Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
| Frederick I | |
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| Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach | |
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| Margrave of Ansbach | |
| Reign | 1486–1536 |
| Predecessor | Albrecht Achilles |
| Successor | George |
| Margrave of Kulmbach | |
| Reign | 1495–1515 |
| Predecessor | Siegmund |
| Successor | Kasimir |
| Born |
8 May 1460 Ansbach |
| Died | 4 April 1536 (aged 75) Ansbach |
| Spouse | Sophia of Poland |
| Issue |
Kasimir, Margrave of Bayreuth Frederick William, Archbishop of Riga John Albert, Archbishop of Magdeburg Frederick Albert Gumprecht Elisabeth Margaret Sofie, Duchess of Legnica Anna, Duchess of Cieszyn Barbara Elisabeth, Margravine of Baden-Durlach Barbara, Landgravine of Leuchtenberg |
| House | House of Hohenzollern |
| Father | Albert III, Margrave of Brandenburg |
| Mother | Anna of Saxony |
Kasimir, Margrave of Bayreuth
Georg, Margrave of Ansbach
Albert, Duke of Prussia
Frederick
Frederick I of Ansbach and Bayreuth (also known as Frederick V; German: Friedrich II. von Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach or Friedrich der Ältere; 8 May 1460 – 4 April 1536) was born at Ansbach as the eldest son of Albert III, Margrave of Brandenburg by his second wife Anna, daughter of Frederick II, Elector of Saxony. His elder half-brother was the Elector Johann Cicero of Brandenburg. Friedrich succeeded his father as Margrave of Ansbach in 1486 and his younger brother as Margrave of Bayreuth in 1495.
On 14 February 1479 at Frankfurt (Oder) he was married to Sophia of Poland (6 April 1464 – 5 October 1512), daughter of King Casimir IV of Poland by his wife Elisabeth of Habsburg, and sister of King Sigismund I of Poland. They had seventeen children:
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