Elector_of_Brandenburg

List of margraves and electors of Brandenburg

List of margraves and electors of Brandenburg

Rulers of Brandenburg in 1157-1806

This article lists the Margraves and Electors of Brandenburg during the period of time that Brandenburg was a constituent state of the Holy Roman Empire.

Coat of arms of the Margraviate of Brandenburg.

The Mark, or March, of Brandenburg was one of the primary constituent states of the Holy Roman Empire. It was created in 1157 as the Margraviate of Brandenburg by Albert the Bear, Margrave of the Northern March. In 1356, by the terms of the Golden Bull of Charles IV, the Margrave of Brandenburg was given the permanent right to participate in the election of the Holy Roman Emperor with the title of Elector (German: Kurfürst).

The early rulers came from several different dynasties, but from 1415 Brandenburg and its successor states were ruled by the House of Hohenzollern for over 500 years. From 1618 onward, Brandenburg was ruled in personal union with the Duchy of Prussia. The Hohenzollerns raised Prussia to a kingdom as the Kingdom of Prussia in 1701, and from then on Brandenburg was de facto treated as part of the kingdom even though it was legally still part of the Holy Roman Empire. The titles of Margrave of Brandenburg and Elector of Brandenburg were abolished along with the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, and Brandenburg was formally integrated into Prussia. Despite this, the Prussian kings still included the title "Margrave of Brandenburg" in their royal style. From 1871 to 1918 the Hohenzollerns were also German Emperors.

Margraves and Electors of Brandenburg

House of Ascania

For a complete overview of the family's property, see House of Ascania § Rulers of the House of Ascania.

Partitions of Brandenburg under Ascanian rule

Margraviate of Brandenburg
(1157-1266/67)
Krossen
(1266–1308)		 Stendal
(1266–1318)		 Neumark
(1266–1318)		 Salzwedel
(1267–1317)		 Stargard
(1267–1316)
      
Margraviate of Brandenburg
(Neumark then Stendal lines)
(1318–1320)		 Annexed to the
Duchy of Mecklenburg

Table of rulers

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House of Wittelsbach

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Luxemburg Dynasty

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House of Hohenzollern

Partitions of Brandenburg under Hohenzollern rule

Electorate of Brandenburg
(1415–1440)		 Margraviate of Brandenburg
(under Luxemburg rule)
      
       Margraviate of Brandenburg
(1417–1440)
Electorate of Brandenburg and Margraviate of Brandenburg-Brandenburg
(1440–1618)		 Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach
(1440–1791)		 Margraviate of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
(1st creation)
(1440–1457)
      
       Margraviate of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
(2nd creation)
(1486–1495)
      
       Margraviate of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
(3rd creation)
(1515–1557)
       Margraviate of Brandenburg-Küstrin
(1535–1571)
      
      
       Margraviate of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
(changed seat from Kulmbach to Bayreuth)
(1603–1769)
Electorate of Brandenburg, Duchy of Prussia and Margraviate of Brandenburg-Brandenburg
(1618–1701)
       Margraviate of Brandenburg-Schwedt
(1692–1788)
Electorate of Brandenburg and Kingdom of Prussia
(1701–1806)
      
      
      
Kingdom of Prussia
(1806–1918)

Table of rulers

(Note: here, the numbering of the princes is the same for all principalities, as all were titled Margraves of Brandenburg, despite the different parts of land and its particular numbering of the rulers. The princes are numbered by the year of their succession.)

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Titular Margraves of Brandenburg after 1806

This includes Kings of Prussia with the title of Margrave of Brandenburg (1806–1918) and pretenders to the throne of Prussia (1918–present)

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Family tree

The colours denote the Margraves and Electors of various partitions of Brandenburg:

  – Margraves and Electors of Brandenburg

  – Margraves of Brandenburg-Kulmbach

  – Margraves of Brandenburg-Stendal

  – Margraves of Brandenburg-Ansbach

  – Margraves of Brandenburg-Salzwedel

  – Margraves of Brandenburg-Bayreuth

  – Margraves of Brandenburg-Küstrin

  – Margraves of Brandenburg-Schwedt

Casimir I
of Poland
1016–1058
ASCANIAN
Świętosława
of Poland
c. 1047 – 1126		Władysław I
Herman of
Poland
c. 1044 – 1102		Otto of
Ballenstedt
c. 1070 – 1123		Eilika of
Saxony
c. 1080 – 1142
Vladislav I
of Bohemia
c. 1065 – 1125		Bołesław III
of Poland
1086–1138		Salomea
of Berg
c. 1100 – 1144		Albert I
the Bear
c. 1100 –
1157–1170		Sophie of
Winzenburg
1105–1160		Pribislav-
Henry of
the Hevelli
died 1150
Richeza
of Poland
116–1156		Vladislav II
of Bohemia
c. 1110 – 1174		Soběslav I
of Bohemia
c. 1075 – 1140		Mieszko III
the Old
of Poland
1126–1202		Judith
of Poland
c. 1332 –1171		Otto I
c. 1128–br>1170–1184		Ada of
Holland
c. 1163 – 1205		A Wendish
princess,
identity
unknown		Bernhard
of Anhalt
c. 1134 – 1212
Frederick I
of Bohemia
1142–1189		Sophia
of Minsk
c. 1140 – 1198		Přemysl I
Ottokar of
Bohemia
c. 1155 – 1230		Soběslav II
of Bohemia
c. 1128 – 1180		Elisabeth
of Poland
c. 1152 – 1209		Conrad II
of Lusatia
1159–1210		Otto II
the Generous
1147–1184–1205		Albert I
of Saxony
c. 1175 – 1260		Odon of
Poznań
c. 1149 – 1194
Ludmilla
of Bohemia
died 1240		Valdemar II
of Denmark
1170–1244		Vaclav I
of Bohemia
c. 1205 – 1253		Cunigunde
of Swabia
1202–1248		Matilda
of Lusatia
1185–1225		Albert II
c. 1177 –
1205–1220		Władysław
of Greater
Poland
c. 1190 – 1239
WITTELSBACH
Přemysl
Ottokar II
of Bohemia
1233–1278		Otto II/IV
of Bavaria
1206–1253		Christopher I
of Denmark
1219–1259		Beatrice
of Bohemia
1225–1290		Otto III
the Pious
1215–1220–1267		Rudolf I
of Germany
1218–1291		Sophie of
Denmark
1217–1247		John I
c. 1213 –
1220–1266		Brigitte
Judith
of Saxony
died 1266		Przemysł I
of Greater
Poland
1220–1257		Matilda of
Brandenburg
c. 1210 – 1261
Albert III
c. 1250 –
1267–1300		Matilda
of Denmark
1250–1299		Otto V
the Tall
1246–1267–1298		Judith of
Henneberg-
Coburg		Otto VI
the Short
1255–1267–
1286–1303		Hedwig of
Habsburg
c. 1260 – 1303		Albert I
of Germany
1255–1308		Otto IV
of the Arrow
1238–1266–1308		John II
1237–1266–1281		Conrad
c. 1240 –
1266–1304		Constance
of Greater
Poland
1246–1281
Vaclav II
of Bohemia
1271–1305		Louis II of
Bavaria
1229–1294		John III
of Prague
1244–1267–1268		Beatrice of
Brandenburg
c. 1270 – 1316		Bolko I of
Jawor and
Świdnica
1252/6–1301		Herman
the Tall
1275–1299–1308		Anne of
Austria
1275–1327		Albert II of
Austria
1298–1358		Adelaide of
Brunswick-
Lüneburg
1244–1274
LUXEMBOURG
Elizabeth
of Bohemia
1292–1330		John the
Blind of
Bohemia
1296–1346		Bernard II of
Jawor and
Świdnica
c. 1291 – 1326		Margaret II
of Hainault
1311–1356		Louis IV,
Holy Roman
Emperor
Beatrice
of Silesia
1290–1320		Nicholas I
of Troppau
c. 1255 – 1318		John V
the Illustrious
1302–1308–1317		Agnes of
Brandenburg-
Salzwedel
1296–1334		Waldemar
the Great
1280–1317–1319
Stendal
1308–1317		Henry I
Lackland
1256–1317–1318
Stendal
1266–1317		Agnes of
Bavaria
1276–1345		Adelaide
of Hesse
1268–1317
WETTIN
Otto V
the Lazy
1346–1351–1379		Henry II of
Świdnica
1316–1345		Louis II
the Roman
1328–1351–1365		Stephen II
of Bavaria
1319–1375		Louis I
1315–1323–
1351–1361		Nicholas II
of Troppau
1288–1365		Matilda
of Bavaria
1313–1346		Frederick II
of Meissen
1310–1349		Elisabeth
of Henneberg-
Schleusingen
1318–1377		Henry II
the Child
1308–1319–1320		Frederick I
of Celje
c. 1300 – 1359
HOHENZOLLERN
Anna of
