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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

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Ernst Saxony
1441–1486
Birth Place: Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, (Holy Roman Empire) now (Germany)
Parents
Friedrich II "the Gentle" von Wettin-Sachsen, Elector\Hertog, Duke of
1412–1464
Leipzig, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany
Margarete (of) Habsburg
1416–1486
Innsbruck, Innsbruck Stadt, Tyrol (Tirol), Austria
Grandparents
Frederick (IV\I "the Warlike" von Sachsen House of Wettin, Elector of) Saxony
1370–1428
Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
Katharina (Habsburg von Braunschweig Lüneburg, Electress of) Saxony
1395–1442
Luneburg, Hannover, Prussia, Germany
Ernest (I 'The Iron' von Hapsburg, Archduke of Inner Austria, Duke of Styria, Carinthia, &) Carniola
1377–1427
Bruck an der Mur, Bruck-Murzzuschlag Bezirk, Styria (Holy Roman Empire) (Now Austria)
Cymburgis (von Masowien (Masovia), Piast Dynasty, Duchess of) Austria
1391–1429
Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
Great-Grandparents
Leopold Austria
1351–1386
Verde Visconti
1352–1413
Siemowit Dynasty
1354–1426
Alexandra Lithuania
1369–1434
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Albert Styria
1298–1358
Jeanne Ferrette
1300–1351
Lord Milan
1317–1385
Regina-Beatrice Scala
1321–1384
Siemowit Masovia
1320–1381
Euphemia Troppau
1315–1359
Algirdas Lithuania
1296–1377
Juliana Tver
1325–1391

Ernst Saxony's Descendants

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Ernst (von Wettin, Prince\Elector of) Saxony (24 Mar 1441–26 Aug 1486) m. Elisabeth (von Wittelsbach, Princess of) Bayern-München (02 Feb 1443–5 Mar 1486)
  1. 1. Christina (Wettin of) Saxony 1461–1521 m. John (Hans I Oldenburg, King of Denmark and) Sweden 1455–1513
    1. 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
      1. 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
        1. 1. Charles (III 'The Great' Lotharingen Duke of) Lorraine 1543–1608 m. Princess (Claude of) France 1547–1575
        2. 2. Dorothea (von) Lothringen 1545–1621
        3. 3. Renata (Duchess of) Lorraine 1544–1602
      2. 2. Hans ((John) von Oldenburg, Crown Prince of Denmark, Norway &) Sweden 1518–1532
      3. 3. Dorothea (van Oldenburg, Prinses van Zweden, Noorwegen en) Denemarken 1520–1580
      4. 4. Maximilian (von) Oldenburg 1519–1519
    2. 2. Johann (Oldenburg of) Denmark 1477–1513
  2. 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–
    1. 1. Maria (von) Sachsen-Meissen 1516–1583
    2. 2. Johann (Ernst Herzog von) Sachsen-Coburg 1521–1553
  3. 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
    1. 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
      1. 1. Johann (Friedrich II von) Sachsen-Gotha 1529–1595
      2. 2. Johann (Wilhelm I Maria von) Sachsen-Weimar 1530–1573 m. Dorothea (Susanne von der) Pfalz-Simmern 1544–1592
        1. 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
        2. 2. Friedrich (Wilhelm I von von) Sachsen 1562–1602
  4. 4. Ernst (von Magdeburg, Prince of Sachsen, Archbishop of) Magdeburg 1464–1513

Ernst Saxony's Timeline

2 Records

1441
24 Mar 1441
Birth of Ernst von Wettin, Prince\Elector of Saxony in Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, (Holy Roman Empire) now (Germany)
Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, (Holy Roman Empire) now (Germany)
1486
26 Aug 1486
Age 45
Death of Ernst von Wettin, Prince\Elector of Saxony in Colditz, Leipzig, Sachsen, (Holy Roman Empire) now (Germany)
Colditz, Leipzig, Sachsen, (Holy Roman Empire) now (Germany)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    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

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