George Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach

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George Frederick the Elder (German: Georg Friedrich der Ältere; April 5, 1539 - April 25, 1603) was Margrave of Ansbach and Bayreuth, as well as Regent of Prussia. He was the son of George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach and a member of the House of Hohenzollern.

George Frederick reigned in his native Ansbach, Franconia and Jägerndorf, Upper Silesia since 1556 and, after the death of his cousin Albert Alcibiades in 1557, also in Bayreuth. He took over the administration of the Duchy of Prussia in 1577, when the then-reigning Duke Albert Frederick became ill.

He was the last of the older Franconia line of the House of Hohenzollern. Upon his death Ansbach and Bayreuth were inherited by younger princes of the Brandenburg line according to a domestic treaty in Gera from 1598.

Preceded by George	Margrave of Ansbach 1543–1603	Succeeded by Joachim Ernst
Preceded by Albert Alcibiades	Margrave of Bayreuth 1553–1603	Succeeded by Christian