George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach


George the Pious
Portrait by Hans Krell (1522)
Margrave of Ansbach
Reign1536–1543
PredecessorFrederick I
SuccessorGeorge Frederick
Born(1484-03-04)4 March 1484
Ansbach
Died27 December 1543(1543-12-27) (aged 59)
Ansbach
Spouses
(m. 1509; died 1510)
(m. 1525; died 1531)
(m. 1533)
Issue
HouseHohenzollern
FatherFrederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
MotherSophia of Poland
George the Pious, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach by Lucas Cranach the Younger (1571)
Coat of arms of George the Pious and his three wives

George of Brandenburg-Ansbach (German: Georg; 4 March 1484 – 27 December 1543), known as George the Pious (Georg der Fromme), was a Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach from the House of Hohenzollern.


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