Świdnica
1339–1362		Charles IV,
Holy Roman
Emperor
1316–1378		Elizabeth
of Pomerania
c. 1347 – 1393		Albert III
of Austria
1349–1395		Frederick
of Bavaria
1339–1393		John Henry
of Moravia
1322–1375		Margaret
of Opava
1330–1363		Frederick III
of Thuringia
1332–1381		Elisabeth
of Meissen
1329–1375		Frederick V
of Nuremberg
1333–1398		False Waldemar
r. 1348–1350,
died 1356		Hermann I
of Celje
1333–1385
Wenzel
the Idle
1361–1373 –
1378–1419		Herman II
of Celje
c. 1360 – 1435		Albert IV
of Austria
1377–1404		Jobst
1354–1397–1411		Frederick I
of Saxony
1370–1428		Elisabeth
of Bavaria
1383–1442		Frederick I
1371–1415–1440		Elisabeth
of Nuremberg
1358–1411		Ulrich I
of Celje
1331–1368		Margaret of
Hohenzollern-
Neuburg
1367–1406
HESSE
Leopold III
of Austria
1351–1386		Sigismund I
1368–1378 –
1388–1411 –
1415–1437		Barbara
of Cilli
1392–1451		Catherine
of Saxony
1421–1476		Frederick II
Irontooth
1413–1440–1471		John VI
the Alchemist
1406–1440–1457
Brandenburg
1426–1440		Margaret of
the Palatinate
1376–1434		William
of Celje
1361–1392		Anna of
Saxony
1420–1462		Louis I
of Hesse
1402–1458
Ernest
the Iron
of Austria
1377–1424		Cymburgis
of Masovia
1394–1429		Elisabeth of
Luxembourg
1409–1442		Albert V
of Austria
1397–1439		Sophia of
Halshany
1405–1461		Władysław II
Jagiełło
of Poland
c. 1352 – 1434		Anna of
Cilli
c. 1381 – 1416		Albert III
of Bavaria
1401–1460		Frederick II
of Saxony
1412–1464		Catherine
of Lorraine
1431–1457		William III
of Meissen-
Thuringia
1425–1482
Frederick III,
Holy Roman
Emperor
1415–1493		Eleanor
of Portugal
1434–1467		Elizabeth
of Austria
1436–1505		Casimir IV
Andrew of
Poland
1427–1472		Frederick
Magnus I of
Solms-Laubach
1521–1561		Agnes
of Wied		Anna of
Saxony
1437–1512		Albert IV
Achilles
1414–1471–1486
Ansbach
1440–1486
Kulmbach
1457–1486		Margaret
of Baden
1431–1457		Ernest
of Saxony
1441–1486		Elisabeth
of Bavaria
1443–1484		Louis II of
Lower Hesse
1438–1471
Albert III
of Saxony
1443–1500		Cunigunde
of Austria
1465–1520		Albert IV
of Bavaria-
Munich
1447–1508		Sophie of
Poland
1464–1512		Frederick II
the Elder
1450–1486–1535
Kulmbach
1495–1515		Sigismund II
1468–1486–1495		Ursula of
Brandenburg
1488–1510		John VII
Cicero
1455–1486–1499		Margaret
of Saxony-
Thuringia
1449–1501		Christina
of Saxony
1461–1521		John of
Saxony
1468–1532		William II
of Hesse
1469–1509
Henry IV
of Saxony
1473–1541		George the
Bearded
of Saxony
1471–1539		Susanna
of Bavaria
1502–1543		Casimir
1481–1515–1527		Albert
of Prussia
1490–1568		Charles I of
Münsterburg-
Oels
1476–1536		Sophie of
Brandenburg-
Ansbach-
Kulmbach
1485–1537		Joachim I
Nestor
1484–1499–1535		Elizabeth
of Denmark
1485–1555		John Frederick
1503–1554
regent
1543–1547		Anna of
Brandenburg
1487–1514
Maurice
1521–1571
regent
1547–1548		Christine
of Saxony
1505–1549		Philip
1504–1567
regent
1543–1548		Albert V
Alcibiades
1522–1527 –
1553–1557		Emilie
of Saxony
1516–1591		George I
the Pious
1484–1536–1543
Kulmbach, regent
1527–1541		Hedwig of
Münsterberg-
Oels
1508–1531		Magdalena
of Saxony
1507–1534		Joachim II
Hector
1505–1535–1571
Ansbach, regent
1543–1548		Catherine of
Brunswick-
Wolfenbüttel
1518–1574		John VIII
1513–1535–1571		Hedwig
Jagiellon
1513–1573
Elisabeth
of Solms-
Laubach		John George I
of Solms-
Laubach
1547–1600		Margaret
of Schönburg-
Glauchau		Elisabeth
of Anhalt-
Zerbst
1563–1607		Elisabeth of
Brandenburg-
Küstrin
1540–1578		George
Frederick
the Elder
1539–1547–1603
Kulmbach
1557–1603		Sabina of
Brandenburg-
Ansbach
1529–1575		John George
1525–1571–1598		Sophie of
Legnica
1525–1546		Albert
Frederick
of Prussia
1553–1618		Marie of
