George Frederick II
Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach from 1692 to 1703 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
George Frederick II (German: Georg Friedrich II.;3 May 1678 – 29 March 1703), also called George Frederick the Younger (German: der Jüngere), was Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach from 6 October 1692 until his death in 1703.[1] He was the third son of John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach by his first wife Joanna Elisabeth of Baden-Durlach. George Frederick succeeded his elder brother Christian Albert as Margrave in 1692.
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George Frederick II | |
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Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach | |
Reign | 16 October 1692 – 29 March 1703 |
Predecessor | Christian Albert |
Successor | William Frederick |
Born | (1678-05-03)3 May 1678 Ansbach, Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach |
Died | 29 March 1703(1703-03-29) (aged 24) Schmidmühlen |
House | Hohenzollern |
Father | John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach |
Mother | Johanna Elisabeth of Baden-Durlach |
In the War of the Palatinian Succession he fought from 1695 to 1697 as a volunteer in the Imperial Army. During the Spanish War of Succession in 1702 he succeeded in taking the fortress Bersello Modena. He was killed at the Battle of Schmidmühlen [de] in 1703, and as he was unmarried, Ansbach passed to his younger half-brother William Frederick.