Georg Albrecht of Brandenburg
Georg Albrecht von Brandenburg (born November 20, 1591 in Berlin , † November 29, 1615 in Sonnenburg ) was Georg Albrecht II. Margrave of Brandenburg.
Life
Georg Albrecht, from the House of Hohenzollern , was a son of the Brandenburg Elector Johann Georg (1525–1598) from his third marriage to Elisabeth (1563–1607), daughter of Prince Joachim Ernst von Anhalt .
He succeeded his older brother Friedrich in 1614 as master master of the Order of St. John in the Brandenburg Ballei, based in Sonnenburg. After a settlement with Kurbrandenburg it was enfeoffed by Duke Philipp Julius of Pomerania and in 1615 confirmed the rights of the order town of Zielenzig .
Georg Albrecht died of smallpox at the age of 24 and was buried in the parish church of Küstrin . His motto was “ My actions and my life are devoted to God. "
literature
- Samuel Buchholtz : Attempting a history of the Churmarck Brandenburg from the first appearance of the German Sennonen up to the present time , Volume 3–4, FW Birnstiel, 1767, p. 490 ( books.google.de ).
- Johann Samuel Publication : Allgemeine Encyclopädie der Wissenschaften und Künste , JF Gleditsch , 1842, S. 429 ( books.google.com ).
- Adolf Wilhelm Ernst von Winterfeld : History of the knightly order St. Johannis from Spital zu Jerusalem. Berlin 1859, p. 729 ( books.google.de ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Samuel Buchholtz: Attempt of a history of the Churmarck Brandenburg from the first appearance of the German Sennonen up to the present time. Vol. 3-4, FW Birnstiel, 1767, p. 582.
- ↑ Max Lbe: Walsprüche: Mottos and sayings. BiblioBazaar, LLC, 2009, p. 29.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Ernst Margrave of Brandenburg |
Lord Master of the Brandenburg Balley of the Order of St. John 1614–1615 |
Johann Georg Margrave of Brandenburg, Duke of Jägerndorf |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Georg Albrecht of Brandenburg |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Georg Albrecht II. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Margrave of Brandenburg, master master of Sonnenburg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 20, 1591 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 29, 1615 |
| Place of death | Sonnenburg |