Frederick IX, Margrave of Brandenburg
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| Noble family | Hohenzollern |
| Father | John George, Elector of Brandenburg |
| Mother | Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst |
Frederick IX of Brandenburg (22 March 1588 in Cölln – 19 May 1611 in Sonnenburg, Prussia (now Słońsk, Poland)) was a Margrave of Brandenburg.
Life
Frederick, a member of the house of Hohenzollern, was a son of the Elector John George of Brandenburg (1525–1598) from his third marriage to Elisabeth (1563–1607), daughter of Prince Joachim Ernest of Anhalt. Frederick was educated in Frankfurt and Tübingen and undertook an extensive Grand Tour through Europe.
In 1594, he was appointed
Küstrin
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His motto was Justus ut palma floredit (The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree).[1]
Footnotes
- ^ Max Löbe: Walsprüche: Devisen und Sinnsprüche, BiblioBazaar, LLC, 2009, p. 28
References and sources
- F. A. W. Dünnemann: Stammbuch der brandenburgisch-preussischen Regenten, Nauck, 1831, p. 105 (Digitized)
- Samuel Buchholtz: Versuch einer Geschichte der Churmarck Brandenburg von der ersten Erscheinung der deutschen Sennonen an bis auf jezige Zeiten, vol 3–4, F. W. Birnstiel, 1767, p. 490
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