Joachim II Hector von Brandenburg (kurfürst von Brandenburg)

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Personal and Family Information

Joachim was born on 13 JAN 1505 in Cölln an der Spee, the son of Joachim I Nestor von Brandenburg and Elisabeth af Danmark, Norge og Sverige.

He died on 03 JAN 1571 in Köpenick.

He had two marriages/partners. His first wife was Magdalene von Sachsen, who he married on 6 NOV 1524 in Dresden. Their seven known children were Johann Georg (1525-1598), Barbara (1527-1595), Friedrich (1530-1552), Albrecht (1532-1532), Georg (1532-1532), Paul (1534-1534) and Elisabeth Magdalene (1537-1595).

His second wife was Jadwiga Jagiełłonka, who he married on 1 SEP 1535 in Kraków (Krakau, Krakow), Polska . Their five known children were Elisabeth Magdalene (1537-1595), Sigismund (1538-1566), Hedwig (1540-1602), Sophie (1541-1564) and Joachim (1543-1544).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

Joachim II Hector von Brandenburg
(1505-1571)

 

Joachim I Nestor von Brandenburg
(1484-1535)

 

Johann Cicero von Brandenburg
(1455-1499)

 

Albrecht Achilles von Brandenburg
(1414-1486)

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Margarete von Baden
(c1431-1457)

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Margarete von Sachsen
(1449-1501)

 

Wilhelm III von Sachsen
(1425-1482)

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Anna von Habsburg
(1432-1462)

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Elisabeth af Danmark, Norge og Sverige
(1485-1555)

 

Johann I von Oldenburg
(1455-1513)

 

Christian I af Danmark-Norge-Sverige
(1426-1481)

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Dorothea von Brandenburg-Kulmbach
(1430-1495)

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Kristina von Sachsen
(1461-1521)

 

Ernst von Sachsen
(1441-1486)

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Elisabeth von Bayern
(1443-1484)

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Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Birth 13 JAN 1505
Place: Cölln an der Spee
Death 3 JAN 1571
Place: Köpenick

Attributes

AttributeDateDescriptionDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Nobility Title FROM 1535 TO 1571 kurfürst von Brandenburg

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