Caroline County, Virginia the county population was 28,545, having more than doubled in the last fifty years. Caroline is part of the Greater Richmond Region. Caroline County was established in the British Colony of Virginia in 1727 from Essex, King and Queen, and King William counties. It was named for Caroline of Ansbach, the wife of King George II of Great Britain, who had recently taken the British throne at the time. During the Colonial Period, Caroline County was the birthplace of Thoroughbred horse racing in North America. Arabian horses were imported from England to provide the basis for American breeding stock. Patriot
Johann of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Viceroy of Valencia Johann of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Viceroy of Valencia Johann of Brandenburg-Ansbach (January 9, 1493 in Plassenburg – July 5, 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 June 17, 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