Elector John Georg von Hohenzollern

of Brandenburg and Archbishop of Magdeburg

1571-1598 John George "Oeconomus" von Hohenzollern, Elector of Brandenburg (b. 11 Sept 1525 d. 18 Jan 1598 Berlin, bur Berlin Cathedral) son of Joachin II "Hector" von Hohenzollern m. (1) 15 Feb 1545 Kuestrin to Sofia of Liegnitz (Legnica) (b. 1525 d. 6 Feb 1546 Berlin, dau. of Fredrick, Duke of Liegnitz (Legnica); m. (2) 12 Feb 1548 Ansbach to Sabina, (b. 12 May 1529 d. 2 Nov 1575), dau. of George, Margrave of Ansbach; m. (3) 6 Oct 1577 in Letzlingen to Princess Elizabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst (b. 5 Sept 1563 Zerbst d. 5 Oct 1607 Crossen, bur Berlin Catheral, dau. of Joachim, Prince of Anhalt

Issue m. (1)
1. Joachim Frederick von Hohenzollern (b. 1546 d. 1608)
m. (2)
1. Georg Albrecht von Hohenzollern (b. 1555 d. 1557)
2. Erdmuthe von Hohenzollern (b. 1561 d. 1623 Stolp, bur Stettin) m. 1577 Stettin to Duke Joachim Friedrich of Pomerania (d. 1600)
3. John von Hohenzollern [twin] (b. ? d. bef 1572 as infant/child)
4. Albrecht von Hohezollern [twin] (b.? d. bef 1572 as infant/child)
5. Magdalene Sabine von Hohezollern (b. ? d. before 1572 as infant/child)
6. Maria (Mary) von Hohenzollern (b. ? d. before 1571 as infant/child)
7. Hedwig von Hohenzollern (b. ? d. bef 1572 as infant/child)
8. Magdalene von Hohenzollern (b. ? d. bef 1572 as infant/child)
9. Margarete von Hohenzollern (b. ? d. bef 1572 as infant/child)
10. Anna Marie (Mary) von Hohenzollern (b. 1567 Schloss Zechlin d. 1618 Wollin, bur Stettin) m. 1581 Berlin to Bernim X, Duke of Pomerania (d. 1603)
11. Sofia von Hohenzollern (b. 6 June 1568 Schloss Zechlin d. 1622 Dresden, bur Freiberg Cathedral /Dom ) m. 1582 Dresden m. Christian I, Elector of Saxony (d. 1591)
m. (3) Issue:
1. Christian von Hohenzoller, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (b. 1581 Berlin d. 1655 Bayreuth) m. 1604 Plassenburg to Marie (Mary), (b. 1579 d. 1649) dau. of Albrecht Fred., Duke of Prussia
2. Magdalene von Hohenzollern (b. 7 Jan 1582 Berlin d. 4 May 1616 Darmstadt) m. 1598 Berlin to Ludwig V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (b. 24 Sept 1577 d. 1626)
3. Joachim Ernst von Hohenzollern, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (b. 1583 Koelln on the Spree d. 1625 Ansbach, bur Heilsbronn) m. 1612 Ansbach to Sofie of Solms-Laubach (b. 1594 Laubach d. 1651 Ploetzkau, bur Kalbe), dau. of John Georg I, Count of Solms-Laubach
4. Agnes von Hohenzollern (b. 1584 Berlin d. 1629 Schloss Neuhaus, bur Lauenburg) m. (1) 1604 Berlin to Philipp Julius, Duke of Pomerania (d. 1625); m. (2) 1628 Schloss Barth to Franz Karl, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (d. 1660)
5. Friedrich von Hohennzollern (b. 1588 Koelln on the Spree d. 1611 Sonnenburg, bur Kuestrin)
6. Elisabeth Sofia von Hohenzollern (b. 4 July 1789 Berlin d. 24 Dec 1629 Frankfurt on the Oder) m. (1) 1604 Berlin to Jansz Radziwill, Prince of Poland
7. Dorothea Sibyl (Sibylle) von Hohenzollern (b. 19 Oct 1590 Berlin d. 9 March 1625 Brieg) m. 1610 Berlin to Johann Christian, Duke of Liegnitz (d. 1639)
8. Georg Alrecht von Hohenzollern (b. 1591 Berlin d. 1615 Sonnenburg, bur Kuestrin)
9. Sigismund von Hohenzollern b. 20 Nov 1592 Koelln d. 30 May 1640 Cleve
10. Johann von Hohenzollern (b. 1597 Berlin d. 1627 Haus Steinburg, Holstein, bur Kulmbach)
11. Johann Georg von Hohenzollern (b. 1598 Crossen d. 1637 Crailsheim)