John Sigismund Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for John Sigismund, based on 5 World History Database records associated with Germany.

5 records1594–16185 events2 places

Chronological biography

1594

Marriage1594

House / House of Hohenzollern · Duke · Elector of Brandenburg · Brandenburg

Marries Anne of Prussia

1608

Elector1608

House / House of Hohenzollern · Duke · Elector of Brandenburg · Brandenburg

Appointed Elector of Brandenburg

1613

Conversion1613

House / House of Hohenzollern · Duke · Elector of Brandenburg · Brandenburg

Converts to Calvinism

1614

Treaty of Xanten1614

House / House of Hohenzollern · Duke · Elector of Brandenburg · Xanten

Acquires Cleves, Mark & Ravensburg

1618

Peerage1618

House / House of Hohenzollern · Duke · Elector of Brandenburg · Brandenburg

Becomes the Duke of Prussia

Titles and roles

Duke · Elector of Brandenburg

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.