Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt

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1710 painting of Christian Ludwig by Antoine Pesne

Christian Ludwig (14 March 1677 – 3 September 1734) was a Margrave of Brandenburg and a military officer of Brandenburg-Prussia's Hohenzollern dynasty. The title "Margrave of Brandenburg" was given to princes of the Prussian Royal House and did not express a territorial or allodial status. He is best known as the recipient of Johann Sebastian Bach's Brandenburg concertos.[1]

Biography

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Ancestry

Family of Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16. Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17. Catherine of Brandenburg-Küstrin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. George William, Elector of Brandenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18. Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Duchess Anna of Prussia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19. Marie Eleonore of Cleves
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Frederick William I, Elector of Brandenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20. Louis VI, Elector Palatine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. Frederick IV, Elector Palatine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21. Elisabeth of Hesse
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22. William the Silent
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. Countess Louise Juliana of Nassau
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23. Charlotte of Bourbon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24. Christian III of Denmark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25. Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26. Ernest III, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27. Margarethe of Pomerania-Wolgast
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Sophia Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28. Francis I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14. Francis II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29. Sibylle of Saxony
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Sophia Hedwig of Saxe-Lauenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30. Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15. Maria of Brunswick-Lüneburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31. Hedwig of Brandenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

  1. Malcolm Boyd. Bach: the Brandenburg Concertos. Cambridge University Press, 1993. ISBN 0-521-38276-9

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