Family Background
He was born in Ansbach, as the son of Frederick I and his wife Princess Sofia, a daughter of Kazimierz IV Jagiellon.
From 1498, his father granted him the position of stadtholder of the margraviate during his extensive travels. He ruled under the guidance of experienced advisors. In 1515, Casimir and his brother George deposed their father, who had greatly burdened the finances of the margraviate with his lavish lifestyle. As his brother often stayed at the Hungarian royal court, Casimir ruled Brandenburg-Ansbach on his behalf.
The overthrow of their father outraged his other brothers and led to far-reaching political countermeasures. When Elector Joachim I of Brandenburg visited Kulmbach during his journey to Augsburg and wanted to plead for the release of Frederick II, he was denied access to the Plassenburg. Joachim's brother Albert turned against him and sided with the Emperor and was rewarded with a cardinal's hat. The dispute was resolved, when an agreement was reached in 1522 in which the demands of the other brothers were met.
Casimir died at Buda in 1527. His brother George took up the regency of Brandenburg-Kulmbach until Albert II Alcibiades came of age in 1541.
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