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John Sigismund ( German: Johann Sigismund; 8 November 1572 – 23 December 1619) was a Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg from the House of Hohenzollern. He became the Duke of Prussia through his marriage to Duchess Anna, the eldest daughter of Duke Albert Frederick of Prussia who died without sons.
Sigismund claimed these rights for himself and designated Frederick to represent him as elector of Brandenburg in the imperial election of 20 September 1410. While Sigismund won this initial vote, Jobst of Moravia won the support of a majority of electors in an election in October 1410 and himself claimed the imperial throne.
22 de feb. de 2023 · John Sigismund was a Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg and became the Duke of Prussia through his marriage to Duchess Anna. He converted to Calvinism and drew up plans for mass conversion of the population, but faced resistance from the majority of his subjects, who remained deeply Lutheran. He died in 1619.
"John Sigismund (German: Johann Sigismund; 8 November 1572 – 23 December 1619) was a Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg from the House of Hohenzollern. He became the Duke of Prussia through his marriage to Duchess Anna, the eldest daughter of Duke Albert Frederick of Prussia who died without sons.
6 de may. de 2024 · Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg. Johann Johann Sigismund Sigismund Kurfürst von Brandenburg von Brandenburg (Hohenzollern) (8 Nov 1572 - certain 2 Jan 1620)
Sigismund, Vol. XIV. p.364; and Thorn (by Henke), Vol. XVI. p.101. Brandenburg, the central province of Prussia, with Berlin as its capital, ruled since 1415 by princes of the house of Hohenzollern, at first embraced the Lutheran Reformation, but at the beginning of the seventeenth century the Elector became Calvinistic, drawing with him a few influential ministers and congregations.
Hedwig. Father. Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg. Mother. Hedwig Jagiellon. Hedwig of Brandenburg (23 February 1540 – 21 October 1602), a member of the Hohenzollern dynasty, was Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel from 1568 to 1589, by her marriage with the Welf duke Julius .
