John George, Elector of Brandenburg

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John George
John George, Elector of Brandenburg (Oil on canvas by Lucas Cranach the Younger, 1564)
Elector of Brandenburg
Reign	3 January 1571 – 8 January 1598
Predecessor	Joachim II Hector
Successor	Joachim Frederick
Born	(1525-09-11)11 September 1525 Cölln, Margraviate of Brandenburg, Holy Roman Empire
Died	8 January 1598(1598-01-08) (aged 72) Cölln, Margraviate of Brandenburg, Holy Roman Empire
Burial	Berlin Cathedral
Spouses	Sophie of Legnica ​ ​ (m. 1545; died 1546)​ Sabina of Brandenburg-Ansbach ​ ​ (m. 1548; died 1575)​ Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst ​ ​ (m. 1577)​
Issue among others…	Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg Erdmuthe, Duchess of Pomerania Anna Maria, Duchess of Pomerania Sophie, Electress of Saxony Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth Magdalena, Landgravine of Hesse-Darmstadt Joachim Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach Agnes, Duchess of Pomerania and Saxe-Lauenburg Frederick IX, Margrave of Brandenburg Elisabeth Sophia, Duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg George Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg
House	Hohenzollern
Father	Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg
Mother	Magdalena of Saxony
Religion	Lutheran

John George of Brandenburg (German: Johann Georg von Brandenburg; 11 September 1525 – 8 January 1598) was a prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg (1571–1598).