Frederick of Altmark
Frederick III of Brandenburg | |
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Born | c. 1424 |
Died | Tangermünde | 6 October 1463
Buried | St. George Church in Arneburg |
Noble family | House of Hohenzollern |
Spouse(s) | Agnes of Pomerania |
Father | Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg |
Mother | Elizabeth of Bavaria-Landshut |
Frederick III of Brandenburg, nicknamed the Fat, also the Younger (born: c. 1424; died: 6 October 1463 in Tangermünde) was Margrave of Brandenburg and Lord of the Altmark.
Life
Frederick was the youngest son of the Elector Frederick I of Brandenburg (1371–1440) from his marriage to Elizabeth (1383–1442 ), daughter of the Duke Frederick of Bavaria-Landshut.
His father's
Since Frederick died without male heirs, the Altmark and Priegnitz fell back to the Electorate of Brandenburg when he died in 1463. Frederick was buried in the Church of St. George in Arneburg. During the Thirty Years' War his tomb was looted and destroyed. His remains were recovered and buried in Berlin [2]
Marriage and issue
Frederick married on 9 February 1449 in Tangermünde to Agnes (1436–1512), a daughter of the Duke Barnim VIII of Pomerania, with whom he had one daughter:
- Eitel Frederick IIof Hohenzollern (1452-1512)
References
- Theodor Hirsch (1877), "Friedrich der Jüngere oder Feiste, Markgraf von Brandenburg", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 7, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, p. 480