Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg

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Joachim II Hector was a 16th-century Elector of Brandenburg known for consolidating Hohenzollern power, navigating the Reformation by adopting Lutheranism while retaining some Catholic practices, and strengthening his territory’s political and economic position within the Holy Roman Empire.

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instanceOf Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ
human ⓘ
member of the House of Hohenzollern ⓘ
prince-elector ⓘ
authorityOver Electorate of Brandenburg ⓘ
citizenship Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
convertedTo Lutheranism ⓘ
country Margraviate of Brandenburg ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1505-01-13 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1571-01-03 ⓘ
era Reformation era ⓘ
father Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ
givenName Joachim ⓘ
house Hohenzollern ⓘ
knownFor financial and economic reforms in Brandenburg ⓘ
patronage of church and building projects in Brandenburg ⓘ
territorial consolidation of Brandenburg ⓘ
mother Elisabeth of Denmark, Electress of Brandenburg ⓘ
nickname Hector ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Hohenzollern ⓘ
notableFor balancing Lutheran reforms with retention of some Catholic practices ⓘ
consolidating Hohenzollern power in Brandenburg ⓘ
strengthening the economic position of Brandenburg ⓘ
strengthening the political position of Brandenburg in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
participatedIn Reformation ⓘ
placeOfBirth Berlin ⓘ
Cölln ⓘ
placeOfDeath Köpenick ⓘ
positionHeld Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ
Margrave of Brandenburg ⓘ
predecessor Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ
reignEnd 1571 ⓘ
reignStart 1535 ⓘ
religion Lutheranism ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
residence Berlin ⓘ
Köpenick Castle ⓘ
linked to: Schloss Köpenick
sexOrGender male ⓘ
significantEvent adoption of Lutheranism in Brandenburg ⓘ
secularization of church property in Brandenburg ⓘ
spouse Hedwig Jagiellon ⓘ
linked to: Sophia Jagiellon

Magdalena of Saxony ⓘ
successor John George, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ
title Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ
Margrave of Brandenburg ⓘ

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Joachim I Nestor of Brandenburg → child → Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ
Joachim I Nestor of Brandenburg → successor → Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ
Count of Mark → notableHolder → Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ
Staatskapelle Berlin → foundedBy → Elector Joachim II of Brandenburg ⓘ
linked to: Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg
Margrave of Brandenburg → officeHolder → Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ
John of Brandenburg-Küstrin → sibling → Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ
John of Brandenburg-Küstrin → successor → Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ
Elizabeth of Denmark → child → Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ
Magdalene of Brandenburg → father → Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ
Margraviate of Brandenburg → notableRuler → Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ
Joachim II Hector → styleOfAddress → Elector Joachim II Hector of Brandenburg ⓘ
linked to: Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg
Johann Georg von Brandenburg → father → Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