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Joachim II Hector Hohenzollern, Elector of Brandenburg

Male 1505 - 1571  (65 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Joachim II Hector Hohenzollern, Elector of Brandenburg was born on 9 Jan 1505 in Cölln, Germany; died on 3 Jan 1571 in Köpenick, Berlin, Germany.

    Joachim married Magdalene of Saxony Wettin on 6 Nov 1524. Magdalene (daughter of George the Bearded of Saxony Wettin, Duke of Saxony and Barbara of Poland) was born on 7 Mar 1507; died on 28 Jan 1534. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. John George of Brandenburg Hohenzollern, Elector of Brandenburg  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Sep 1525; died on 8 Jan 1589.

    Joachim married Hedwig of Poland on 1 Sep 1535. Hedwig (daughter of Sigismund I the Elder of Poland, King of Poland) was born on 25 Mar 1513 in Poznan, Poland; died on 7 Feb 1573 in Alt Ruppin, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. Hedwig  Descendancy chart to this point and died.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John George of Brandenburg Hohenzollern, Elector of BrandenburgJohn George of Brandenburg Hohenzollern, Elector of Brandenburg Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joachim1) was born on 11 Sep 1525; died on 8 Jan 1589.

    John married Sophie von Liegnitz on 15 Feb 1545. Sophie (daughter of Frederick II of Legnica, Duke of Legnica) was born in 1525; died on 6 Feb 1546. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Joachim Frederick Hohenzollern, Elector of Brandenburg  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Jan 1546; died on 18 Jul 1608.

    John married Sabine von Brandenburg-Ansbach on 12 Feb 1548. Sabine (daughter of George of Ansbach Hohenzollern, Margrave of Ansbach and Hedwig von Münsterberg) was born on 12 May 1529; died on 2 Nov 1575. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Sophie of Brandenburg Hohenzollern  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Jun 1568; died on 7 Dec 1622.

    John married Elizabeth von Anhalt on 6 Oct 1577. Elizabeth (daughter of Joachim Ernst von Anhalt-Dessau, Prince of Anhalt and Agnes von Barby) was born on 25 Sep 1563; died on 28 Sep 1607. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Magdalene of Brandenburg Hohenzollern  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Jan 1582; died on 4 May 1616.
    2. 7. Joachim Ernst von Brandenberg-Ernst, Margrave of Ansbach  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Jun 1583; died on 7 Mar 1625.

  2. 3.  Hedwig Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joachim1) and died.

    Hedwig married Julius of Brunswick, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg on 25 Feb 1560. Julius (son of Henry II the Younger of Brunswick, Duke of Brunswick) was born on 29 Jun 1528 in Wolfenbuttel, Niedersachsen, Germany; died on 3 May 1589 in Wolfenbuttel, Niedersachsen, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Henry Julius of Brunswick, Duke of Brunswick  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Oct 1564; died on 30 Jul 1613.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Joachim Frederick Hohenzollern, Elector of Brandenburg Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Joachim1) was born on 27 Jan 1546; died on 18 Jul 1608.

    Joachim married Catherine von Brandenburg-Küstrin, on 8 Jan 1570. Catherine was born on 10 Aug 1549; died on 30 Sep 1602. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. John Sigismund of Prussia Hohenzollern, Elector of Brandenburg  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Nov 1572; died on 23 Dec 1619.
    2. 10. Anne Catherine Hohenzollern  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Jun 1575; died on 29 Mar 1612.

    Joachim married Eleonore Hohenzollern on 23 Oct 1603. Eleonore (daughter of Albert Frederick Hohenzollern, Duke of Prussia and Marie Eleonore von Jülich-KleveBerg) was born on 12 Aug 1583; died on 31 Mar 1607. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Marie Eleonore Hohenzollern  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Mar 1607; died on 18 Feb 1675.

  2. 5.  Sophie of Brandenburg Hohenzollern Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Joachim1) was born on 6 Jun 1568; died on 7 Dec 1622.

