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Christian I Wettin von Sachsen Meissen 1560–1591 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Oct 1560

Birth Location: Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Electorate of Saxony

Death Date: 25 September 1591

Death Location: Dresden, Saksen

Father: August Meissen

Mother: Anne Saxony

Spouse(s): Sophie Saxony, Sophie HOHENZOLLERN

Children(s): John Meissen, Johannes Meissen

Christian I Wettin von Sachsen Meissen was born in 1560 in Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Electorate of Saxony, the child of August Van Saksen Meissen And Anne Princess Of Denmark Electress Of Saxony. Christian I Wettin von Sachsen Meissen married Sophie De Brandebourg De Hohenzollern, Sophie Von Brandenburg Or Sophia Sophie Sofia Hohenzollernvan Von Brandenburg Van Saksen Meissen Sophie Electress Of Saxony, and had children including Johannes Goergius I John George Wittan Von Sachsen Meissen, John George I Wettin Sachsen Meissen. Christian I Wettin von Sachsen Meissen passed away in 1591 in Dresden, Saksen.

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Biography

  • Christian I Wettin von Sachsen Meissen was born in 1560 in Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Electorate of Saxony, the child of August Van Saksen Meissen And Anne Princess Of Denmark Electress Of Saxony.
  • Christian I Wettin von Sachsen Meissen married Sophie De Brandebourg De Hohenzollern, Sophie Von Brandenburg Or Sophia Sophie Sofia Hohenzollernvan Von Brandenburg Van Saksen Meissen Sophie Electress Of Saxony, and had children including Johannes Goergius I John George Wittan Von Sachsen Meissen, John George I Wettin Sachsen Meissen.
  • Christian I Wettin von Sachsen Meissen passed away in 1591 in Dresden, Saksen.

Immediate Family

Parents

August Meissen
1526–1586
Birth Location: Freiburg-Im-Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg
AM
Anne Saxony
1532–1585
Birth Location: Haldersleben, Zuid-Jutland, Denmark
AS

Spouses(s)

Sophie Saxony
1568–1622
Birth Location: Zechlin
SS
Sophie HOHENZOLLERN
1568–1622
Birth Location: Zechlin Castle, Ostprignitz-Ruppin, Brandenburg, Germany
SH

Children(s)

John Meissen
1585–1656
Birth Location: Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
JM
Johannes Meissen
1585–1656
Birth Location: Dresden, Stadtkreis Dresden, Saxony (Sachsen), Germany
JM

Christian Meissen's Ancestors

Self
Christian Meissen
1560–1591
Birth Place: Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Electorate of Saxony
Parents
August van Saksen Meissen
1526–1586
Freiburg-Im-Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg
Anne (Princess of Denmark Electress of) Saxony
1532–1585
Haldersleben, Zuid-Jutland, Denmark
Grandparents
Catherine (of Saxe-Lauenburg, Duchess of) Mecklenburg
1400–1450
Christian (III of) Denmark
1503–1559
Schleswig, Kreis Schleswig-Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Dorothea (of Saxe-Lauenburg Queen Consort to Christian III King of Denmark and) Norway
1570–1649
Lauenburg Castle, Germany
Great-Grandparents
King Denmark
1471–1533
Anna T2
1487–1514
Magnus Saxe-Lauenburg
1470–1543
Catherine Saxe-Lauenburg
1488–1563
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Christian Denmark
1525–1545
Dorothea Brandenburg
1525–1545
John Brandenburg
1456–1499
Margaret T2
1449–1501
John Saxe-Lauenburg
1438–1505
Dorothea Saxe-Lauenburg
1446–1519
Henry Brunswick-Lüneburg
1463–1514

