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August Ier Von Sachsen 1526–1586 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 July 1526

Birth Location: Freiberg, Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany

Death Date: 11 February 1586

Death Location: Freiberg, Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany

Father: Heinrich Sachsen

Mother: Katharina Mecklenburg

Spouse(s): Anna Denemarken, Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Children(s): Anne Denemarken, Augusta Denemarken, Maria Oldenburg, Christiaan Sleeswijk-Holstein, Elizabeth Frederiksdottir, Eleonore Sachsen, Alexander Sachsen, Magnus Sachsen, Joachim Sachsen, Hector Sachsen, Amalie Sachsen, Adolf Sachsen, Friedrich Sachsen, Dorothea Sachsen, Johann Sachsen, Johan Schleswig-Holstein

The story of August Ier Von Sachsen began in 1526 in Freiberg, Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany. August Ier Von Sachsen married Anna Van Oldenburg Prinses Van Denemarken, Sophie Von Mecklenburg Schwerin, and had children including Adolf Von Sachsen, Alexander Von Sachsen, Amalie Von Sachsen, Anne Van Oldenburg Prinses Van Denemarken, Augusta Van Oldenburg Prinses Van Denemarken, Christiaan Iv Van Oldenburg Koning Van Denemarken Hertog Van Sleeswijk Holstein, Dorothea Von Sachsen, Eleonore Von Sachsen, Elizabeth Of Denmark Oldenburg Frederiksdottir, Friedrich Von Sachsen, Hector Von Sachsen, Joachim Von Sachsen, Johan Prince Of Schleswig Holstein, Johann Heinrich Von Sachsen, Magnus Von Sachsen, Maria Af Danmark Og Norge Von Oldenburg. August Ier Von Sachsen passed away in 1586 in Freiberg, Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany.

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Biography

  • The story of August Ier Von Sachsen began in 1526 in Freiberg, Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany.
  • August Ier Von Sachsen married Anna Van Oldenburg Prinses Van Denemarken, Sophie Von Mecklenburg Schwerin, and had children including Adolf Von Sachsen, Alexander Von Sachsen, Amalie Von Sachsen, Anne Van Oldenburg Prinses Van Denemarken, Augusta Van Oldenburg Prinses Van Denemarken, Christiaan Iv Van Oldenburg Koning Van Denemarken Hertog Van Sleeswijk Holstein, Dorothea Von Sachsen, Eleonore Von Sachsen, Elizabeth Of Denmark Oldenburg Frederiksdottir, Friedrich Von Sachsen, Hector Von Sachsen, Joachim Von Sachsen, Johan Prince Of Schleswig Holstein, Johann Heinrich Von Sachsen, Magnus Von Sachsen, Maria Af Danmark Og Norge Von Oldenburg.
  • August Ier Von Sachsen passed away in 1586 in Freiberg, Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany.

Immediate Family

Parents

Heinrich Sachsen
1473–1541
Birth Location: Dresden, Stadtkreis Dresden, Saxony, Germany
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Katharina Mecklenburg
1487–1561
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Anna Denemarken
1532–1585
Birth Location: Haderslev, Haderslev Kommune, Syddanmark, Denmark
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Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin
1557–1631
Birth Location: Wismar, Landkreis Nordwestmecklenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
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Children(s)

Anne Denemarken
1574–1619
Birth Location: Skanderborg, Jutland
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Augusta Denemarken
1580–1639
Birth Location: Kolding, Vejle, Danemark
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Maria Oldenburg
1575–1655
Birth Location: Skanderborg, Skanderborg, Danemark
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Christiaan Sleeswijk-Holstein
1577–1648
Birth Location: Slot Frederiksborg, Hilleröd, Seeland, Denemarken
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Elizabeth Frederiksdottir
1573–1626
Birth Location: Koldinghus, Kolding, Vejle, Danemark
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Eleonore Sachsen
1551–1553
Birth Location: –
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Alexander Sachsen
1554–1565
Birth Location: –
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Magnus Sachsen
1555–1558
Birth Location: Dresden, Deutschland(HRR), Sachsen, Allemagne
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Joachim Sachsen
1557–1557
Birth Location: –
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Hector Sachsen
1558–1560
Birth Location: –
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Amalie Sachsen
1565–1565
Birth Location: –
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Adolf Sachsen
1571–1572
Birth Location: –
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Friedrich Sachsen
1575–1577
Birth Location: –
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Dorothea Sachsen
1563–1587
Birth Location: Dresden, Stadtkreis Dresden, Saxony, Germany
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Johann Sachsen
1550–1550
Birth Location: Weissenfels, Deutschland(HRR), Sachsen, Allemagne
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Johan Schleswig-Holstein
1583–1602
Birth Location: Haderslev Kommune, Syddanmark, Denmark
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August Sachsen's Ancestors

Self
August Sachsen
1526–1586
Birth Place: Freiberg, Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
Parents
Heinrich von Sachsen
1473–1541
Dresden, Stadtkreis Dresden, Saxony, Germany
Katharina (von) Mecklenburg
1487–1561
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

