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Ernst von Wettin, Prince\Elector of Saxony 1441–1486 – Genealogical Records
Birth Date: 24 Mar 1441
Birth Location: Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, (Holy Roman Empire) now (Germany)
Death Date: 26 Aug 1486
Death Location: Meissen, Meißener Landkreis, Saxony (Sachsen), Germany
Father: Friedrich of
Mother: Margarete Habsburg
Spouse(s): Elisabeth Bayern-München
Children(s): Christina Saxony, Friedrich 1502, Johann 1527, Ernst Magdeburg
The story of Ernst von Wettin, Prince\Elector of Saxony began in 1441 in Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, (Holy Roman Empire) now (Germany). Ernst von Wettin, Prince\Elector of Saxony married Elisabeth Von Wittelsbach Princess Of Bayern Munchen, and had children including Christina Wettin Of Saxony, Ernst Von Magdeburg Prince Of Sachsen Archbishop Of Magdeburg, Friedrich Iii The Wise Wettin Family Elector Of Sachsen Protected Martin Luther Protestant Reformation Founded The Univ Of Wittenberg 1502, Johann John The Steadfast Von Wettin Elector Of Sachsen Made The Lutheran Church The Official State Church In Saxony In 1527. Ernst von Wettin, Prince\Elector of Saxony passed away in 1486 in Meissen, Meißener Landkreis, Saxony (Sachsen), Germany.
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- The story of Ernst von Wettin, Prince\Elector of Saxony began in 1441 in Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, (Holy Roman Empire) now (Germany).
- Ernst von Wettin, Prince\Elector of Saxony married Elisabeth Von Wittelsbach Princess Of Bayern Munchen, and had children including Christina Wettin Of Saxony, Ernst Von Magdeburg Prince Of Sachsen Archbishop Of Magdeburg, Friedrich Iii The Wise Wettin Family Elector Of Sachsen Protected Martin Luther Protestant Reformation Founded The Univ Of Wittenberg 1502, Johann John The Steadfast Von Wettin Elector Of Sachsen Made The Lutheran Church The Official State Church In Saxony In 1527.
- Ernst von Wettin, Prince\Elector of Saxony passed away in 1486 in Meissen, Meißener Landkreis, Saxony (Sachsen), Germany.
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Ernst Saxony's Ancestors
Ernst Saxony's Descendants
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1. Christina (Wettin of) Saxony 1461–1521 m. John (Hans I Oldenburg, King of Denmark and) Sweden 1455–1513
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1. Christian (II 'The Tyrant' Oldenburg, King of Denmark, Norway and) Sweden 1481–1559 m. Isabella (Habsburg, Queen of Denmark, Norway and) Sweden 1501–1526
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1. Christina (Oldenburg, Princess of) Denmark 1521–1590 m. Francis (I de Lorraine (Lotharingen) 2nd Duke of) Guise 1517–1545 m. Francesco (II Sforza, Last Duke of) Milan 1492–1535
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1. Charles (III 'The Great' Lotharingen Duke of) Lorraine 1543–1608 m. Princess (Claude of) France 1547–1575
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2. Dorothea (von) Lothringen 1545–1621
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3. Renata (Duchess of) Lorraine 1544–1602
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2. Hans ((John) von Oldenburg, Crown Prince of Denmark, Norway &) Sweden 1518–1532
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3. Dorothea (van Oldenburg, Prinses van Zweden, Noorwegen en) Denemarken 1520–1580
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4. Maximilian (von) Oldenburg 1519–1519
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2. Johann (Oldenburg of) Denmark 1477–1513
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2. Friedrich (III "The Wise" Wettin family, Elector of Sachsen, protected Martin Luther-Protestant Reformation, founded the Univ of Wittenberg) 1502 1463–1525 m. Anna Weller 1485–
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1. Maria (von) Sachsen-Meissen 1516–1583
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2. Johann (Ernst Herzog von) Sachsen-Coburg 1521–1553
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3. Johann (John 'the Steadfast' von Wettin, Elector of Sachsen, made the Lutheran church the official state church in Saxony in) 1527 1468–1532 m. Margarethe (von) Anhalt-Zerbst 1494–1521 m. Sophie (von Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Duchess of Mecklenburg by birth and by marriage Electoral Princess of) Saxony 1481–1503
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1. Johann (John Friedrich I 'the Magnanimous' Wettin family, Duke & Kurfürst von Sachsen(Elector), head of the Schmalkaldic (Lutheran)) League 1503–1554 m. Sibylle (House of La Marck von Jülich-Kleve (Cleves)-Berg, Electress of) Saxony 1512–1554
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1. Johann (Friedrich II von) Sachsen-Gotha 1529–1595
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2. Johann (Wilhelm I Maria von) Sachsen-Weimar 1530–1573 m. Dorothea (Susanne von der) Pfalz-Simmern 1544–1592
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1. Johann (III von Sachsen-Weimar, Tod Herzog von) Sachsen-Weimar 1570–1605 m. Dorothea (Maria von Anhalt-Zeebrest, daughter of Holy German) See 1574–1617
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2. Friedrich (Wilhelm I von von) Sachsen 1562–1602
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4. Ernst (von Magdeburg, Prince of Sachsen, Archbishop of) Magdeburg 1464–1513
Ernst Saxony's Timeline
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Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 24 Mar 1441
Event Place: Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, (Holy Roman Empire) now (Germany)
Record Source: Germany, Find a Grave Index
Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 26 Aug 1486
Event Place: Colditz, Leipzig, Sachsen, (Holy Roman Empire) now (Germany)
Record Source: Germany, Find a Grave Index
Genealogy Event 3
Event Type: Burial
Event Place: Meissen, Meißener Landkreis, Saxony (Sachsen), Germany
Record Source: Germany, Find a Grave Index