daughter of Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach.
John Frederick (1654 – 1686) Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
John Frederick (1654 – 1686) Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
- John Frederick (1654 – 1686) Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach. Married firstly Margravine Johanna Elisabeth of Baden-Durlach (1651–1680) daughter of Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach and secondly Princess Eleonore Erdmuthe Louise of Saxe-Eisenach (1662–1696) daughter of John George I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach.
- Christian Albert (1675 – 1692) Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
- George Frederick II the Younger (1678 – 1703) Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach.
William Frederick (1686 –1723) Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
- William Frederick (1686 –1723) Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach. Married Christiane Charlotte of Württemberg-Winnental (1694–1729) daughter of Frederick Charles, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental.
Charles William Frederick (1712 – 1757) Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
- Charles William Frederick (1712 – 1757) Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach. Sovereign of the Ordre de la Sincerité, renamed the order as the Order of the Brandenburg Red Eagle. "The Wild Margrave". Married Princess Friederike Luise of Prussia (1714–1784) daughter of King Frederick William I of Prussia.
Christian Frederick (1736 – 1806) Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
Christian Frederick (1736 – 1806) Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
- Christian Frederick (1736 – 1806) Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach and also Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth from 1769. Sovereign of the Order of the Brandenburg Red Eagle, renamed the Order of the Red Eagle in 1777. Married firstly Princess Frederica Caroline of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1735–1791) daughter of Franz Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and secondly married morganatically Lady Elizabeth Craven (1750–1828) daughter of the Earl of Berkeley and the widow of the William Craven, 6th Baron Craven, created Princess Berkeley by the HoLy Roman Emperor, Francis II. Charles Alexander sold his Margraviate to Prussia in 1791.
Freiherren von Falkenhausen
Freiherren von Falkenhausen
- Charles William Frederick (1712 – 1757) Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach had four children with his mistress Elisabeth Wünsch named Freiherren von Falkenhausen. Line extant.
Margraves of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (1398-1604),
later Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1604-1791) to Brandenburg-Ansbach in 1769
- John III (1369–1420) Burgrave of Nuremberg and also Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach from 1398.
- Frederick VI (1371–1440) Burgrave of Nuremberg , as Frederick I, also Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach from 1398, Elector of Brandenburg from 1415, Margrave of Brandenburg from 1417 and Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach from 1420. See above.
John IV (1406 –1464) Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
- John IV (1406 –1464) Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, nicknamed the Alchemist
Albert III (1414 –1486) Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach and Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, also Elector of Brandenburg
- Albert III (1414 –1486) Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach and Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, also Elector of Brandenburg from 1470
- Siegmund (1468 – 1495) Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
Frederick III (1460 – 1536) Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
- Frederick III (1460 – 1536) Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach in 1495. Married to Princess Sophia of Poland (1464 – 1512) daughter of Casimir IV, King of Poland.
- Casimir (1481 – 1527) Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Elder son of Frederick III (1460 1536).
- Albert Alcibiades (1522 – 1557) Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
- George Frederick I the Elder (1539 - 1603) Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Brandenburg-Kulmbach, as well as Regent of Prussia. See above
His death marked the extinction of the original Franconian line of the Margraves of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach. Upon his death Ansbach and Kulmbach were inherited by younger princes of the Brandenburg line according to the House Treaty of Gera of 1598.
Christian (1581 – 1655) Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach and from 1604 Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
- Christian (1581 – 1655) Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach and from 1604 Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, son of John George, Elector of Brandenburg. Married Marie of Prussia (1579 – 1649) daughter of Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia.
Christian Ernst (1644 – 1712) Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
Christian Ernst (1644 – 1712) Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
- Christian Ernst (1644 – 1712) Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth. Married firstly Erdmuthe Sophie (1644 – 1670) daughter of John George II, Elector of Saxony and secondly Sofie Louise of Württemberg (1642 –1702) daughter of Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg.
George William (1678 – 1726) Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
- George William (1678 – 1726) Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth. First Sovereign and Founder of the Ordre de la Sincerité, from 1705. Married Sophia of Saxe-Weissenfels (1684 - 1752) daughter of Johann Adolf I, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels.
George Frederick Charles (1688 – 1735) Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
- George Frederick Charles (1688 – 1735) Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth and previously nominal Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth-Kulmbach from 1708. Married Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1685–1761) daughter of Frederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck.
Frederick III (1711 – 1763) Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
Frederick III (1711 – 1763) Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
- Frederick III (1711 – 1763) Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth. Married firstly Princess Wilhelmine of Prussia (1709 – 1758) daughter of Frederick William I of Prussia and secondly Sophie Caroline Marie of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1737 –1817) daughter of Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.
Frederick Christian (1708 – 1769) Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, last of his line.
- Frederick Christian (1708 – 1769) Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth. Married Victoria Charlotte of Anhalt-Zeitz-Hoym (1715–1772) daughter of Victor I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym.
- Christian Frederick (1736 – 1806) Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach and also Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth from 1769. In 1791, Charles Alexander sold his Margravates to Prussia. Married Princess Frederica Caroline of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1735–1791) daughter of Franz Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. See above