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Sigismund of Brandenburg

Archbishop of Magdeburg and Administrator of Halberstadt (1538-1566)

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Instance of: human
Born: 11 December 1538
Died: 13 September 1566
Place of birth: Berlin
Place of death: Halle (Saale)
Sex or gender: male
Given name: Zygmunt, Sigismund
Father: Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg
Mother: Hedwig Jagiellon, Electress of Brandenburg
Sibling: Frederick of Brandenberg, John George, Elector of Brandenburg, Barbara of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brieg, Elisabeth Magdalene von Brandenburg, Hedwig of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Sophie of Brandenburg
Occupation: Catholic priest, Catholic bishop, archbishop
Position held: Roman Catholic Bishop of Halberstadt, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Magdeburg, diocesan administrator, Prince-Bishop
Citizenship: Germany
Religion: Catholic Church, Protestantism
described by source: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
languages spoken, written or signed: German
relative: Sigismund I the Old
significant person: Philipp Melanchthon

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Subject of

Sigmund, Erzbischof von Magdeburg

Child of

Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg
Hedwig Jagiellon, Electress of Brandenburg

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