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Ernst Elector Of SAXONY 1441–1486 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 24, 1441

Birth Location: Meissen, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany, ,

Death Date: Aug 26, 1486

Death Location: Colditz, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

Father: Friedrich Saxony

Mother: Margarethe AUSTRIA

Spouse(s): Princess Bavaria

Children(s): Christina Wettin, John Saxony, Margarethe SAXONY, Albrecht SAXONY, Wolfgang SAXONY, Ernst SAXONY

The story of Ernst Elector Of SAXONY began in 1441 in Meissen, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany, ,. Ernst Elector Of SAXONY married Princess Elisabeth Von Wittlelsbach Of Bavaria, and had children including Albrecht Of Saxony, Christina Consort Norway Sweden Saxony Wettin, Ernst Of Saxony, John The Steady Elector Saxony, Margarethe Of Saxony, Wolfgang Of Saxony. Ernst Elector Of SAXONY passed away in 1486 in Colditz, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany.

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Biography

  • The story of Ernst Elector Of SAXONY began in 1441 in Meissen, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany, ,.
  • Ernst Elector Of SAXONY married Princess Elisabeth Von Wittlelsbach Of Bavaria, and had children including Albrecht Of Saxony, Christina Consort Norway Sweden Saxony Wettin, Ernst Of Saxony, John The Steady Elector Saxony, Margarethe Of Saxony, Wolfgang Of Saxony.
  • Ernst Elector Of SAXONY passed away in 1486 in Colditz, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany.

Immediate Family

Parents

Friedrich Saxony
1412–1464
Birth Location: Leipzig, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany
FS
Margarethe AUSTRIA
1416–1486
Birth Location: Graz, Graz, Styria, Austria
MA

Spouses(s)

Princess Bavaria
1443–1484
Birth Location: München, Amberg-Sulzbach, Bayern, Germany
PB

Children(s)

Christina Wettin
1461–1521
Birth Location: Torgau, Torgau-Oschatz, Sachsen, Germany
CW
John Saxony
1468–1532
Birth Location: Meissen, Dresden, Thueringen, Germany
JS
Margarethe SAXONY
1469–1528
Birth Location: Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
MS
Albrecht SAXONY
1467–1484
Birth Location: Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
AS
Wolfgang SAXONY
1473–1478
Birth Location: Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
WS
Ernst SAXONY
1464–1513
Birth Location: Torgau, Torgau-Oschatz, Sachsen, Germany
ES

Ernst SAXONY's Ancestors

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Ernst SAXONY
1441–1486
Birth Place: Meissen, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany, ,
Parents
Friedrich II The Gentle Elector Of Saxony
1412–1464
Leipzig, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany
Margarethe (Archduchess of) AUSTRIA
1416–1486
Graz, Graz, Styria, Austria
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ernst SAXONY's Descendants

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Ernst (Elector Of) SAXONY (Mar 24, 1441–Aug 26, 1486) m. Princess (Elisabeth Von Wittlelsbach of) Bavaria (Feb 02, 1443–Mar 05, 1484)
  1. 1. Christina (Consort Norway Sweden Saxony) Wettin 1461–1521
  2. 2. John (the Steady Elector) Saxony 1468–1532 m. Sofie (of Mecklenburg) Schwerin 1481–1503
    1. 1. John (Frederick I The Magnanimous Elector) Saxony 1503–1553 m. Sibylle (Von) Kleve 1512–1553
      1. 1. Johann (Wilhelm of SAXE) WEIMAR 1530–1572 m. Dorothea (Susanne of) Simmern 1544–1592
        1. 1. John (Von Saxe) Weimar 1570–1605 m. Dorothea (Marie Von) Anhalt 1574–1617
      2. 2. John (Frederick II The Middle Elector) Saxony 1529–1595
  3. 3. Margarethe (Of) SAXONY 1469–1528
  4. 4. Albrecht (Of) SAXONY 1467–1484
  5. 5. Wolfgang (Of) SAXONY 1473–1478
  6. 6. Ernst (Of) SAXONY 1464–1513

Ernst SAXONY's Timeline

2 Records

1441
Mar 24, 1441
Birth of Ernst Elector Of SAXONY in Meissen, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany, ,
Meissen, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany, ,
1486
Aug 26, 1486
Age 45
Death of Ernst Elector Of SAXONY in Colditz, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany
Colditz, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

Sources

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

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