Joachim Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (22 June 1583, in
Cölln an der Spree – 7 March 1625, in
Ansbach
Ansbach (; ; East Franconian: ''Anschba'') is a city in the German state of Bavaria. It is the capital of the administrative region of Middle Franconia. Ansbach is southwest of Nuremberg and north of Munich, on the river Fränkische Rezat, ...
) was a German nobleman. He ruled as
margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
The Principality or Margraviate of (Brandenburg-)Ansbach (german: Fürstentum Ansbach or ) was a principality in the Holy Roman Empire centered on the Franconian city of Ansbach. The ruling Hohenzollern princes of the land were known as margrave ...
from 1603 to 1625, succeeding his cousin
George Frederick and succeeded by his son
Frederick III.
Life
Youth
Joachim Ernst was the son of the elector
John George of Brandenburg and his third wife,
Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst
Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst (15 September 1563 – 8 November 1607) was Electress of Brandenburg by marriage to John George, Elector of Brandenburg.
Early life
Elizabeth was a daughter of Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt (1536–1585), from ...
. He travelled in England and Scotland in 1599.
[''HMC Salisbury Hatfield'', vol. 15 (London, 1930), p. 236.]
He took over in 1603, the government of the Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach, after the old line of Franconian
Hohenzollerns
The House of Hohenzollern (, also , german: Haus Hohenzollern, , ro, Casa de Hohenzollern) is a German royal (and from 1871 to 1918, imperial) dynasty whose members were variously princes, electors, kings and emperors of Hohenzollern, Brandenb ...
died out with the death of
George Fredrick the Elder of the Ansbach-Jägerndorf branch. Joachim Ernst founded the younger branch of Ansbach line of the Franconian Hohenzollerns.
Succession rules
His predecessor,
George Frederick had settled the succession of his two Franconian possessions (Brandenburg-Ansbach and Brandenburg-Kulmbach) in the
House Treaty of Gera
The House Treaty of Gera was a House law of the House of Hohenzollern
The House of Hohenzollern (, also , german: Haus Hohenzollern, , ro, Casa de Hohenzollern) is a German royal (and from 1871 to 1918, imperial) dynasty whose members were vari ...
of 1598. In accordance with the provisions of this treaty, Margrave Joachim Ernst ruled Brandenburg-Ansbach and his brother
Christian ruled neighboring Brandenburg-Kulmbach (Christian later moved his capital to Bayreuth, thereby changing its name to Brandenburg-Bayreuth).
Protestant Union
In the religious conflicts of the early 17th Century, Joachim Ernst tended to be in the Protestant-Calvinist camp and he also supported the
Dutch
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People E ...
struggle for independence. He took an active part in bringing about the Protestant Alliance of the
Protestant Union
The Protestant Union (german: Protestantische Union), also known as the Evangelical Union, Union of Auhausen, German Union or the Protestant Action Party, was a coalition of Protestant German states. It was formed on 14 May 1608 by Frederick I ...
, which was founded in 1608 on his territory, in the secularized monastery at
Auhausen, near
Nördlingen
Nördlingen (; Swabian: ''Nearle'' or ''Nearleng'') is a town in the Donau-Ries district, in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, with a population of approximately 20,674. It is located approximately east of Stuttgart, and northwest of Munich. It was b ...
. The Union was, however, dissolved again in 1621, after the outbreak of the
Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European history, lasting from 1618 to 1648. Fought primarily in Central Europe, an estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died as a result of battle ...
, in view of the military superiority of the imperial camp. After the dissolution of the Union, Joachim Ernst was held responsible for the outbreak of war by his Catholic opponents and he then completely distanced himself from his former allies.
Marriage and issue
In 1612, he married
Sophie of Solms-Laubach
Sophie of Solms-Laubach (15 May 1594 – 16 May 1651), was a German regent, Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach by marriage to Joachim Ernst, and regent during the minority of her son from 1625 until 1639.
Early life
Sophie's parents were Count J ...
(1594–1651). They had five children:
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Sophie (1614–1646)
: married in 1641 Margrave
Erdmann August of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
Erdmann August of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (b. Bayreuth, 8 October 1615 – d. Hof, 6 February 1651), was a member of the House of Hohenzollern and Hereditary Margrave (German: ''Erbmarkgraf'') of Brandenburg-Bayreuth.
He was the seventh of the ni ...
(1615–1651)
*
Frederick III (1616–1634), Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
* Albert (1617)
*
Albert II (1620–1667), Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
: married firstly in 1642 Princess Henriette Louise of Württemberg-Mömpelgard (1623–1650)
: married secondly in 1651 Countess Sophia Margaret of Oettingen-Oettingen (1634–1664)
: married thirdly in 1665 Princess
Christine of Baden-Durlach
Christine of Baden-Durlach (22 April 1645 – 21 December 1705) was a German noblewoman.
She was a daughter of Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach and his wife Christina Magdalena of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken. Her first marriage was to ...
(1645–1705)
* Christian (1623–1633)
Ancestors
References
* Gerhard Taddey: ''Lexikon der deutschen Geschichte'', Stuttgart, 1998,
* M. Spindler, A. Kraus: ''Geschichte Frankens bis zum Ausgang des 18. Jahrhunderts'', München, 1997,
* Hans-Jörg Herold: ''Markgraf Joachim Ernst von Brandenburg-Ansbach als Reichsfürst'', Göttingen, 1973, (Issue 10 of the ''Schriftenreihe der Historischen Kommission bei der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften'')
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1583 births
1625 deaths
Margraves of Brandenburg-Ansbach
House of Hohenzollern
Burials at Heilsbronn Abbey