Georg Albrecht of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
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Georg Albrecht of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (Bayreuth, 20 March 1619 – Schretz, 27 September 1666), was a German prince and member of the House of Hohenzollern
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He was the eighth of the nine children of Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
, by his wife, Marie of Prussia
. He was last child of his parents who survived adulthood; his younger brother Frederick Wilhelm, born in 1620, lived only one day.
, died in 1651, four years before the death of their father. However, despite the fact he was the only surviving son of his father, he couldn't inherit Bayreuth, because the late prince left a son, Christian Ernst
(born in 1644) who replaced him in the line of succession.
When Margrave Christian died in 1655, his grandson Christian Ernst succeeded him. But, because he was too young to reign, Georg Albrecht acted as regent for his nephew until 1664, when Christian Ernst assumed the full government of Bayreuth.
When his father died, Georg Albrecht received Kulmbach as appanage, but never ruled over this land. His title of Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth-Kulmbach was only nominal.
inherited Bayreuth. But the son and successor of Georg Frederick Karl, Frederick
, also died without male descendants in 1763, and the youngest Georg Albrecht's grandson, Frederick Christian
, became the last Margrave of the Younger line of Brandenburg-Bayreuth.
In Colditz
on 11 November 1665 (seventeen months after the death of his first wife), Georg Albrecht married secondly Sophie Marie of Solms-Baruth-Wildenfels, Dowager Countess of Schönburg-Lichtenstein. They had one son:
House of Hohenzollern
The House of Hohenzollern is a noble family and royal dynasty of electors, kings and emperors of Prussia, Germany and Romania. It originated in the area around the town of Hechingen in Swabia during the 11th century. They took their name from their ancestral home, the Burg Hohenzollern castle near...
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He was the eighth of the nine children of Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth was a member of the House of Hohenzollern and Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach ....
, by his wife, Marie of Prussia
Marie of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
Marie of Prussia was a Prussian princess by birth and Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth by marriage.- Life :...
. He was last child of his parents who survived adulthood; his younger brother Frederick Wilhelm, born in 1620, lived only one day.
Life
Georg Albrecht's older brother, Hereditary Margrave Erdmann AugustErdmann August of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
Erdmann August of Brandenburg-Bayreuth , was a member of the House of Hohenzollern and Hereditary Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth....
, died in 1651, four years before the death of their father. However, despite the fact he was the only surviving son of his father, he couldn't inherit Bayreuth, because the late prince left a son, Christian Ernst
Christian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
Christian Ernst of Brandenburg-Bayreuth was a member of the House of Hohenzollern and Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth....
(born in 1644) who replaced him in the line of succession.
When Margrave Christian died in 1655, his grandson Christian Ernst succeeded him. But, because he was too young to reign, Georg Albrecht acted as regent for his nephew until 1664, when Christian Ernst assumed the full government of Bayreuth.
When his father died, Georg Albrecht received Kulmbach as appanage, but never ruled over this land. His title of Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth-Kulmbach was only nominal.
Succession of Bayreuth
When the only surviving son of his nephew Christian Ernst died without surviving male issue in 1726, Georg Albrecht's eldest grandson, Georg Frederick KarlGeorge Frederick Charles, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
George Frederick Charles , Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth , was a German prince, member of the House of Hohenzollern, nominal Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth-Kulmbach and Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth .-Family:He was the eldest of the fourteen children born...
inherited Bayreuth. But the son and successor of Georg Frederick Karl, Frederick
Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth , was a member of the House of Hohenzollern and Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth....
, also died without male descendants in 1763, and the youngest Georg Albrecht's grandson, Frederick Christian
Frederick Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
Frederick Christian of Brandenburg-Bayreuth , was a member of the House of Hohenzollern and Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth.-Family:...
, became the last Margrave of the Younger line of Brandenburg-Bayreuth.
Marriages and children
In Bayreuth on 10 December 1651, Georg Albrecht married firstly Marie Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. They had six children:- Christian Philip (b. Bayreuth, 29 May 1653 - d. Bayreuth, 8 August 1653).
- Sophie Amalie (b. Bayreuth, 20 June 1655 - d. Bayreuth, 20 February 1656).
- George Frederick (b. Bayreuth, 1 October 1657 - d. Bayreuth, 14 April 1658).
- Erdmann Philip (b. Bayreuth, 11 May 1659 - d. after falling from his horse at Schlosshof, Bayreuth, 5 September 1678).
- Christian HeinrichChristian Heinrich of Brandenburg-Bayreuth-KulmbachChristian Heinrich of Brandenburg-Bayreuth-Kulmbach , was a German prince and member of the House of Hohenzollern and nominal Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth-Kulmbach.-Family:...
(b. Bayreuth, 29 July 1661 - d. Weferlingen, 5 April 1708). - Charles August (b. Kulmbach, 28 March 1663 - d. Neustadt am Aisch, 26 March 1731).
In Colditz
Colditz
Colditz is a town in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, near Leipzig, located on the banks of the river Mulde. The town has a population of 5,188 ....
on 11 November 1665 (seventeen months after the death of his first wife), Georg Albrecht married secondly Sophie Marie of Solms-Baruth-Wildenfels, Dowager Countess of Schönburg-Lichtenstein. They had one son:
- George Albert (b. posthumously, Plassenburg, 7 December 1666 - d. Oberkotzau, 24 January 1703), acquired Oberkotzau by purchase in 1698. He married in Alt-Kinsberg on 7 May 1699 to Regina Magdalena Lutz (b. Bayreuth, 22.4.1678 - d. Oberkotzau, 27.10.1755), daughter of an administrator in Oberkotzau. This marriage was morganatic and the issue born of them was barren of the succession of Bayreuth. Regina was created Frau von Kotzau in 1701. Their descendants, the Freiherren von KotzauKotzauThe House of Kotzau was a local noble family in Franconia.The House of Kotzau took its name from the village of Kotzau, today called Oberkotzau and it is located in the district Hof in Upper Franconia. Famous members of the family were abbess in the abbeys of Himmelkron and Hof. Hans von Kotzau...
were extinct in the male line in 1976.