Elector Joachim I Nestor of Brandenburg

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Elector Joachim I Nestor of Brandenburg was a powerful early 16th-century German prince of the Hohenzollern dynasty known for his staunch Catholicism and role in imperial politics during the Reformation era.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Elector of Brandenburg
German prince
human
member of the House of Hohenzollern
birthDate 1484-02-21
birthPlace Cölln
burialPlace Berlin Cathedral
child Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg
John of Brandenburg-Küstrin
countryOfCitizenship Electorate of Brandenburg
deathDate 1535-07-11
deathPlace Stendal
dynasty Hohenzollern dynasty
era Reformation
father John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg
givenName Joachim
heldTitle Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire
knownFor staunch Catholicism during the Reformation era
strengthening princely authority in Brandenburg
languageSpoken German
monarchOf Electorate of Brandenburg
mother Margaret of Thuringia
nickname Nestor
nobleFamily House of Hohenzollern
nobleRank Elector
opposed Protestant Reformation
participatedIn imperial politics of the Holy Roman Empire
partOf Holy Roman Empire
politicalAlignment pro-Habsburg
positionHeld Elector of Brandenburg
predecessor John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg
reignEnd 1535
reignStart 1499
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Berlin
Cölln
sibling Albert of Brandenburg
spouse Elizabeth of Denmark
successor Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg
supported Roman Catholic Church
election of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
timePeriod early 16th century
title Arch-Chamberlain of the Holy Roman Empire
Margrave of Brandenburg

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University of Frankfurt (Oder)
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