John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg

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:

1. Wolfgang, born and died 1482.
2. Joachim I, Elector of Brandenburg (21 February 1484–11 July 1535), Elector of Brandenburg.
3. Elisabeth, born and died 1486.
4. Albert of Mainz (1490, Berlin–24 September 1545, Mainz), Cardinal since 1518, Archbishop of Magdeburg in 1513-45, Archbishop of Mainz in 1514-45.
5. Anna of Brandenburg (27 August 1487, Berlin–3 May 1514, Kiel), married 10 April 1502 to King Frederick I of Denmark.
6. Ursula of Brandenburg (17 October 1488–18 September 1510, Güstrow), married 16 February 1507 to Duke Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg.

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