Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach

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The Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach was a principality within the Holy Roman Empire, centered on the town of Ansbach in Franconia and ruled by a branch of the Hohenzollern dynasty.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former state
imperial state
principality
acquiredBy Frederick William II of Prussia
Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
borderedBy Prince-Bishopric of Eichstätt
surface form: Bishopric of Eichstätt

Nuremberg
surface form: Imperial City of Nuremberg

Margraviate of Bayreuth
surface form: Margraviate of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
capital Ansbach
coatOfArms arms of Hohenzollern-Brandenburg-Ansbach
continent Europe
country Germany
currency South German gulden
dynasty House of Hohenzollern
surface form: Hohenzollern dynasty
economy agriculture
small-scale crafts and trade
endTime 1791
event personal union at times with Brandenburg-Bayreuth
sale to Prussia in 1791
followedBy Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia

Principality of Ansbach-Bayreuth (Prussian province)
foundedBy House of Hohenzollern
surface form: Hohenzollern family
governmentType monarchy
hadFeudalStatus immediate state of the Holy Roman Empire
hadJudiciary territorial courts
hadLegislature princely council
historicalEra Early Modern period
surface form: Early modern period

Late Middle Ages
language German
lastRuler Charles Alexander, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
locatedIn Franconia
present-day Bavaria
locatedInPresentDay Bavaria
surface form: Free State of Bavaria
memberOf Franconian Circle
militaryObligation contingent to Imperial Army
nobleHouse Franconian branch of the Hohenzollerns
nobleRankOfRuler margrave
partOf Holy Roman Empire
politicalStructure territorial principality
precededBy Margraviate of Bayreuth
surface form: Burgraviate of Nuremberg
regionType Franconian principality
religion Lutheranism
Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
ruledBy House of Hohenzollern
rulerTitle Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
sharedRulersWith Margraviate of Bayreuth
surface form: Margraviate of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
startTime 1398
status secular principality

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Caroline of Ansbach birthPlace Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Ansbach-Bayreuth hasPart Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach
this entity surface form: Margraviate of Ansbach
Ansbach-Bayreuth predecessor Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach
this entity surface form: Margraviate of Ansbach
Caroline birthPlace Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach
subject surface form: Caroline of Ansbach
Caroline of Ansbach (as Princess of Wales to Queen consort) countryOfCitizenship Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach
subject surface form: Caroline of Ansbach
this entity surface form: Electorate of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Caroline of Ansbach (as Princess of Wales to Queen consort) placeOfBirth Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach
subject surface form: Caroline of Ansbach
this entity surface form: Brandenburg-Ansbach
Ansbach region historicalAffiliation Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach
John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach realm Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach
this entity surface form: Brandenburg-Ansbach
John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach stateRuled Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Hessian auxiliary corps in North America alsoFromState Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach
this entity surface form: Margraviate of Ansbach-Bayreuth
Evangelical Union hasMember Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach
this entity surface form: Brandenburg-Ansbach
Evangelical Union hasMember Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach
this entity surface form: Brandenburg-Kulmbach
Union of Auhausen hasMember Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach
this entity surface form: Brandenburg-Ansbach
Union of Auhausen hasMember Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach
this entity surface form: Brandenburg-Kulmbach
Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg borderedBy Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Franconian Circle containsTerritory Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Albert of Brandenburg-Ansbach birthPlace Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Albert of Brandenburg-Ansbach countryOfCitizenship Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach