Johann Sigismund was a Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg from the House of Hohenzollern. He also served as a Duke of Prussia.
Father:
Joachim Friedrich of Hohenzollern, Elector of Brandenburg (1546-1609)
Mother:
Katharina of Brandenburg-Küstrin (1549-1602)
He succeeded his father as Margrave of Brandenburg in 1608. He gave the Reichshof Castrop to his teacher and educator Carl Friedrich von Bordelius. John Sigismund received the territories of Cleves, Mark, and Ravensberg in the Treaty of Xanten in 1614.
He succeeded his father-in-law Albert Friedrich as Duke of Prussia in 1618, but died the following year.
Father:
Joachim Friedrich of Hohenzollern, Elector of Brandenburg (1546-1609)
Mother:
Katharina of Brandenburg-Küstrin (1549-1602)
He succeeded his father as Margrave of Brandenburg in 1608. He gave the Reichshof Castrop to his teacher and educator Carl Friedrich von Bordelius. John Sigismund received the territories of Cleves, Mark, and Ravensberg in the Treaty of Xanten in 1614.
He succeeded his father-in-law Albert Friedrich as Duke of Prussia in 1618, but died the following year.
Johann Sigismund was a Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg from the House of Hohenzollern. He also served as a Duke of Prussia.
Father:
Joachim Friedrich of Hohenzollern, Elector of Brandenburg (1546-1609)
Mother:
Katharina of Brandenburg-Küstrin (1549-1602)
He succeeded his father as Margrave of Brandenburg in 1608. He gave the Reichshof Castrop to his teacher and educator Carl Friedrich von Bordelius. John Sigismund received the territories of Cleves, Mark, and Ravensberg in the Treaty of Xanten in 1614.
He succeeded his father-in-law Albert Friedrich as Duke of Prussia in 1618, but died the following year.
Father:
Joachim Friedrich of Hohenzollern, Elector of Brandenburg (1546-1609)
Mother:
Katharina of Brandenburg-Küstrin (1549-1602)
He succeeded his father as Margrave of Brandenburg in 1608. He gave the Reichshof Castrop to his teacher and educator Carl Friedrich von Bordelius. John Sigismund received the territories of Cleves, Mark, and Ravensberg in the Treaty of Xanten in 1614.
He succeeded his father-in-law Albert Friedrich as Duke of Prussia in 1618, but died the following year.
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