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George Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach

1539 - 1603

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George Frederick of Brandenburg-Ansbach (German: Georg Friedrich der Ältere; 5 April 1539 in Ansbach – 25 April 1603) was Margrave of Ansbach and Bayreuth, as well as Regent of Prussia. He was the son of George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach and a member of the House of Hohenzollern. He married firstly, in 1559, Elisabeth of Brandenburg-Küstrin (29 August 1540 – 8 March 1578). He married secondly, in 1579, Sophie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (30 October 1563 – 1639), daughter of William of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Dorothea of Denmark. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach is the 7,734th most popular politician (down from 7,291st in 2019), the 2,118th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,001st in 2019) and the 628th most popular German Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, George Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach ranks 7,734 out of 19,576. Before him are Gnaeus Flavius, Heinrich Friedrich Karl vom und zum Stein, Margaret of Bourbon, Queen of Navarre, Guy Parmelin, Gustav Freytag, and William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg. After him are Baghdadi Mahmudi, Emperor Horikawa, Moses de León, Manius Valerius Maximus Corvinus Messalla, Gaius Atilius Regulus Serranus, and Rosamund.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1539, George Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach ranks 11. Before him are Archduchess Barbara of Austria, Catherine Vasa of Sweden, Elisabeth of Hesse, Electress Palatine, Louis VI, Elector Palatine, Giovanni Andrea Doria, and Louis Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers. After him are Chōsokabe Motochika, Jost Amman, Hasegawa Tōhaku, Yi San-hae, Nicolò Donato, and Humphrey Gilbert. Among people deceased in 1603, George Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach ranks 14. Before him are Andrea Cesalpino, Maerten de Vos, Sharafkhan Bidlisi, Şehzade Mahmud, Pierre Charron, and Ulrich, Duke of Mecklenburg. After him are Irina Godunova, Ostilio Ricci, Gulbadan Begum, Krzysztof "Piorun" Radziwiłł, Yemişçi Hasan Pasha, and Philippe de Monte.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, George Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach ranks 2,119 out of 7,253. Before him are Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1617), Andreas Osiander (1498), Walter Buch (1883), Heinrich Friedrich Karl vom und zum Stein (1757), Anne-Sophie Mutter (1963), and William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg (1516). After him are Ernst Curtius (1814), Paul Drude (1863), George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1605), Elke Sommer (1940), Jakub Bart-Ćišinski (1856), and Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach (1759).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, George Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach ranks 628. Before him are Johannes R. Becher (1891), Kunigunde of Hohenstaufen (1202), Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1617), Walter Buch (1883), Heinrich Friedrich Karl vom und zum Stein (1757), and William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg (1516). After him are George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1605), Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel (1797), Hans Globke (1898), Klaus Kinkel (1936), Johann VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg (1536), and Princess Elisabeth of Prussia (1815).

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