William Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach

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William Frederick
Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach

Born	(1686-01-08)8 January 1686 Ansbach
Died	7 January 1723(1723-01-07) (aged 36) Unterreichenbach
Noble family	Hohenzollern
Spouse(s)	Christiane Charlotte of Württemberg-Winnental
Issue	Karl Wilhelm Friedrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach Margravine Eleonore Margrave Frederick Charles
Father	John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Mother	Princess Eleonore Erdmuthe of Saxe-Eisenach

William Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (8 January 1686^[1] – 7 January 1723), was Margrave of the Principality of Brandenburg-Ansbach from 1703 until his death in 1723. He was the younger brother of Caroline of Ansbach and thus brother-in-law of George II of Great Britain.

Early life

William Frederick was born in Ansbach in 1686 to John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, and his father's second wife; Eleonore Erdmuthe of Saxe-Eisenach. His two surviving half-brothers, Margraves Christian Albert and George Frederick II, both died unmarried and without legitimate issue.

Personal life

He married his first cousin, Christiane Charlotte of Württemberg-Winnental in 1709.^[2]^[3] He died in Unterreichenbach and was succeeded by his son Charles William Frederick, called "The Wild Margrave".^[4]

Ancestry

Ancestors of William Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach

16. John George, Elector of Brandenburg

8. Joachim Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach

17. Princess Elizabeth of Anhalt

4. Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach

18. John George I, Count of Solms-Laubach

9. Countess Sophie of Solms-Laubach

19. Countess Margaret of Schönburg-Glauchau

2. John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach

20. Ludwig Eberhard, Count of Oettingen-Oettingen

10. Joachim Ernest, Count of Oettingen-Oettingen

21. Countess Margaret of Erbach

5. Countess Sophie Margarete of Oettingen-Oettingen

22. Henry William I, Count of Solms-Sonnenwalde

11. Countess Anna Sibylle of Solms-Sonnenwald

23. Countess Sophia Dorothea of Mansfeld-Arnstein

1. William Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach

24. John II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar

12. William, Duke of Saxe-Weimar

25. Princess Dorothea Maria of Anhalt

6. John George I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach

26. John George I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau

13. Princess Eleonore Dorothea of Anhalt-Dessau

27. Countess Palatine Dorothea of Simmern

3. Princess Eleonore Erdmuthe of Saxe-Eisenach

28. William III, Count of Sayn-Wittgenstein

14. Ernest, Count of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn

29. Countess Anna Elizabeth of Sayn-Sayn

7. Johannetta, Countess of Sayn-Altenkirchen

30. George III, Count of Erbach-Breuberg

15. Countess Louise Juliane of Erbach

31. Countess Maria of Barby-Mühlingen

References

^ Seidel, Paul (1914). Hohenzollern-Jahrbuch: Forschungen und Abbildungen zur Geschichte der Hohenzollern in Brandenburg-Preussen (in German). Giesecke and Devrient. p. 88. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
^ Von Lindheim, Alfred (1909). Saluti senectutis (in German). Leipzig: Franz Deuticke. p. 172. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
^ "Marriage pact of Princess Christiane Charlotte of Württemberg-Winnental and Margrave Wilhelm Friedrich of Brandenburg-Ansbach". www.archivportal-d.de. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
^ "Karl Wilhelm Friedrich". www.deutsche-biographie.de (in German). Retrieved 29 February 2024.

William Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach House of Hohenzollern Born: 8 January 1686 Died: 7 January 1723
Preceded by George Frederick II	Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach 1703–1723	Succeeded by Charles William Frederick