Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt

Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt
1710 painting of Christian Ludwig by Antoine Pesne
Born	(1677-03-14)14 March 1677
Died	3 September 1734(1734-09-03) (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

1. Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt

26. Ernest III, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen

13. Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen

27. Margarethe of Pomerania-Wolgast

14. Francis II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg

7. Sophia Hedwig of Saxe-Lauenburg

15. Maria of Brunswick-Lüneburg

31. Hedwig of Brandenburg

↑ Malcolm Boyd. Bach: the Brandenburg Concertos. Cambridge University Press, 1993. ISBN 0-521-38276-9

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 1235480 GND: 135695538 MusicBrainz: 10d9e9ee-96e5-436b-8408-14146aa71eeb

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