August Sachsen's Descendants

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August (Ier Von) Sachsen (31 July 1526–11 February 1586) m. Anna (van Oldenburg Prinses van) Denemarken (22 November 1532–1 October 1585) m. Sophie (Von) Mecklenburg-Schwerin (4 September 1557–4 October 1631)
  1. 1. Anne (van Oldenburg Prinses van) Denemarken 1574–1619 m. James (VI James I King of) England 1566–1625
    1. 1. Charles I 1600–1649 m. Princess (of Denmark Anne Sophie) Oldenburg 1574–1619
      1. 1. Henrietta (Anne Stuart (Princess of) England) 1644–1670
      2. 2. Henry (Stuart, Duke of) Gloucester 1640–1660
      3. 3. James (II Stuart, of England, Scotland, and) Irelan 1633–1701
      4. 4. Catherine (Stuart of) England 1639–1639
      5. 5. Anne Stuart 1637–1640
      6. 6. Charles (II) Stuart 1629–1629
      7. 7. Elizabeth Stuart 1635–1650
      8. 8. Mary (Henrietta) Stuart 1631–1660
    2. 2. Princess Sophia 1606–1606
    3. 3. Princess Mary 1605–1607
    4. 4. Robert (Bruce) Stuart 1602–1602
    5. 5. Margaret Stuart 1598–1600
    6. 6. Elizabeth Stuart 1596–1662 m. Frederik (V van Wittelsbach Keurvorst van de Palts Koning van) Bohemen 1596–1632
      1. 1. Edouard (de Bavière) Wittelsbach-Simmerm 1625–1663
      2. 2. Charles (Ier Louis) Wittelsbach 1617–1680
      3. 3. Charlotte Wittelsbach 1628–1631
      4. 4. Elisabeth (de Bohème) Wittelsbach 1618–1680
        1. 1. Henry (Howard Duke of) Norfolk 1628–1684
      5. 5. Frédéric-Henri Wittelsbach 1614–1629
      6. 6. Gustave (Adolphe) Wittelsbach 1632–1641
      7. 7. Henriette-Marie Wittelsbach 1626–1651
      8. 8. Jean (Philippe Frédéric du Palatinat) Wittelsbach 1627–1650
      9. 9. Louise (Hollandine du Palatinat) Wittelsbach 1622–1709
      10. 10. Louis Wittelsbach 1623–1624
      11. 11. Maurice Wittelsbach 1621–1654
      12. 12. Rupert (du Rhin) Wittelsbach 1619–1682
        1. 1. Ruprecht (Dudley) Bard 1665–1686
        2. 2. Ruperta (van) Cumberland 1671–1740
      13. 13. Sophie (de Hanovre) Wittelsbach 1630–1714 m. Ernst (August Keurvorst van) Brunswijk-Calenberg 1629–1698
        1. 1. Christiaan (Hendrik Prins van) Brunswijk-Calenberg 1671–1703
        2. 2. Frederik (August Prins van) Brunswijk-Calenberg 1661–1690
        3. 3. Karel (Philips Prins van) Brunswijk-Calenberg 1669–1690
        4. 4. Maximiliaan (Willem Prins van) Brunswijk-Calenberg 1666–1726
        5. 5. Sophia (Charlotte Prinses van) Brunswijk-Calenberg 1668–1705 m. Frédéric (I de) HOHENZOLLERN 1657–1713
        6. 6. George (I Lodewijk Keurvorst van Hannover Koning van Groot-Brittannië en Ierland Hertog van) Brunswijk-Lüneburg 1660–1727
        7. 7. Ernst (August Prins van) Brunswijk-Calenberg 1674–1728
    7. 7. Henry (Frederick Stuart Prince of) Wales 1594–1612 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Raleigh 1589–1661
      1. 1. Lady (Mary Tudor) Frederick 1612–1650
  2. 2. Augusta (van Oldenburg Prinses van) Denemarken 1580–1639
  3. 3. Maria (Af Danmark Og Norge Von) Oldenburg 1575–1655
  4. 4. Christiaan (IV van Oldenburg Koning van Denemarken Hertog van) Sleeswijk-Holstein 1577–1648
  5. 5. Elizabeth (of Denmark Oldenburg) Frederiksdottir 1573–1626
  6. 6. Eleonore (von) Sachsen 1551–1553
  7. 7. Alexander (von) Sachsen 1554–1565
  8. 8. Magnus (von) Sachsen 1555–1558
  9. 9. Joachim (von) Sachsen 1557–1557
  10. 10. Hector (von) Sachsen 1558–1560
  11. 11. Amalie (von) Sachsen 1565–1565
  12. 12. Adolf (von) Sachsen 1571–1572
  13. 13. Friedrich (von) Sachsen 1575–1577
  14. 14. Dorothea (von) Sachsen 1563–1587
  15. 15. Johann (Heinrich Von) Sachsen 1550–1550
  16. 16. Johan (Prince of) Schleswig-Holstein 1583–1602

August Sachsen's Timeline

2 Records

1526
31 July 1526
Birth of August Ier Von Sachsen in Freiberg, Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
Freiberg, Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
1586
11 February 1586
Age 60
Death of August Ier Von Sachsen in Dresden, Sachsen, Allemagne
Dresden, Sachsen, Allemagne

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 July 1526
    Event Place: Freiberg, Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Germany, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 February 1586
    Event Place: Dresden, Sachsen, Allemagne
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Germany, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Freiberg, Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] Germany, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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