George Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg


George Albert of Brandenburg, was Margrave of Brandenburg as George Albert II.

Life

George Albert was a member of the House of Hohenzollern. He was a son of the Elector John George of Brandenburg from his third marriage to Elisabeth, daughter of Prince Joachim Ernest of Anhalt.
In 1614, he succeeded as Grand Master of the Order of Saint John, seated at Sonnenburg, which his older brother Frederick had headed until his own early death. After an agreement with Electoral Brandenburg, George Albert received a fief from Duke Philipp Julius of Pomerania. In 1615, he confirmed the privileges of the city of Sulęcin.

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