Christian Meissen's Descendants

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Christian (I Wettin von Sachsen) Meissen (29 Oct 1560–25 September 1591) m. Sophie (von BRANDENBURG OR Sophia (Sophie\ Sofia) Hohenzollernvan von Brandenburg van Saksen Meissen Sophie Electress of) Saxony (6 June 1568–7 December 1622) m. Sophie (de Brandebourg de) HOHENZOLLERN (06 Jun 1568–7 December 1622)
  1. 1. John (George I Wettin Sachsen) Meissen 1585–1656 m. Magdalene (Sibylle of) Prussia 1586–1659
    1. 1. August (von) Sachsen-Weissenfels 1614–1680 m. Anna (Maria van Mecklenburg-Schwerin,) T2 1627–1669 m. Sophie (Elisabeth of) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg 1653–1684 m. Sophie (Hedwig of) Schleswig-Holstein-Glücksburg 1630–1652 m. Johanna (Walpurgis\Walburgis, (2nd wife) von Leiningen) Westerburg 1647–1687
      1. 1. Magdalena (Sibylla von Sachsen-Weissenfels,) T2 1648–1681 m. Friedrich (I. von) Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg 1646–1691
        1. 1. Frederick (II Duke Saxe Gotha) Altenburg 1676–1732 m. Magdalena (Augusta von) Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg 1679–1740
        2. 2. Dorothea (Marie von von) SACHSEN 1674–1713
        3. 3. Anna (Sophie von von) SACHSEN 1670–1728 m. Ludwig (Friedrich I of Schwarzburg, Imperial Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Count of Hohenstein, Lord of Rudolstadt, Blankenburg &) Sondershausen 1667–1718
        4. 4. Johanna (of) Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 1680–1704
        5. 5. Johann (Wilhelm of) Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 1677–1707
        6. 6. Fredericka (of) Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 1675–1709
        7. 7. Magdalene (Sibylle of) Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 1671–1673
        8. 8. Elizabeth (of) Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 1679–1680
      2. 2. Frederick (Heinrich of) Saxe-Zeitz-Pegau-Neustadt 1657–1728
      3. 3. Sofie (Saxe) Weissenfels 1654–1724
      4. 4. John (Adolf I Saxe) Weissenfels 1649–1697
      5. 5. August (Wettin Saxe) Weissenfels 1650–1674
      6. 6. Christian (III Wettin Sachsen) Weissenfels 1652–1689
      7. 7. Anna (Maria von) Sachsen-Weissenfels 1653–1671
      8. 8. Katharine (Katharina von) Sachsen-Weissenfels 1655–1668
      9. 9. Christine (von) Sachsen-Weissenfels 1658–1698
      10. 10. Albert (Wettin von) Sachsen-Weissenfels 1659–1692
      11. 11. Elisabeth (von) Sachsen-Weissenfels 1660–1663
      12. 12. Dorothea (von Sachsen-Weißenfels) (Wettiner) 1662–1663
      13. 13. Duchess (Elizabeth Amalie) Magdalena 1658–1719
      14. 14. Stillborn (Son von) Sachsen-Weissenfels 1679–1679
      15. 15. Friedrich (Erdmann von van Saksen Meissen) Saxe-Weissenfels 1673–1715
      16. 16. Moritz (von) Sachsen-Weissenfels 1676–1695
    2. 2. Johannes (van Saksen) Saxon 1606–1606
    3. 3. Maria (Elisabeth van Sachsen Saksen Meissen Duchess of) Saxony 1610–1684
    4. 4. Johann (Georg II von Sachsen Elector of) Saxony 1613–1680
    5. 5. Christian (Albrecht Albert von) Sachsen 1612–1612
    6. 6. Heinrich (von) Sachsen 1622–1622
    7. 7. Moritz (von Saksen Meissen von Sachsen-Zeitz) wettiner 1619–1681
    8. 8. Magdalena (Sybille Von) Sachsen-Meissen 1617–1668
    9. 9. Sophie (Sophia Eleonore Wettin Prinses van Saksen) Sachsen 1609–1671
  2. 2. Johannes (Goergius I (John George) Wittan Von Sachsen) Meissen 1585–1656 m. Duchess (Magdalena Sibylle of Prussia Von Hohenzollern) Saxony 1586–1659
    1. 1. Maria (Elisabeth von) Sachsen 1610–1684 m. Duke (Frederick Frederik III of Oldenborg of Van Sleeswijk) Holstein-Gottorp 1597–1659
      1. 1. Hedwig (Eleanor of) Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp 1636–1715 m. Charles (X Gustav Karl Casimir av Pfalz-Zweibrucken) T2 1622–1660
        1. 1. Karel (\ Charles XI - King of Sweden) Pfatz 1655–1697 m. Ulrike (Eleonora van Oldenburg van) Denemarken 1656–1693
    2. 2. Duchess (Marie Elisabeth Wettin Von) Saxony 1610–1684 m. Duke (Frederick Frederik III of Oldenborg of Van Sleeswijk) Holstein-Gottorp 1597–1659
      1. 1. Magdalene (Sibylle of) Holstein-Gottorp 1631–1719 m. Gustav (Adolph, Duke of) Mecklenburg-Güstrow 1633–1695
        1. 1. Louise (of) Mecklenburg-Güstrow 1667–1721 m. (King) (Frederik IV Oldenburg (of Denmark and) Norway) 1671–1730
      2. 2. Magdalene (Sibylle of) Holstein-Gottorp 1631–1719 m. Gustav (Adolph, Duke of) Mecklenburg-Güstrow 1633–1695
        1. 1. Marie (of) Mecklenburg-Güstrow 1659–1701 m. Adolf (Frederik II Hertog van) Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1658–1708
      3. 3. Sophie (Auguste von) Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf 1630–1680 m. PRINCE (John VI von) Anhalt-Zerbst 1621–1667 m. Johann (VI Ascania von Anhalt - Zerbst • furste af) Anhalt-Zerbst 1621–1667 m. PRINCE (Johann VI. von) Anhalt-Zerbst 1621–1667
        1. 1. John (Louis I Prince of) Anhalt-Dornburg 1656–1704 m. Christine (Eleonore) Zeutsch 1666–1699
        2. 2. Karl (Wilhelm van Anhalt) Zerbst 1652–1718 m. Sophia Wettin 1654–1724
        3. 3. Charles (William of) Anhalt-Zerbst 1652–1718 m. Sophie Saxe-Weissenfels 1654–1724

Christian Meissen's Timeline

4 Records

1560
29 Oct 1560
Birth of Christian I Wettin von Sachsen Meissen in Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Electorate of Saxony
Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Electorate of Saxony
1591
25 Sep 1591
Age 31
Death of Christian I Wettin von Sachsen Meissen in Freiberg, Dresden, Deutschland(HRR), Sachsen, Allemagne
Freiberg, Dresden, Deutschland(HRR), Sachsen, Allemagne
1591
25 Sep 1591
Age 31
Death of Christian I Wettin von Sachsen Meissen in Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
1591
25 September 1591
Age 31
Death of Christian I Wettin von Sachsen Meissen in Dresden, Saksen
Dresden, Saksen

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1560
    Event Place: Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Electorate of Saxony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1591
    Event Place: Freiberg, Dresden, Deutschland(HRR), Sachsen, Allemagne

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1591
    Event Place: Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 September 1591
    Event Place: Dresden, Saksen
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