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'Christian of Brandenburg-Bayreuth' (30 January 1581, Cölln – 30 May 1655, Bayreuth) was a Margrave of Bayreuth.
He was a son of John George, Elector of Brandenburg and his third wife Princess Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst. In 1603 he became the Margrave of Bayreuth after the death of childless Georg Friedrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach and thus founded the 'Younger line of Brandenburg-Bayreuth'.
He was one of the founders of the Protestant Union.

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Family and children

Family and children

In 1604 Christian married with Duchess Marie of Prussia, daughter of Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia. They had the following children:
# Elisabeth Eleonore, born and died in 1606
# Georg Friedrich, born and died in 1608
# Anna Maria (30 December 1609 – 8 May 1680), married on 23 October 1639 to Prince Johann Anton I of Eggenberg
# Agnes Sofie, born and died in 1611
# Magdalene Sibylle (27 October 1612 – 20 March 1687), married on 13 November 1638 to Elector John George II of Saxony
# Christian Ernst (18 November 1613 – 4 February 1614)
# Erdmann August (8 October 1615 – 6 February 1651)
# Georg Albrecht (20 March 1619 – 27 September 1666)
# Friedrich Wilhelm, born and died in 1620