By what nickname was the father of George Frederick of Brandenburg-Ansbach known ?
George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach George of Brandenburg-Ansbach (German: "Georg or Jürgen der Fromme" ) (4 March 1484 – 27 December 1543), known as George the Pious, was a Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach from the House of Hohenzollern.
Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (3 July 1676 – 7 April 1747) was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Dessau from 1693 to 1747. He was also a "Generalfeldmarschall" in the Prussian army. Nicknamed "the Old Dessauer" (German: "der alte Dessauer"), he possessed good abilities as a field commander, but was mainly remembered as a talented drillmaster who modernized the Prussian infantry.