Frederick IX, Margrave of Brandenburg
Frederick IX of Brandenburg was a Margrave of Brandenburg.Life
Frederick, a member of the house of Hohenzollern, was a son of the Elector John George of Brandenburg from his third marriage to Elisabeth, daughter of Prince Joachim Ernest of Anhalt. Frederick was educated in Frankfurt and Tübingen and undertook an extensive Grand Tour through Europe.
In 1594, he was appointed Coadjutor and then, in 1610, elected Herrenmeister of the Order of Saint John, Bailiwick of Brandenburg, which was seated at Sonnenburg. He died at the age of 23 and was buried in the parish church of Küstrin.
His motto was Justus ut palma floredit.Footnotes
