Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt
Christian Ludwig (14 March 1677 – 3 September 1734) was a Margrave of Brandenburg and a military officer of Brandenburg-Prussia's Hohenzollern dynasty. The title "Margrave of Brandenburg" was given to princes of the Prussian Royal House and did not express a territorial or allodial status. He is best known as the recipient of Johann Sebastian Bach's Brandenburg concertos.[1]
Ancestry
| Ancestors of Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt |
|---|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
| 16. Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg |
|
| | | | |
|
| 8. John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg | |
|
| | | | | | | |
|
| 17. Catherine of Brandenburg-Küstrin |
|
| | | | |
|
| 4. George William, Elector of Brandenburg | |
|
| | | | | | | | | | |
|
| 18. Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia |
|
| | | | |
|
| 9. Duchess Anna of Prussia | |
|
| | | | | | | |
|
| 19. Marie Eleonore of Cleves |
|
| | | | |
|
| 2. Frederick William I, Elector of Brandenburg | |
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
| 20. Louis VI, Elector Palatine |
|
| | | | |
|
| 10. Frederick IV, Elector Palatine | |
|
| | | | | | | |
|
| 21. Elisabeth of Hesse |
|
| | | | |
|
| 5. Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate | |
|
| | | | | | | | | | |
|
| 22. William the Silent |
|
| | | | |
|
| 11. Countess Louise Juliana of Nassau | |
|
| | | | | | | |
|
| 23. Charlotte of Bourbon |
|
| | | | |
|
| 1. Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt | |
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
| 24. Christian III of Denmark |
|
| | | | |
|
| 12. John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg | |
|
| | | | | | | |
|
| 25. Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg |
|
| | | | |
|
| 6. Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | |
|
| | | | | | | | | | |
|
| 26. Ernest III, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen |
|
| | | | |
|
| 13. Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen | |
|
| | | | | | | |
|
| 27. Margarethe of Pomerania-Wolgast |
|
| | | | |
|
| 3. Sophia Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | |
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
| 28. Francis I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg |
|
| | | | |
|
| 14. Francis II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg | |
|
| | | | | | | |
|
| 29. Sibylle of Saxony |
|
| | | | |
|
| 7. Sophia Hedwig of Saxe-Lauenburg | |
|
| | | | | | | | | | |
|
| 30. Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
|
| | | | |
|
| 15. Maria of Brunswick-Lüneburg | |
|
| | | | | | | |
|
| 31. Hedwig of Brandenburg |
|
| | | | |
|
|
References
- ↑ Malcolm Boyd. Bach: the Brandenburg Concertos. Cambridge University Press, 1993. ISBN 0-521-38276-9
External links
