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Johann I John I Anhalt-Zerbst 1503–1550 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 November 1503

Birth Location: Dessau, Dessau, Sachsen Anhalt, Allemagne

Death Date: 4 February 1550

Death Location: Zerbst, Anhalt-Zerbst, Sachsen Anhalt, Allemagne

Father: Ernst Anhalt-Zerbst

Mother: Margaretha Münsterberg

Spouse(s): Margareta Hohenzollern, Margareta Hohenzollern

Children(s): Joachim Anhalt, Joachim Anhalt-Zerbst-Dessau, Bernhard Anhalt-Dessau

In 1503, Johann I John I Anhalt-Zerbst entered the world in Dessau, Dessau, Sachsen Anhalt, Allemagne, born to Ernst Vorst Van Anhalt Zerbst And Margaretha Van Munsterberg. Johann I John I Anhalt-Zerbst married Margareta Herzogin Von Pommern Furstin Anhalt Prinzessin Von Brandenburg Von Hohenzollern, and had children including Bernhard Vii Vorst Van Anhalt Dessau, Joachim Ernest Anhalt Zerbst Dessau, Joachim Ernst Von Anhalt. Johann I John I Anhalt-Zerbst passed away in 1550 in Zerbst, Anhalt-Zerbst, Sachsen Anhalt, Allemagne.

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Biography

  • In 1503, Johann I John I Anhalt-Zerbst entered the world in Dessau, Dessau, Sachsen Anhalt, Allemagne, born to Ernst Vorst Van Anhalt Zerbst And Margaretha Van Munsterberg.
  • Johann I John I Anhalt-Zerbst married Margareta Herzogin Von Pommern Furstin Anhalt Prinzessin Von Brandenburg Von Hohenzollern, and had children including Bernhard Vii Vorst Van Anhalt Dessau, Joachim Ernest Anhalt Zerbst Dessau, Joachim Ernst Von Anhalt.
  • Johann I John I Anhalt-Zerbst passed away in 1550 in Zerbst, Anhalt-Zerbst, Sachsen Anhalt, Allemagne.

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Johann Anhalt-Zerbst's Ancestors

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Johann Anhalt-Zerbst
1503–1550
Birth Place: Dessau, Dessau, Sachsen Anhalt, Allemagne
Parents
Ernst Vorst van Anhalt-Zerbst
1455–1516
Margaretha (van) Münsterberg
1473–1530
Wroclaw (Breslau), Neder-Silezië, Polen
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Johann Anhalt-Zerbst's Descendants

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Johann (I John I) Anhalt-Zerbst (27 November 1503–4 February 1550) m. Margareta (Herzogin von Pommern Fürstin Anhalt Prinzessin von Brandenburg Von) Hohenzollern (29 September 1511–3 December 1578) m. Margareta (Herzogin von Pommern Fürstin Anhalt Prinzessin von Brandenburg von) Hohenzollern (29 September 1511–3 December 1578)
  1. 1. Joachim (Ernst von) Anhalt 1536–1586 m. Agnes (von) Barby-Mühlingen 1540–1569 m. Eleonore (van) Württemberg 1552–1618
    1. 1. Sibylle (Van Anhalt) Dessau 1564–1614 m. Friedrich (Van) Wurtemberg 1557–1608
      1. 1. Johan (Frederik Hertog van) Württemberg-Stuttgart 1582–1628 m. Barbara (Sophia van) Brandenburg 1584–1636
        1. 1. Eberhard (III Von) Württemberg 1614–1674 m. Anne (Catherine Dorothea Palatine Salm) Kyrburg 1614–1655
  2. 2. Joachim (Ernest) Anhalt-Zerbst-Dessau 1536–1586 m. Eleonore (von) Württemberg 1552–1618 m. Agnes (Barby) Mühlingen 1540–1569 m. Eleonore (von) Württemberg 1552–1618
    1. 1. Dorothea (Marie (Agnus) Daughter of 'Holy German See' von) Anhalt-Zerbest 1574–1616 m. Johann (von) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg 1545–1622
      1. 1. Ernest (I Wettin Saxe Coburg) Altenburg 1601–1675
        1. 1. Frederik (I Wettin Hertog van) Saksen-Gotha-Altenburg 1646–1691 m. Magdalena (Sybille van) Saksen-Weissenfels 1648–1681
      2. 2. Frederik (Willem van) Saksen-Weimar 1603–1619
      3. 3. Frederik (van) Saksen-Weimar 1596–1622
      4. 4. Christiaan (Willem van) Saksen-Weimar 1595–1595
      5. 5. Johan (Frederik van) Saksen-Weimar 1600–1628
    2. 2. Elisabeth (von) Anhalt-Zerbst 1563–1607
    3. 3. Christian (I. von) Anhalt-Bernburg 1568–1630 m. Anna (Countess of) Bentheim-Tecklenburg 1568–1624
      1. 1. Frederick (William) Phillipps 1584–1683
      2. 2. Christian (II Prince of Anhalt) Bernburg 1599–1656
      3. 3. Frederik (Christiaan Prins Van) Anhalt-Bernburg 1596–1596
      4. 4. Frederik (Lodewijk Prins Van) Anhalt-Bernburg 1619–1621
      5. 5. Friedrich (Van Anhalt) Bernburg 1613–1670
      6. 6. Friedrich (Fuerst Von) Anhalt-Harzgerode 1613–1670
    4. 4. Ludwig (von Anhalt-Köthen) I 1579–1650
    5. 5. Dorothea (Maria van) Anhalt 1574–1617 m. Johan (Wettin Hertog van Saksen-Weimar en) Jena 1570–1605
      1. 1. Ernest (I Wettin Saxe Coburg) Altenburg 1601–1675 m. Elisabeth (Sophia) Saksen-Altenburg 1619–1680
        1. 1. Frederick (I, Duke of) Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 1646–1691
        2. 2. Christian (von) Sachsen-Eisenberg 1653–1707
        3. 3. Sophia (von) Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg 1643–1657
        4. 4. Elisabeth (Dorothea Von) Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg 1640–1709
    6. 6. Elisabeth (Von) Anhalt-Zerbst 1563–1607
    7. 7. Agnes (Princess) Anhalt 1562–1564
    8. 8. Prince Bernhard 1571–1596
    9. 9. John (George I Anhalt) Dessau 1567–1618
    10. 10. Georg (Vonanhalt Dessau) Johann 1567–1618
    11. 11. Christian (I Vonanhalt) Bernburg 1568–1630
  3. 3. Bernhard (VII Vorst van) Anhalt-Dessau 1540–1570

Johann Anhalt-Zerbst's Timeline

3 Records

1503
27 November 1503
Birth of Johann I John I Anhalt-Zerbst in Dessau, Dessau, Sachsen Anhalt, Allemagne
Dessau, Dessau, Sachsen Anhalt, Allemagne
1534
1534
Age 31
Johann I John I Anhalt-Zerbst was married in Dessau, Sachsen Anhalt, Allemagne
Dessau, Sachsen Anhalt, Allemagne
1550
4 February 1550
Age 47
Death of Johann I John I Anhalt-Zerbst in Zerbst, Anhalt-Zerbst, Sachsen Anhalt, Allemagne
Zerbst, Anhalt-Zerbst, Sachsen Anhalt, Allemagne

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 November 1503
    Event Place: Dessau, Dessau, Sachsen Anhalt, Allemagne
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1534
    Event Place: Dessau, Sachsen Anhalt, Allemagne
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 February 1550
    Event Place: Zerbst, Anhalt-Zerbst, Sachsen Anhalt, Allemagne
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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