Carl Wilhelm Friedrich of Brandenburg-Ansbach

Carl Wilhelm Friedrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, known as “the wild margrave”

Son of Wilhelm Friedrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1686-1723) and his wife Christiane Charlotte, Princess of Württemberg (1694-1729)

Born: 12. May 1712

Married: Berlin 30. May 1729 Friederike Luise, Princess of Prussia (1714-1784)

Issue:

• Karl August, Prince of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1733-1737)
• Alexander, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1736-1806) m. 1754 Friederike Caroline, Princess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld; m. 1791 Lady Elisa Craven

Died: Gunzenhausen 3. Aug 1757 from a stroke

Buried: St.-Gumbertus-Kirche, Ansbach

Chrarlotte Pangels: "Königskinder im Rokoko. Die Geschwister Friedrichs des grossen". Verlag Georg D. W. Callwey, München 1978