Johann of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Viceroy of Valencia, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German noble and viceroy of Valencia
Date of Birth: 09-Jan-1493
Place of Birth: Plassenburg, Bavaria, Germany
Date of Death: 05-Jul-1525
Profession: politician
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Johann of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Viceroy of Valencia
- Johann of Brandenburg-Ansbach (9 January 1493 in Plassenburg – 5 July 1525 in Valencia) was the second husband of Germaine de Foix and viceroy of Valencia from 1523 until his death in 1525. He was a son of Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach and his wife Sophia of Poland. He married on 17 June 1519 with Germaine de Foix (1490–1538), second wife and widow of King Ferdinand II of Aragon.
- In 1523 the couple was appointed Viceroys of Valencia by King Ferdinand's grandson Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. The marriage remained childless.
- After his death Germaine of Foix remarried Ferdinand of Aragón, Duke of Calabria. Johann of Brandenburg-Ansbach became in 1516 a knight in the Order of the Golden Fleece.
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