    Sophie married Christian I of Saxony Wettin, Elector of Saxony on 25 Apr 1582. Christian (son of Augustus of Saxony Wettin, Elector of Saxony and Anna of Denmark Oldenburg) was born on 29 Oct 1560; died on 25 Sep 1591. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. John George I of Saxony Wettin, Elector of Saxony  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Mar 1585; died on 18 Oct 1656.
    2. 13. Christian II of Saxony Wettin, Elector of Saxony  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Sep 1583; died on 23 Jun 1611.

  3. 6.  Magdalene of Brandenburg Hohenzollern Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Joachim1) was born on 7 Jan 1582; died on 4 May 1616.

    Magdalene married Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt the Faithful, Landgrave Hesse-Darmtadt on 5 Jun 1598. Louis (son of George I the Pious of Hesse-Darmstadt, Landgrave Hess-Darmstadt and Magdelene of Lippe) was born on 24 Sep 1577; died on 27 Jul 1626. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Anne-Eleanor of Hesse-Darmstadt  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Jul 1601; died on 6 May 1659.
    2. 15. George II of Hesse-Darmstadt, Landgrave Hesse-Darmstadt  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Mar 1605; died on 11 Jun 1661.

  4. 7.  Joachim Ernst von Brandenberg-Ernst, Margrave of Ansbach Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Joachim1) was born on 22 Jun 1583; died on 7 Mar 1625.

    Joachim married Sophie von Solms-Laubach on 14 Oct 1612. Sophie (daughter of John George I von Solms-Laubach) was born on 15 May 1594; died on 16 May 1651. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. Albert von Brandenburg-Ansbach, Margrave of Ansbach  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Sep 1620; died on 1 Nov 1667.

  5. 8.  Henry Julius of Brunswick, Duke of Brunswick Descendancy chart to this point (3.Hedwig2, 1.Joachim1) was born on 15 Oct 1564; died on 30 Jul 1613.

    Family/Spouse: Dorothea of Saxony Wettin. Dorothea (daughter of Augustus of Saxony Wettin, Elector of Saxony and Anna of Denmark Oldenburg) was born on 4 Oct 1563; died on 13 Feb 1587. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Dorothea Hedwig Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Feb 1587; died on 16 Oct 1609.

    Henry married Elizabeth Oldenburg on 19 Apr 1590. Elizabeth (daughter of Frederick II of Denmark Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Sophia von Mecklenburg-Güstrow) was born on 25 Aug 1573; died on 19 Jun 1626. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Frederick Ulrich of Brunswick, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Apr 1591; died on 21 Aug 1634.
    2. 19. Elizabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Jun 1593; died on 25 Mar 1650.


Generation: 4

  1. 9.  John Sigismund of Prussia Hohenzollern, Elector of BrandenburgJohn Sigismund of Prussia Hohenzollern, Elector of Brandenburg Descendancy chart to this point (4.Joachim3, 2.John2, 1.Joachim1) was born on 8 Nov 1572; died on 23 Dec 1619.

    John married Anna of Prussia Hohenzollern, Duchess on 14 Jul 1616. Anna (daughter of Albert Frederick Hohenzollern, Duke of Prussia and Marie Eleonore von Jülich-KleveBerg) was born on 3 Jul 1576; died on 30 Jun 1625. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. George William Hohenzollern, Elector of Brandenburg  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Nov 1595 in Cölln, Germany; died on 1 Dec 1640.
    2. 21. Maria Eleanora Hohenzollern  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Nov 1599; died on 28 Mar 1655.
    3. 22. Anne Sophia of Brandenburg Hohenzollern  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Mar 1598; died on 19 Dec 1659.

  2. 10.  Anne Catherine Hohenzollern Descendancy chart to this point (4.Joachim3, 2.John2, 1.Joachim1) was born on 26 Jun 1575; died on 29 Mar 1612.