Brandenburg-
Kulmbach
1519–1567		Hedwig of
Brandenburg
1540–1602		Christian III
of Denmark
1503–1559
Agnes
of Sayn-
Wittgenstein		Henry William I
of Solms-
Sonnerwalde		Sophie
of Solms-
Laubach
1594–1651		Joachim Ernst
1583–1603–1625		Christian
1581–1603–1655		Marie of
Prussia
1579–1649		Barbara
of Hesse
1536–1597		Eleanor
of Prussia
1583–1607		Joachim
Frederick
1546–1598–1608		Catherine of
Brandenburg-
Küstrin
1549–1602		Louis VI of the
Palatinate
1539–1583		Maria of
Brunswick-
Lüneburg
1566–1626		John II of
Schleswig-
Holstein-
Sonderburg
1545–1622		Anna Sophia
of Prussia
1527–1591
Amaila
of Solms-
Braunfels
1602–1675		Anna Sybilla
of Solms-
Sonnenwalde		Frederick IV
1616–1625–1634		Sophie of
Brandenburg-
Ansbach
1614–1646		Erdmann
August of
Brandenburg-
Bayreuth
1615–1651		Frederick IV
of the
Palatinate
1574–1610		Geogre Albert
of Brandenburg-
Bayreuth-
Kulmbach
1619–1666		Anna of
Prussia
1576–1625		John Sigismund
1572–1608–1619		Frederick I
of Württemberg
1557–1608		Magdalene of
Brandenburg
1582–1616
Sophie
Margarete of
Oettingen-
Oettingen		Albert VI
1620–1634–1667		Barbara of
Württemburg
1593–1627		Christian
Ernst
1644–1655–1712		Sophie
Louise of
Württemburg
1642–1702		Christian
Henry of
Brandenburg-
Bayreuth-
Kulmbach
1661–1708		George
William I
1595–1619–1640		Elizabeth
Charlotte
of the
Palatinate
1597–1660		Anne Eleonore
of Hesse-
Darmstadt
1601–1659		Sophie
Hedwig
of Saxe-
Lauenburg
1601–1660		Philip of
Schleswig-
Holstein-
Sonderburg-
Glücksburg
1584–1663		John VII of
Mecklenburg
1558–1592
Frederick VI
of Baden-
Durlach
1617–1677		George
William II
1678–1712–1726		Dorothea of
Schleswig-
Holstein-
Sonderburg-
Glücksburg
1636–1689		George
Frederick
Charles
1688–1726–1735		Henriette
Catherina
of Nassau
1637–1708		Louise
Henriette
of Nassau
1627–1667		Frederick
William I
the Great
1620–1640–1688		Dorothea of
Schleswig-
Holstein-
Sonderburg-Beck
1685–1761		Ernest
Augustus
of Hanover
1629–1698		John
Albert II of
Mecklenburg
1590–1636
Eleonore
Juliane of
Brandenburg-
Ansbach
1663–1724		Eleonore
Erdmuthe of
Saxe-Eisenach
1662–1696		John Frederick
1654–1667–1686		Joanna
Elisabeth
of Baden-
Durlach
1651–1680		Frederick
Christian
1708–1763–1769		Frederick VI
1711–1735–1763		Johanna
Charlotte of
Anhalt-Dessau
1682–1750		Philip William
1669–1692–1711		Frederick V
1657–1688–1713		Sophia
Charlotte
of Hanover
1668–1705		Sophia
Dorothea of
Brunswick-
Lüneburg-Celle
1666–1726		Elisabeth
Sophie of
Mecklenburg
1613–1676
Christine
Charlotte
regent
1694–1723–1729		William
Frederick
1686–1703–1723		George
Frederick II
1678–1692–1703		Ferdinand
Albert I of
Brunswick-
Wolfenbüttel-
Bevern
1636–1687		Frederick
William II
1700–1711–1771		Frederick
Henry
1709–1771–1788		Frederick
William III
the Soldier
1688–1713–1740		Sophia
Dorothea
of Hanover
1687–1757
Charles
William
Frederick
the Wild
1712–1729–1757		Frederica
Louisa of
Prussia
1714–1784		Philippine
Charlotte
of Prussia
1716–1801		Charles I of
Brunswick-
Wolfenbüttel
1713–1780		Luise of
Brunswick-
Wolfenbüttel
1722–1790		Augustus
William of
Prussia
1722–1758		Schwedt
annexed by
the Electorate		Elisabeth
Christine of
Brunswick-
Wolfenbüttel
1715–1797		Frederick VII
the Great
1712–1740–1786
Alexander
1736–1757 –
1791–1806
Bayreuth
1769–1791		Elisabeth
Christine of
Brunswick-
Wolfenbüttel
1746–1840		Frederick
William IV
1744–1786–1797		Frederica
Louisa of
Hesse-Darmstadt
1751–1805
Ansbach and
Bayreuth sold
to Prussia		Frederick
William V
1770–1797 –
1806–1840
Brandenburg
definitively
annexed
by Prussia

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