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Albert III, Duke of Saxony 1443–1500 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 JAN 1443

Birth Location: Grimma, Muldentalkreis, Saxony, Germany

Death Date: 12 SEP 1500

Death Location: Emden, Lower Saxony, Germany

Father: Frederick Saxony

Mother: Margaret Saxony

Spouse(s): Sidonie Poděbrady

Children(s): Catherine Austria, George, Saxony, Henry Saxony, Frederick, Knights

Albert III, Duke of Saxony / was born in 1443 in Grimma, Muldentalkreis, Saxony, Germany, the child of Frederick Ii Elector Of Saxony And Margaret Of Austria Electress Of Saxony. Albert III, Duke of Saxony married Sidonie Of Podebrady, and had children including Catherine Of Saxony Archduchess Of Austria, Frederick Duke Of Saxony Grand Master Of The Teutonic Knights, George Duke Of Saxony, Henry Iv Duke Of Saxony. Albert III, Duke of Saxony / passed away in 1500 in Emden, Lower Saxony, Germany.

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Biography

  • Albert III, Duke of Saxony // was born in 1443 in Grimma, Muldentalkreis, Saxony, Germany, the child of Frederick Ii Elector Of Saxony And Margaret Of Austria Electress Of Saxony.
  • Albert III, Duke of Saxony // married Sidonie Of Podebrady, and had children including Catherine Of Saxony Archduchess Of Austria, Frederick Duke Of Saxony Grand Master Of The Teutonic Knights, George Duke Of Saxony, Henry Iv Duke Of Saxony.
  • Albert III, Duke of Saxony // passed away in 1500 in Emden, Lower Saxony, Germany.

Immediate Family

Parents

Frederick Saxony
1412–1464
Birth Location: Dresden, Duchy of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
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Margaret Saxony
1416–1486
Birth Location: Innsbruck, Austria
MS

Spouses(s)

Sidonie Poděbrady
1449–1510
Birth Location: –
SP

Children(s)

Catherine Austria
1468–1524
Birth Location: –
CA
George, Saxony
1471–1539
Birth Location: Meissen, Saxony, Germany
GS
Henry Saxony
1473–1541
Birth Location: –
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Frederick, Knights
1474–1510
Birth Location: –
FK

Albert Saxony's Ancestors

Self
Albert Saxony
1443–1500
Birth Place: Grimma, Muldentalkreis, Saxony, Germany
Parents
Frederick II, Elector of Saxony
1412–1464
Dresden, Duchy of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Margaret (of Austria, Electress of) Saxony
1416–1486
Innsbruck, Austria
Grandparents
Frederick (I 'the Belligerent', Elector of) Saxony
1370–1428
Dresden, Duchy of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Catherine (of) Brunswick-Lüneburg
1395–1441
Ernest, (Duke of) Austria
1377–1424
Bruck An Der Mur, Styria, Austria
Cymburgis (of) Masovia
1394–1429
Warsaw, Duchy of Masovia
Great-Grandparents
Frederick Thuringia
1332–1381
Catherine Henneberg
1334–1397
Henry Brunswick-Lüneburg
1355–1416
Sophie Pomerania
–1406
Leopold Austria
1351–1386
Viridis, Visconti
1352–1414
Siemowit Masovia
1353–1426
Alexandra Lithuania
1369–1434
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Frederick Meissen
1310–1349
Matilda Meissen
1313–1346
Magnus Brunswick-Lüneburg
1324–1373
Wartislaw Pomerania
1345–1394
Albert Austria
1298–1358
Joanna Austria
1300–1351
Bernabò, Visconti
1323–1385
Beatrice Scala
1331–1384
Algirdas, Lithuania
1296–1377
Uliana Lithuania
1325–1391

