George Frederick II facts for kids
Quick facts for kids George Frederick II |
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Portrait by Johann Carl Zierl
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| Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach | |
| Reign | 16 October 1692 – 29 March 1703 |
| Predecessor | Christian Albert |
| Successor | William Frederick |
| Born | 3 May 1678 Ansbach, Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach |
| Died | 29 March 1703 (aged 24) Schmidmühlen |
| House | Hohenzollern |
| Father | John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach |
| Mother | Johanna Elisabeth of Baden-Durlach |
George Frederick II (German: Georg Friedrich II.;3 May 1678 – 29 March 1703), also called George Frederick the Younger (German: der Jüngere), was Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach from 6 October 1692 until his death in 1703. He was the third son of John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach by his first wife Joanna Elisabeth of Baden-Durlach. George Frederick succeeded his elder brother Christian Albert as Margrave in 1692.
In the War of the Palatinian Succession he fought from 1695 to 1697 as a volunteer in the Imperial Army. During the Spanish War of Succession in 1702 he succeeded in taking the fortress Bersello Modena. He was killed at the Battle of Schmidmühlen in 1703, and as he was unmarried, Ansbach passed to his younger half-brother William Frederick.
