Frederick III, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach

Frederick III
Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Noble family	Hohenzollern
Father	Joachim Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Mother	Sophie of Solms-Laubach
Born	(1616-05-01)1 May 1616 Ansbach
Died	Nördlingen

Frederick III, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1 May 1616, Ansbach – 6 September 1634, Nördlingen) was a German nobleman. He was the eldest son of Joachim Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, who he succeeded in 1625. He was killed at the Battle of Nördlingen in 1634 unmarried and without issue, meaning he was succeeded by his younger brother Albert II.

Ancestors

Family of Frederick III, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach

16. Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg               8. Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg                       17. Elizabeth of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden               4. John George, Elector of Brandenburg                             18. George, Duke of Saxony               9. Magdalena of Saxony                       19. Barbara Jagiellon               2. Joachim Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach                                   20. John V, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst               10. Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt                       21. Margaret of Brandenburg (1511–1577)               5. Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst                             22. Wolfgang I, Count of Barby-Mühlingen               11. Agnes of Barby-Mühlingen                       23. Agnes of Mansfeld               1. Frederick III, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach                                         24. Otto of Solms-Laubach               12. Frederick Magnus I, Count of Solms-Laubach                       25. Anna of Mecklenburg-Schwerin               6. John George I of Solms-Laubach                             26. John III, Count of Wied               13. Agnes of Wied                       27. Elisabeth of Nassau-Dillenburg               3. Sophie of Solms-Laubach                                   28. Ernest III of Schönburg-Waldenburg               14. George II of Schönburg-Glauchau                       29. Amalia of Leisnig               7. Margaret of Schönburg-Glauchau                             30. Henry XIII of Reuss-Plauen-Greiz               15. Dorothea of Reuss-Plauen                       31. Amalia of Mansfeld-Vorderort

Frederick III, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach House of Hohenzollern Born: 1 May 1616 Died: 6 September 1634
Preceded by Joachim Ernst	Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach 1625–1634	Succeeded by Albert II