Albert Saxony's Descendants

1.
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Albert (III, Duke of) Saxony (27 JAN 1443–12 SEP 1500) m. Sidonie (of) Poděbrady (14 NOV 1449–01 FEB 1510)
  1. 1. Catherine (of Saxony, Archduchess of) Austria 1468–1524 m. Sigismund, (Archduke of) Austria 1427–1496
  2. 2. George, (Duke of) Saxony 1471–1539 m. Barbara Jagiellon 1478–1534
    1. 1. Magdalena (of Saxony Electoral Princess of) Brandeburg 1507–1534 m. Joachim (II Hector Elector of) Brandenburg 1505–1571
      1. 1. John (George, Elector of) Brandenburg 1525–1598 m. Sabina (of) Brandenburg-Ansbach 1529–1575 m. Sophie (of) Legnica 1525–1546 m. Elisabeth (of) Anhalt-Zerbst 1563–1607
        1. 1. Magdalene (of) Brandenburg 1582–1616 m. Louis (V Landgrave of) Hesse-Darmstadt 1577–1626
        2. 2. Joachim (Frederick Elector of) Brandenburg 1546–1608
        3. 3. Sophie (of Brandenburg Electress of) Saxony 1568–1622
        4. 4. Joachim (Ernst, Margrave of) Brandenburg-Ansbach 1583–1625 m. Sophie (of) Solms-Laubach 1594–1651
    2. 2. Christine (of) Saxony 1505–1549 m. Philip (I, Landgrave of) Hesse 1504–1567
      1. 1. George (I Landgrave of) Hesse-Darmstadt 1547–1596
        1. 1. Louis (V Landgrave of) Hesse-Darmstadt 1577–1626 m. Magdalene (of) Brandenburg 1582–1616
      2. 2. Christine (of) Hesse 1543–1604 m. Adolf, (Duke of) Holstein-Gottorp 1526–1586
        1. 1. Anna (of) Holstein-Gottorp 1575–1610 m. Enno (III, Count of East) Frisia 1563–1625
        2. 2. Christina (of Holstein-Gottorp, Queen consort of) Sweden 1573–1625
        3. 3. John (Adolf, Duke of) Holstein-Gottorp 1575–1616 m. Augusta (of Denmark, Duchess of) Holstein-Gottorp 1580–1639
      3. 3. Elisabeth (of Hesse, Electress) Palatine 1539–1582 m. Louis (VI, Elector) Palatine 1539–1583
        1. 1. Maria (of the) Palatinate-Simmern 1561–1589 m. Charles (IX, King of) Sweden 1550–1611
        2. 2. Frederick (IV, Elector) Palatine 1574–1610 m. Countess (Louise Juliana of) Nassau 1576–1644
      4. 4. Barbara (of) Hesse 1536–1597
        1. 1. Frederick (I, Duke of) Württemberg 1557–1608
      5. 5. Agnes (of Hesse, Duchess of) Saxony 1527–1555 m. Maurice, (Elector of) Saxony 1521–1553
      6. 6. Anna (of) Hesse 1529–1591 m. Wolfgang, (Count Palatine of) Zweibrücken 1526–1569
        1. 1. John (I Count Palatine of) Zweibrücken 1550–1604 m. Magdalene (of) Jülich-Cleves-Berg 1553–1633
        2. 2. Charles (I Count Palatine of) Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld 1560–1600 m. Dorothea (of) Brunswick-Lüneburg 1570–1649
        3. 3. Philipp (Ludwig Count Palatine of) Neuburg 1547–1614 m. Anna (of Cleves Countess Palatine of) Neuburg 1552–1632
  3. 3. Henry (IV, Duke of) Saxony 1473–1541 m. Catherine (of Mecklenburg Duchess of) Saxony 1487–1561
    1. 1. Sibylle (of Saxony Duchess of) Saxe-Lauenburg 1515–1592 m. Francis (I Duke of) Saxe-Lauenburg 1510–1581
    2. 2. Maurice, (Elector of) Saxony 1521–1553 m. Agnes (of Hesse, Duchess of) Saxony 1527–1555
      1. 1. Anna (of Saxony, Princess consort of) Orange 1544–1577 m. William (I Prince of) Orange 1533–1584
        1. 1. Countess (Emilia of) Nassau 1569–1629 m. Manuel (Hereditary Prince of) Portugal 1568–1638
  4. 4. Frederick, (Duke of Saxony, Grand Master of the Teutonic) Knights 1474–1510

Albert Saxony's Timeline

2 Records

1443
27 JAN 1443
Birth of Albert III, Duke of Saxony // in Grimma, Muldentalkreis, Saxony, Germany
Grimma, Muldentalkreis, Saxony, Germany
1500
12 SEP 1500
Age 57
Death of Albert III, Duke of Saxony // in Emden, Lower Saxony, Germany
Emden, Lower Saxony, Germany

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 JAN 1443
    Event Place: Grimma, Muldentalkreis, Saxony, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 SEP 1500
    Event Place: Emden, Lower Saxony, Germany
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