Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth

Christian
Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth; portrait by Heinrich Bollandt
Born(1581-01-30)30 January 1581
Cölln, Berlin, Margraviate of Brandenburg, Holy Roman Empire
Died30 May 1655(1655-05-30) (aged 74)
Bayreuth, Principality of Bayreuth, Holy Roman Empire
Spouse
(m. 1604; died 1649)
Issue
Detail
HouseHohenzollern
FatherJohn George, Elector of Brandenburg
MotherElisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst

Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (30 January 1581 in Cölln 30 May 1655 in Bayreuth) was a member of the House of Hohenzollern and Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (later renamed Brandenburg-Bayreuth).

He was the eldest of eleven children born to John George, Elector of Brandenburg by his third wife Princess Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst.