List of consorts of Brandenburg explained

See also: List of rulers of Brandenburg.

Margravine of the Nordmark, 965–1157

House of Haldensleben
PictureName FatherBirthMarriageBecame MargravineCeased to be MargravineDeathSpouse
The name of Dietrich's wife and the mother of his children is not known.Dietrich
House of Walbeck
Godila of RothenburgWerner, Count of Rothenburg--983
husband's accession
25 January 1003
husband's death
1015Lothair
Liutgard of MeissenEckard I, Margrave of Meissen
(Ekkehardiner)
-January 100325 January 1003
husband's accession
1009
husband's deprived of title
13 November 1012Werner
House of Haldensleben
? VladimirovnaVladimir I of Kiev
(Rurikids)
-991/921009
husband's accession
1051
husband's death
-Bernard
House of Udonen
Adelaide of Rheinfelden--10251056
husband's accession
7 November 1057
husband's death
7 December after 1057Lothair Udo I
Oda of WerlHerman III, Count of Werl
(Werl)
ca. 105010654 May 1082
husband's death
13 January 1110Lothair Udo II
Eupraxia of KievVsevolod I of Kiev
(Rurikids)
1071-27 June 1087
husband's death
20 July 1109Henry I
Irmgard of PlötzkauDietrich, Count of Plötzkau
(Plötzkau)
1085/871095/11002 June 1106
husband's death
26 November 1154Lothair Udo III
Richgard of SponheimHermann of Sponheim, Burgrave of Magdeburg
(Sponheim)
--2 June 1106
husband's death
1114
husband's desposition
1151Rudolph I
House of Plötzkau
Adela of BeichlingenKuno of Northeim, Count of Beichlingen
(Northeim)
-after August 11061112
husband's accession
1118
husband's death
1123Helferich
House of Udonen
Adelaide of BallenstedtOtto, Count of Ballenstedt
(Ascania)
1100-1114
husband's accession
4 December 1128
husband's death
1139Henry II
Matilda of WinzenburgHermann I, Count of Winzenburg-1124 after 7 December4 December 1128
husband's accession
15 February 1130
husband's death
23 May 1155Lothair Udo IV
Elisabeth of StyriaLeopold I, Margrave of Styria
(Otakars)
1124before 112815 February 1130
husband's accession
25 December after 1138Rudolph II
House of Plötzkau
unnamedBolesław III Wrymouth
(Piast)
before 1119113110 January 1133
husband's death
-Conrad