    Anne married Christian IV of Denmark Oldenburg, King of Denmark on 27 Nov 1597. Christian (son of Frederick II of Denmark Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Sophia von Mecklenburg-Güstrow) was born on 12 Apr 1577 in Frederiksborg; died on 28 Feb 1648 in Copenhagen, Denmark. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 23. Son Oldenburg  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1598; died in 1598 in stillborn.
    2. 24. Frederick Oldenburg  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Aug 1599; died on 9 Sep 1599.
    3. 25. Christian Oldenburg  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Apr 1603; died on 2 Apr 1647.
    4. 26. Sophie Oldenburg  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Jan 1605; died on 7 Sep 1605.
    5. 27. Elizabeth Oldenburg  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Mar 1606; died on 24 Oct 1608.
    6. 28. Frederick III of Denmark Oldenburg, King of Denmark,  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Mar 1609 in Haderslev, Denmark; died on 9 Feb 1670 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
    7. 29. Ulrich Oldenburg  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Feb 1611; died on 12 Aug 1633.

  3. 11.  Marie Eleonore Hohenzollern Descendancy chart to this point (4.Joachim3, 2.John2, 1.Joachim1) was born on 22 Mar 1607; died on 18 Feb 1675.

    Marie married Ludwig Philipp Wittelsbach, Landgrave of Simmern on 4 Dec 1631. Ludwig (son of Frederick IV Palatinate Wittelsbach, Elector of the Palatinate and Luise Juliane de Nassau) was born on 23 Nov 1602; died on 8 Jan 1655. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 30. Karl Friedrich Wittelsbach  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Jan 1633; died on 13 Jan 1653.
    2. 31. Gustav Ludwig Wittelsbach  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Mar 1634; died on 5 Aug 1635.
    3. 32. Karl Philipp Wittelsbach  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Apr 1635; died on 24 Feb 1636.
    4. 33. Ludwig Kasimir Wittelsbach  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Sep 1636; died on 19 Dec 1652.
    5. 34. Elizabeth Marie Charlotte Wittelsbach  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Oct 1638; died on 20 May 1664.
    6. 35. Wittelsbach, (Moritz) Ludwig Heinrich Wittelsbach  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Oct 1640; died on 3 Jan 1674.
    7. 36. Luise Sophie Wittelsbach  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Jun 1642; died on 20 Mar 1643.

  4. 12.  John George I of Saxony Wettin, Elector of SaxonyJohn George I of Saxony Wettin, Elector of Saxony Descendancy chart to this point (5.Sophie3, 2.John2, 1.Joachim1) was born on 15 Mar 1585; died on 18 Oct 1656.

    Family/Spouse: Sibylle Elizabeth von Württemberg. Sibylle (daughter of Frederick von Württemberg-Mömpelgard, Duke Württemberg-Mömpelga and Sibylle von Anhalt) was born on 10 Apr 1584; died on 20 Jan 1606. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    John married Magdalene Sibylle von Brandenberg on 29 Jul 1607. Magdalene was born on 9 Jan 1587; died on 22 Feb 1659. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 37. Sophie Eleanor Wettin  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1609; died in 1671.
    2. 38. August of Saxe-Weissenfels, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Aug 1614; died on 4 Jun 1680.
    3. 39. Marie Elizabeth of Saxony Wettin  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Nov 1610; died on 24 Jun 1684.
    4. 40. John George II of Saxony Wettin, Elector of Saxony  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Jun 1613; died on 1 Sep 1680.
    5. 41. Magdalene Sibylle of Saxony Wettin  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Dec 1617; died on 6 Jan 1668.

  5. 13.  Christian II of Saxony Wettin, Elector of SaxonyChristian II of Saxony Wettin, Elector of Saxony Descendancy chart to this point (5.Sophie3, 2.John2, 1.Joachim1) was born on 23 Sep 1583; died on 23 Jun 1611.

    Christian married Hedwig of Denmark Oldenburg on 12 Sep 1602. Hedwig (daughter of Frederick II of Denmark Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Sophia von Mecklenburg-Güstrow) was born on 5 Aug 1581; died on 26 Nov 1641. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 14.  Anne-Eleanor of Hesse-Darmstadt Descendancy chart to this point (6.Magdalene3, 2.John2, 1.Joachim1) was born on 30 Jul 1601; died on 6 May 1659.

