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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 . 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
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