Siegmund, Margrave of Bayreuth

Siegmund of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (27 September 1468, in Ansbach – 26 February 1495, in Ansbach) was the sixth, but third surviving, son of Albrecht III, Margrave of Brandenburg, Ansbach and Bayreuth. His mother was his father's second wife, Anna of Saxony. On the death of his father on 11 March 1486, his elder brothers Johann Cicero and Friedrich succeeded to Brandenburg and Ansbach respectively, and Siegmund succeeded to Bayreuth. He never married, and at his death Bayreuth passed to his elder brother Frederick I of Ansbach.

Siegmund, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
Born	27 September 1468 Ansbach
Died	26 February 1495(1495-02-26) (aged 26) Ansbach
Noble family	House of Hohenzollern
Father	Albert III, Margrave of Brandenburg
Mother	Anna of Saxony

Ancestors

Ancestors of Siegmund, Margrave of Bayreuth

8. Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg 4. Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg 9. Elisabeth of Meissen 2. Albrecht III, Elector of Brandenburg 10. Frederick, Duke of Bavaria-Landshut 5. Elisabeth of Bavaria-Landshut 11. Maddalena Visconti 1. Siegmund, Margrave of Bayreuth 12. Frederick I, Elector of Saxony 6. Frederick II, Elector of Saxony 13. Catherine of Brunswick 3. Anna of Saxony 14. Ernest, Duke of Austria 7. Margarete of Austria-Styria 15. Cymburgis of Masovia

External links

• Marek, Miroslav. "Hohenz 2". Genealogy.EU.

Siegmund, Margrave of Bayreuth Brandenburg-Kulmbach Cadet branch of the House of Hohenzollern Born: 27 September 1468 Died: 26 February 1495
Preceded by Albert Achilles	Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach 1486–1495	Succeeded by Frederick I