Margravine of Brandenburg, 1157–1356

House of Ascania
PictureName FatherBirthMarriageBecame MargravineCeased to be MargravineDeathSpouse
Sophie of WinzenburgHerman I, Count of Winzenburg-1124, after 7 December3 October 1157
husband's accession
25 March 1160Albert I
Judith of PolandBolesław III Wrymouth
(Piast)
1130/56 January 114818 November 1170
husband's accession
8 July 1171/5Otto I
Ada of HollandFloris III, Count of Holland
(Holland)
1163/6after 1171/58 July 1184
husband's death
after 1205
Mathilde of LandsbergConrad II, Margrave of Lusatia
(Wettin)
-August 120525 February 1220
husband's death
1255Albert II
Sophie of DenmarkValdemar II of Denmark
(Estridsen)
12171233/352 November 1247John I
Brigitte of SaxonyAlbert I, Duke of Saxony
(Ascania)
-7 May 12553 June 1266 or 2 February 1267
husband's death
before 23 December 1287
Beatrice of BohemiaWenceslaus I of Bohemia
(Přemyslids)
1230/31before June 12439 October 1267
husband's death
27 May 1290Otto III
From 1266 to 1319, Brandenburg was held by the two lines of Brandenburg-Stendal and Brandenburg-Salzwedel, all of whom jointly shared the title of Margravine.
Margravine of Brandenburg-Stendal
House of Ascania
Hedwig of WerleNicholas I, Lord of Werle
(Mecklenburg-Werle)
12431258/623 June 1266 or 2 February 1267
husband's accession
10 September 1281
husband's death
9 September 1287John II
Heilwig of Holstein-KielJohn I, Count of Holstein-Kiel
(Schauenburg)
125029 January 12623 June 1266 or 2 February 1267
husband's accession
3 January 1305/1307Otto IV
Jutta of HennebergHerman I, Count of Henneberg-Coburg
(Henneberg)
1272130827 November 1308
husband's death
25 April 1317
Constance of Greater PolandPrzemysł I of Greater Poland
(Piast)
1245/4612603 June 1266 or 2 February 1267
husband's accession
8 October 1281Conrad
Agnes of BavariaLouis II, Duke of Bavaria
(Wittelsbach)
1276/78November 1298 or 19 May 130314 February 1318
husband's death
1340 or 22 July 1345Henry I
Agnes of BrandenburgHerman, Margrave of Brandenburg
(Ascania)
1296/98May or October 1309314 February 1318
husband's accession
14 August 1319
husband's death
28 November 1334Waldemar
Margravine of Brandenburg-Salzwedel
House of Ascania
Jutta of HennebergHerman I, Count of Henneberg-Coburg
(Henneberg)
-22 October 1268before 13 September 1295Otto V
Matilda of DenmarkChristopher I of Denmark
(Estridsen)
-1269 or 127123 April 1299/19 November 1300 or 1311Albert III
Hedwig of HabsburgRudolph I of Germany
(Habsburg)
1258–1261127926 January 1285/27 October 1286Otto VI
Anna of AustriaAlbert I of Germany
(Habsburg)
1275/80127923/24 August 1298
husband's accession
1 January 1308
husband's death
19 March 1327Herman
Katharina of GlogauHenry III, Duke of Silesia-Glogau
(Piast)
1300/05before 24 March 131724 March 1317
husband's death
5 December 1323/26John V
After the extinction of the Ascanian dynasty in 1320, Brandenburg came under the control of the Emperor Louis IV of the House of Wittelsbach, who granted Brandenburg to his eldest son, Louis V of Bavaria.
House of Wittelsbach
Margaret of DenmarkChristopher II of Denmark
(Estridsen)
1305December 132419 March/31 May 1340Louis I
Margarete MaultaschHenry of Bohemia
(Meinhardiner)
131810 February 1342December 1351
husband's abdication
3 October 1369
Cunigunde of PolandCasimir III of Poland
(Piast)
before 16 May 13351 January/25 July 135210 January 1356
raised to Electoral status
26 April 1357Louis II
With the Golden Bull of 1356 the Margraviate was raised to an Electorate.

Electress of Brandenburg, 1356–1806

House of Wittelsbach
PictureName FatherBirthMarriageBecame ElectressCeased to be ElectressDeathSpouse
Cunigunde of PolandCasimir III of Poland
(Piast)
before 16 May 13351 January/25 July 135210 January 1356
raised to Electoral status
26 April 1357Louis II
Ingeborg of Mecklenburg-SchwerinAlbert II, Duke of Mecklenburg
(Mecklenburg-Schwerin)
134015 February 136017 May 1365
husband's death
25 July 1395
Katharine of BohemiaCharles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
(Luxembourg)
19 August 134219 March 136618 August 1373
husband's abdication, kept electoral dignity till death
26 April 1395Otto VII
Emperor Charles IV invaded Brandenburg in 1371 since Otto neglected his government. Two years later Otto officially resigned against a huge financial compensation and retired in Bavaria. This was the end of the Wittelsbach rule in Brandenburg.
House of Luxembourg
PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ElectressCeased to be ElectressDeathSpouse
Joanna of BavariaAlbert I, Duke of Bavaria
(Wittelsbach)
136229 September 13702 October 1373
husband's accession
29 November 1378
husband relinquished title
31 December 1386Wenceslaus I
Mary of HungaryLouis I of Hungary
(Anjou-Hungary)
137131 March 13781388
Brandenburg mortgaged
17 May 1395Sigismund
Agnes of OpoleBolko II of Opole
(Piast)
-13741388
husband's accession
18 January 1411
husband's death
1 April 1413Jobst
Barbara of CeljeHerman II, Count of Celje
(Celje)
1390/1395140816 January 1411
husband's accession
30 April 1415
husband ceased to be elector
11 July 1451Sigismund
House of Hohenzollern
PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ElectressCeased to be ElectressDeathSpouse
Elisabeth of BavariaFrederick, Duke of Bavaria
(Wittelsbach)
138318 September 140130 April 1415
husband's accession
20 September 1440
husband's death
13 November 1442Frederick I
Catherine of SaxonyFrederick I, Elector of Saxony
(Wettin)
142111 June 14411470
husband's abdication
23 August 1476Frederick II
Anna of SaxonyFrederick II, Elector of Saxony
(Wettin)
7 March 143712 November 14581471
husband's accession
11 March 1486
husband's death
31 October 1512Albrecht III Achilles
Margaret of ThuringiaWilliam III of Saxony, Duke of Luxemburg
(Wettin)
144925 August 147611 March 1486
husband's accession
9 January 1499
husband's death
13 July 1501John Cicero
Elizabeth of DenmarkJohn of Denmark
(Oldenburg)
24 June 148510 April 150211 July 1535
husband's death
10 June 1555Joachim I Nestor
Hedwig of PolandSigismund I the Old
(Jagiellon)
15 March 151329 August/1 September 15353 January 1571
husband's abdication
7 February 1573Joachim II Hector
Sabina of Brandenburg-AnsbachGeorge, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
(Hohenzollern)
12 May 152912 February 15483 January 1571
husband's accession
2 November 1575John George
Elisabeth of Anhalt-ZerbstGeorge, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
(Hohenzollern)
5/15 September 15636 October 15778 January 1598
husband's death
8 October 1607
Catherine of Brandenburg-KüstrinJohn, Margrave of Brandenburg-Küstrin
(Hohenzollern)
10 August 15498 January 15708 January 1598
husband's accession
30 September 1602Joachim Frederick
Eleanor of PrussiaAlbert Frederick, Duke of Prussia
(Hohenzollern)
21 August 158323 October 16039 April 1607
Anna of PrussiaAlbert Frederick, Duke of Prussia
(Hohenzollern)
3 July 157630 October 159418 July 1608
husband's accession
23 December 1619
husband's death
30 August 1625John Sigismund
Elizabeth Charlotte of the PalatinateFrederick IV, Elector Palatine
(Palatinate-Simmern)
19 November 159724 July 161623 December 1619
husband's accession
1 December 1640
husband's death
26 April 1660George William
Louise Henriette of Orange-NassauFrederick Henry, Prince of Orange
(Orange-Nassau)
7 December 16277 December 164618 June 1667Frederick William I
Sophia Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-GlücksburgPhilip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
(Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg)
28 September 163613 June 166829 April 1688
husband's death
6 August 1689
Sophia Charlotte of HanoverErnest Augustus, Elector of Hanover
(Hanover)
30 October 16688 October 168429 April 1688
husband's accession
1 February 1705Frederick III
Sophia Louise of Mecklenburg-SchwerinFrederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Grabow
(Mecklenburg-Schwerin)
6 May 168528 November 170825 February 1713
husband's death
29 July 1735
Sophia Dorothea of HanoverGeorge I of Great Britain
(Hanover)
16 March 168728 November 170625 February 1713
husband's accession
31 May 1740
husband's death
28 June 1757Frederick William II
Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-BevernFerdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
(Brunswick-Bevern)
8 November 171512 June 173331 May 1740
husband's accession
17 August 1786
husband's death
13 January 1797Frederick IV
Frederika Louisa of Hesse-DarmstadtLouis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
(Hesse-Darmstadt)
16 October 175114 July 176917 August 1786
husband's accession
16 November 1797
husband's death
25 February 1805Frederick William III
Louise of Mecklenburg-StrelitzCharles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
(Mecklenburg-Strelitz)
10 March 177624 December 179316 November 1797
husband's accession
6 August 1806
dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire
9 July 1810Frederick William IV
On 6 August 1806, the feudal designation of the Electorate and Margraviate of Brandenburg ended with the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire.

Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach, 1398–1791

House of Hohenzollern
PictureName FatherBirthMarriageBecame MargravineCeased to be MargravineDeathSpouse
Elisabeth of BavariaFrederick, Duke of Bavaria
(Wittelsbach)
138318 September 140120 September 1440
husband's death
13 November 1442Frederick I
Margaret of BadenJacob, Margrave of Baden-Baden
(Zähringen)
143112 November 144624 October 1457Albert III Achilles
Anna of SaxonyFrederick II, Elector of Saxony
(Wettin)
7 March 143712 November 145811 March 1486
husband's death
31 October 1512
Sophia of PolandCasimir IV Jagiellon
(Jagiellon)
6 May 146414 February 147911 March 1486
husband's accession
5 October 1512Frederick II
Emilie of SaxonyHenry IV, Duke of Saxony
(Wettin)
27 July 151625 August 15334 April 1536
husband's accession
27 December 1543
husband's death
9 April 1591George
Elisabeth of Brandenburg-KüstrinJohn, Margrave of Brandenburg-Küstrin
(Hohenzollern)
29 August 154026 December 15588 March 1578George Frederick
Sophie of Brunswick-LüneburgWilliam, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
(Welf)
30 October 15633 May 157925 April 1603
husband's death
14 January 1639
Sophie of Solms-LaubachJohn George I, Count of Solms-Laubach
(Solms-Laubach)
15 May 159414 October 16127 March 1625
husband's death
16 May 1651Joachim Ernest
Henriette Louise of Württemberg-MömpelgardLouis Frederick, Duke of Württemberg-Montbéliard
(Württemberg)
30 June 162331 August 16423 September 1650Albert II
Sophie Margarete of Oettingen-OettingenJoachim Ernest, Count of Oettingen-Oettingen
(Oettingen-Oettingen)
19 December 163415 October 16515 August 1664
Christine of Baden-DurlachFrederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
(Baden)
22 April 16456 August 166522 October 1667
husband's death
21 December 1705
Johanna Elisabeth of Baden-DurlachFrederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
(Baden)
6 November 16515 February 167228 September 1680John Frederick
Eleonore Erdmuthe of Saxe-EisenachJohn George I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
(Wettin)
13 April 16624 November 168122 March 1686
husband's death
19 September 1696
Christiane Charlotte of Württemberg-WinnentalFrederick Charles, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental
(Württemberg)
20 August 169428 August 17097 January 1723
husband's death
25 December 1729William Frederick
Fredericka Louise of PrussiaFrederick William I of Prussia
(Hohenzollern)
29 August 171430 May 17293 August 1757
husband's death
4 February 1784Charles William
Frederica Caroline of Saxe-Coburg-SaalfeldFrancis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
(Wettin)
24 June 173522 November 17543 August 1757
husband's accession
18 February 1791Christian II Frederick
Elizabeth BerkeleyAugustus Berkeley, 4th Earl of Berkeley
(Berkeley)
17 December 175030 October 17912 December 1791
husband's abdication
13 January 1828
On 2 December 1791, Christian II Frederick sold the sovereignty of his principalities to king Frederick William II of Prussia.

Margravine of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, 1398–1604

House of Hohenzollern
PictureName FatherBirthMarriageBecame MargravineCeased to be MargravineDeathSpouse
Margaret of BohemiaCharles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
(Luxembourg)
29 September 1373138121 January 1398
husband's accession
4 June 1410John I
Elisabeth of BavariaFrederick, Duke of Bavaria
(Wittelsbach)
138318 September 140111 June 1420
husband's accession
20 September 1440
husband's death
13 November 1442Frederick I
Barbara of Saxe-WittenbergRudolf III, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg
(Ascania)
after 1406before 26 May 141620 September 1440
husband's accession
1457
husband's abdication
10 October 1465John II
Margaret of BadenJacob, Margrave of Baden-Baden
(Zähringen)
143112 November 14461457
husband's accession
24 October 1457Albert III Achilles
Anna of SaxonyFrederick II, Elector of Saxony
(Wettin)
7 March 143712 November 145811 March 1486
husband's death
31 October 1512
Sophia of PolandCasimir IV Jagiellon
(Jagiellon)
6 May 146414 February 147926 February 1495
husband's accession
5 October 1512Frederick II
Susanna of BavariaAlbert IV, Duke of Bavaria
(Wittelsbach)
2 April 150225 August 151821 September 1527
husband's death
23 April 1543Casimir
Elisabeth of Brandenburg-KüstrinJohn, Margrave of Brandenburg-Küstrin
(Hohenzollern)
29 August 154026 December 15588 March 1578George Frederick
Sophie of Brunswick-LüneburgWilliam, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
(Welf)
30 October 15633 May 157925 April 1603
husband's death
14 January 1639
Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, moved the seat of his Margraviate to Bayreuth in 1604.

Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, 1604–1791

House of Hohenzollern
PictureName FatherBirthMarriageBecame MargravineCeased to be MargravineDeathSpouse
Marie of PrussiaAlbert Frederick, Duke of Prussia
(Hohenzollern)
23 January 157929 April 16041604
husband's accession
21 February 1649Christian
Erdmuthe Sophie of SaxonyJohn George II, Elector of Saxony
(Wettin)
25 February 164429 October 166222 June 1670Christian Ernest
Sophie Louise of Württemberg-StuttgartEberhard III, Duke of Württemberg
(Württemberg)
19 February 16428 February 16713 October 1702
Elisabeth Sophie of BrandenburgFrederick William I, Elector of Brandenburg
(Hohenzollern)
5 April 167430 March 170320 May 1712
husband's death
22 November 1748
Sophie of Saxe-WeissenfelsJohn Adolph I, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels
(Wettin)
2 August 168416 October 169920 May 1712
husband's accession
18 December 1726
husband's death
6 May 1752George William
Wilhelmine of PrussiaFrederick William I of Prussia
(Hohenzollern)
3 July 170930 November 173117 May 1735
husband's accession
14 October 1758Frederick IV
Sophie Caroline Marie of Brunswick-WolfenbüttelCharles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
(Welf)
7 October 173720 September 175926 February 1763
husband's death
23 December 1817
Victoria Charlotte of Anhalt-Zeitz-HoymVictor I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
(Ascania)
25 September 171526 April 173226 February 1763
husband's accession
1764
divorce
4 February 1792Frederick Christian
Frederica Caroline of Saxe-Coburg-SaalfeldFrancis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
(Wettin)
24 June 173522 November 175420 January 1769
husband's accession
18 February 1791Christian Frederick
Elizabeth BerkeleyAugustus Berkeley, 4th Earl of Berkeley
(Berkeley)
17 December 175030 October 17912 December 1791
husband's abdication
13 January 1828
On 2 December 1791, Christian II Frederick sold the sovereignty of his principalities to king Frederick William II of Prussia.

Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth-Kulmbach, 1655–1726

House of Hohenzollern
PictureName FatherBirthMarriageBecame MargravineCeased to be MargravineDeathSpouse
Marie Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-GlücksburgPhilipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
(Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg)
26 July 162810 December 165111 March 1664
husband's accession
6 June 1664George Albert
Sophie Marie of Solms-BaruthJohann Georg II, Count of Solms-Baruth
(Solms-Baruth)
5 March 162611 November 166527 September 1666
husband's death
16 April 1688
Sophie Christiane of WolfsteinAlbert Frederick, Count of Wolfstein-Sulzbürg
(Wolfstein)
24 October 166714 August 16875 April 1708
husband's death
23 August 1737Christian Henry
Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-BeckFrederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
(Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck)
24 November 168517 April 17091724
marriage dissolved
25 December 1761George Frederick Charles
In 1726 George Frederick Charles became Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth.

Margravine of Brandenburg-Küstrin, 1535–1571

House of Hohenzollern
PictureName FatherBirthMarriageBecame MargravineCeased to be MargravineDeathSpouse
Catherine of Brunswick-WolfenbüttelHenry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
(Welf)
151831 December 153713 January 1571
husband's death
16 May 1574John
The Margraviate of Brandenburg-Küstrin was absorbed in 1571 into the Margraviate and Electorate of Brandenburg.

Margravine of Brandenburg-Schwedt, 1688–1788

House of Hohenzollern
PictureName FatherBirthMarriageBecame MargravineCeased to be MargravineDeathSpouse
Johanna Charlotte of Anhalt-DessauJohn George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
(Ascania)
6 April 168225 January 169919 December 1711
husband's death
31 March 1750Philip William
Sophie Dorothea of PrussiaFrederick William I of Prussia
(Hohenzollern)
25 January 171910 November 173413 November 1765Frederick William
Leopoldine Marie of Anhalt-DessauLeopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
(Ascania)
12 December 171613 February 17394 March 1771
husband's accession
27 January 1782Frederick Henry
In 1788 the title was incorporated into the Kingdom of Prussia.

See also