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Ernest Of Saxony 1441–1486 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Mar 1441

Birth Location: Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany

Death Date: 26 Aug 1486

Death Location: Colditz, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

Father: Friedrich Saxony

Mother: Margarete Austria

Spouse(s): Elisabeth Bavaria-Munich, Elisabeth Wittelsbach

Children(s): Margarete Saxony, Christine Saxony, Wolfgang Sachsen, Johann Saxony, Albrecht Sachsen, Ernest Sachsen, Friedrich Saxony

In 1441, Ernest Of Saxony entered the world in Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany, born to Friedrich Ii Of Saxony And Margarete Of Austria. Ernest Of Saxony married Elisabeth Of Bavaria Munich, Elisabeth Of Wittelsbach, and had children including Albrecht Von Sachsen, Christine Of Saxony, Ernest Von Sachsen, Friedrich Iii Of Saxony, Johann Of Saxony, Margarete Of Saxony, Wolfgang Von Sachsen. Ernest Of Saxony passed away in 1486 in Colditz, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany.

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Biography

  • In 1441, Ernest Of Saxony entered the world in Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany, born to Friedrich Ii Of Saxony And Margarete Of Austria.
  • Ernest Of Saxony married Elisabeth Of Bavaria Munich, Elisabeth Of Wittelsbach, and had children including Albrecht Von Sachsen, Christine Of Saxony, Ernest Von Sachsen, Friedrich Iii Of Saxony, Johann Of Saxony, Margarete Of Saxony, Wolfgang Von Sachsen.
  • Ernest Of Saxony passed away in 1486 in Colditz, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany.

Immediate Family

Parents

Friedrich Saxony
1412–1464
Birth Location: Leipzig, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany
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Margarete Austria
1416–1486
Birth Location: of Graz, Steiermark, Austria
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Spouses(s)

Elisabeth Bavaria-Munich
1475–1503
Birth Location: –
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Elisabeth Wittelsbach
1443–1484
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Margarete Saxony
1469–1528
Birth Location: –
MS
Christine Saxony
1461–1521
Birth Location: –
CS
Wolfgang Sachsen
1473–1478
Birth Location: –
WS
Johann Saxony
1468–1532
Birth Location: –
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Albrecht Sachsen
1467–1484
Birth Location: –
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Ernest Sachsen
1464–1513
Birth Location: –
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Friedrich Saxony
1463–1525
Birth Location: –
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Ernest Saxony's Ancestors

Self
Ernest Saxony
1441–1486
Birth Place: Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
Parents
Friedrich II Of Saxony
1412–1464
Leipzig, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany
Margarete (Of) Austria
1416–1486
of Graz, Steiermark, Austria
Grandparents
Friedrich (I Of) Saxony
1370–1428
Katharina Welf
1389–1422
Great-Grandparents
Friedrich Meissen
1332–1381
Katharina Henneberg
1340–1397
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Friedrich Wettin
1310–1349
Mathilda Wittelsbach
1309–1346

Ernest Saxony's Descendants

1.
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Ernest (Of) Saxony (24 Mar 1441–26 Aug 1486) m. Elisabeth (Of) Bavaria-Munich (about 1475–14 July 1503) m. Elisabeth (of) Wittelsbach (1443–1484)
  1. 1. Margarete (Of) Saxony 1469–1528 m. Heinrich (IV Von) Braunschweig-Luneburg 1468–1532
  2. 2. Christine (Of) Saxony 1461–1521 m. Hans (I Von Oldenburg Of) Denmark 1455–1513
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Von Oldenburg Of) Denmark 1485–1555 m. Joachim (I Nestor Von Hohenzollern Of) Brandenburg 1484–1535
    2. 2. Franz (Von) Oldenburg 1497–1511
    3. 3. Christian (II Of) Denmark 1481–1559 m. Isabella (Von Habsburg Of) Austria 1501–1526
    4. 4. Ernst (Von) Oldenburg 1480–1480
    5. 5. Hans (Von) Oldenburg 1479–1479
  3. 3. Wolfgang (Von) Sachsen 1473–1478
  4. 4. Johann (Of) Saxony 1468–1532 m. Margareta (of) Anhalt-Kothen 1494–1521 m. Sophia (of) Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1481–1503
    1. 1. Johann (Friedrich I Of) Saxony 1503–1554 m. Sibylle (Of) Cleves 1512–1554
      1. 1. Johann (Wilhelm Of) Saxony 1530–1573 m. Dorothea (Susanne Von Der) Pfalz 1544–1592
        1. 1. Marie (Of) Saxony 1571–1610
        2. 2. Sibylle (Marie Of) Saxony 1563–1569
        3. 3. Johann (Of) Saxe-Weimar-Jena 1570–1605 m. Dorothea (Maria Of) Anhalt-Zerbst 1574–1617
        4. 4. Friedrich (Wilhelm I Of) Saxony 1562–1602 m. Anna (Marie Von) Pfalz-Neuburg 1575–1643 m. Sofie (Von) Wurttemberg 1563–1590
      2. 2. Johann (Friedrich III Of) Saxony 1538–1565
      3. 3. Johann (Ernst Von) Sachsen 1535–1535
      4. 4. Johann (Friedrich II Of) Saxony 1529–1595 m. Palatine (Elisabeth Of) Simmern 1540–1594 m. Agnes (Of) Hesse 1527–1555
        1. 1. Johann (Ernst Of) Saxony 1566–1638 m. Christine (Of) Hesse 1578–1658 m. Elisabeth (Von) Mansfeld 1565–1596
        2. 2. Johann (Kasimir Of) Saxony 1564–1633 m. Margarete (Von) Braunschweig-Luneburg 1573–1643 m. Anna (Of) Saxony 1567–1613
        3. 3. Friedrich (Heinrich Of) Saxony 1563–1572
        4. 4. Johann (Friedrich Of) Saxony 1559–1560
    2. 2. Margarete (of) Saxony 1518–1535
    3. 3. Marie (Of) Saxony 1515–1583 m. Philip (I Of) Pomerania 1515–1560
    4. 4. Johann (Ernst Von) Saxe-Coburg 1521–1553 m. Katharina Welf 1524–1581
    5. 5. Johann (of) Saxony 1519–1519
  5. 5. Albrecht (Von) Sachsen 1467–1484
  6. 6. Ernest (Von) Sachsen 1464–1513
  7. 7. Friedrich (III Of) Saxony 1463–1525 m. Von Jessen 1465–
    1. 1. Daughter (Of Friedrich III of Saxony Von) Jessen 1512–1525
    2. 2. Hieronymus (Von) Jessen 1504–1525
    3. 3. Sebastian (Von) Jessen 1502–1535
    4. 4. Friedrich (Von) Jessen 1500–

Ernest Saxony's Timeline

2 Records

1441
24 Mar 1441
Birth of Ernest Of Saxony in Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
1486
26 Aug 1486
Age 45
Death of Ernest Of Saxony in Colditz, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany
Colditz, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1441
    Event Place: Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1486
    Event Place: Colditz, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany
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