    Family/Spouse: George of Brunswick-Lüneberg, Duke of Brunswick. George (son of William the Younger Brunswick-Lüneburg, Duke of Lüneburg and Dorothy of Denmark Oldenburg) was born on 17 Feb 1582; died on 12 Apr 1641. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 42. Christian Louis of Brunswick-Zelle, Duke of Brunswick & Zelle  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Feb 1622; died on 15 Mar 1665.
    2. 43. George William of Brunswick-Celle, Duke of Brunswick, Celle  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Jan 1624; died on 28 Aug 1705.
    3. 44. Sophia Amelia of Brunswick  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Mar 1628 in Herzberg; died on 20 Feb 1685 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
    4. 45. Ernest Augustus of Brunswick-Lüneberg, Duke of Brunswick-Lunen  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Nov 1629 in Herzberg, Germany; died on 23 Jan 1698 in Schloss Herrenhausen, Hanover; was buried in Chapel of Schloss Herrenhausen, Hanover.

  7. 15.  George II of Hesse-Darmstadt, Landgrave Hesse-Darmstadt Descendancy chart to this point (6.Magdalene3, 2.John2, 1.Joachim1) was born on 17 Mar 1605; died on 11 Jun 1661.

    George married Sophie Eleanor Wettin in 1627. Sophie (daughter of John George I of Saxony Wettin, Elector of Saxony and Magdalene Sibylle von Brandenberg) was born in 1609; died in 1671. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 46. Louis VI of Hesse-Darmstadt, Landgrave Hesse-Darmstadt  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Jan 1630; died on 24 Apr 1678.
    2. 47. Elizabeth Amalie von Hesse-Darmstadt  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Mar 1635; died on 4 Aug 1709.
    3. 48. Marie Hedwig of Hesse-Darmstadt  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Nov 1647 in Giessen; died on 19 Apr 1680 in Ichtershausen, Marienburg; was buried in Schlosskirche.

  8. 16.  Albert von Brandenburg-Ansbach, Margrave of Ansbach Descendancy chart to this point (7.Joachim3, 2.John2, 1.Joachim1) was born on 28 Sep 1620; died on 1 Nov 1667.

    Albert married Henriette Luise von Württemberg on 31 Aug 1642. Henriette (daughter of Ludwig Frederick von Württemberg, Duke of Württemberg) was born on 30 Jun 1623; died on 3 Sep 1650. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Albert married Sophie Margaret von Oettingen on 15 Oct 1651. Sophie (daughter of Joachim Ernst von Oettingen, Count of Oettingen) was born on 19 Dec 1634; died on 5 Aug 1664. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 49. John Frederick von Brandenburg-Ansbach, Margrave of Ansbach  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Oct 1654; died on 1 Apr 1686.

  9. 17.  Dorothea Hedwig Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel Descendancy chart to this point (8.Henry3, 3.Hedwig2, 1.Joachim1) was born on 3 Feb 1587; died on 16 Oct 1609.

    Dorothea married Rudolf von Anhalt-Zerbst, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst on 29 Dec 1605. Rudolf (son of Joachim Ernst von Anhalt-Dessau, Prince of Anhalt and Eleanore von Württemberg) was born on 28 Oct 1576; died on 20 Aug 1621. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  10. 18.  Frederick Ulrich of Brunswick, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Descendancy chart to this point (8.Henry3, 3.Hedwig2, 1.Joachim1) was born on 15 Apr 1591; died on 21 Aug 1634.

    Family/Spouse: Anne Sophia of Brandenburg Hohenzollern. Anne (daughter of John Sigismund of Prussia Hohenzollern, Elector of Brandenburg and Anna of Prussia Hohenzollern, Duchess) was born on 15 Mar 1598; died on 19 Dec 1659. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  11. 19.  Elizabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Descendancy chart to this point (8.Henry3, 3.Hedwig2, 1.Joachim1) was born on 23 Jun 1593; died on 25 Mar 1650.

    Elizabeth married John Philipp of Saxe-Altenburg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg on 25 Oct 1618. John (son of John William I of Saxe-Altenburg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg) was born on 25 Jan 1597; died on 1 Apr 1639. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 50. Elizabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Oct 1619 in Halle; died on 20 Dec 1680 in Gotha, Germany; was buried in Margarenthenkirche, Gotha, Germany.



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