Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt

Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt
1710 painting of Christian Ludwig by Antoine Pesne
Born	14 March 1677
Died	3 September 1734 (aged 57)
House	Hohenzollern
Father	Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg
Mother	Sophia Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Occupation	Military officer

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]

Ancestry

Ancestors 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

External links

• Pesne's painting of Margrave Christian Ludwig (German)