- John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg
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John II Cicero of Brandenburg (German: Johann Cicero; 2 August 1455 Ansbach – 9 January 1499 Arneburg) was a Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg (1486-1499). After his death he received the cognomen Cicero, after the Roman orator Cicero, but the elector's eloquence and interest in the arts is doubtful.[1]
A member of the House of Hohenzollern, John Cicero was the son of Albert III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg, and Margaret of Baden. He was born in Ansbach in Franconia and died at Castle Arneburg.
Family and children
On 25 August 1476 in Berlin he married Margaret of Thuringia, daughter of William III, Duke of Luxembourg, and Anne of Luxembourg. John Cicero's children were:
- Wolfgang, born and died 1482.
- Joachim I, Elector of Brandenburg (21 February 1484–11 July 1535), Elector of Brandenburg.
- Elisabeth, born and died 1486.
- Albert of Mainz (1490, Berlin–24 September 1545, Mainz), Cardinal since 1518, Archbishop of Magdeburg in 1513-45, Archbishop of Mainz in 1514-45.
- Anna of Brandenburg (27 August 1487, Berlin–3 May 1514, Kiel), married 10 April 1502 to King Frederick I of Denmark.
- Ursula of Brandenburg (17 October 1488–18 September 1510, Güstrow), married 16 February 1507 to Duke Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg.
Ancestry
Ancestors of John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg 16. John II, Burgrave of Nuremberg 8. Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg 17. Elisabeth of Henneberg 4. Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg 18. Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen 9. Elisabeth of Meissen 19. Mathilde of Bavaria 2. Albrecht III, Elector of Brandenburg 20. Stephen II, Duke of Bavaria 10. Frederick of Bavaria-Landshut 21. Elisabeth of Sicily 5. Elisabeth of Bavaria-Landshut 22. Bernabò Visconti 11. Maddalena Visconti 23. Beatrice Regina della Scala 1. John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg 24. Rudolf VI, Margrave of Baden 12. Bernard I, Margrave of Baden-Baden 25. Matilde of Sponheim 6. Jacob, Margrave of Baden-Baden 26. Ludwig XI Count of Oettingen 13. Anna von Oettingen 27. Beatrix of Helfenstein 3. Margaret of Baden 28. John I, Duke of Lorraine 14. Charles II, Duke of Lorraine 29. Sophie of Württemberg 7. Catherine of Lorraine 30. Rupert of Germany 15. Margaret of the Palatinate 31. Elisabeth of Nuremberg References
- ^ Herbert Eulenberg. The Hohenzollerns. Translated by M.M. Bozman. The Century Co. New York, 1929.
John Cicero, Elector of BrandenburgBorn: 2 August 1455 Died: 9 January 1499Regnal titles Preceded by
Albert III AchillesElector of Brandenburg
1486–1499Succeeded by
Joachim I NestorMargrave of Brandenburg
1486–1499Categories:- 1455 births
- 1499 deaths
- People from Ansbach
- Electors of Brandenburg
- House of Hohenzollern
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