Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (
May 8,
1460 -
April 4,
1536), also known as
Frederick V or
Friedrich V, Margrave von Brandenburg-Ansbach-Bayreuth, succeeded his father as margrave in 1486. Frederick V was the son of
Albert Achilles, elector of Brandenburg, and Anna of
Saxony. Frederick V married Sophie of Poland, daughter of
Casimir IV of Poland and Elisabeth of Austria. His mother Sophie was the sister of
Sigismund I Jagiello, who was also king of
Poland.
Frederick's children were Barbara, who married George, Landgrave of Leuchtenberg; Casimir of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, born 1481; George, Margrave of Ansbach, born 1484; and Albert of Prussia, born 1490.