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Johann Georg I von SACHSEN 1585–1656 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 MAR 1585

Birth Location: Dresden, Sachsen, Deutschland

Death Date: 08 OCT 1656

Death Location: Freiberg, Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Saxony (Sachsen), Germany

Father: Christian Meissen

Mother: Sophie Hohenzollern

Spouse(s): Magdalena HOHENZOLLERN

Children(s): Maria Sachsen-Meissen, Sophie Sachsen, Johannes Saxon, Prinzessin SACHSEN, Christian Sachsen, John Sachsen, August Weissenfels, Magdalena Meissen, Maurice Zeitz, Henry Sachsen, Abrahamus Wittan

Johann Georg I von SACHSEN was born in 1585 in Dresden, Sachsen, Deutschland, the child of Christian I Wettin Von Sachsen Meissen And Sophie Sofia Von Brandenburg Hohenzollern. Johann Georg I von SACHSEN married Magdalena Sybille Von Hohenzollern, and had children including Abrahamus Wittan, August Wettin Hertog Van Sachsen Saksen Weissenfels, Christian Albert Wettin Sachsen, Henry Wettin Sachsen, Johannes Van Saksen Saxon, John George Ii Wettin Sachsen, Magdalena Sibylle Wettin Sachsen Meissen, Maria Elisabeth Von Sachsen Meissen, Maurice Wettin Sachsen Zeitz, Prinzessin Sophie Eleonore Von Sachsen, Sophie Eleonore Von Sachsen. Johann Georg I von SACHSEN passed away in 1656 in Freiberg, Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Saxony (Sachsen), Germany.

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Biography

  • Johann Georg I von SACHSEN was born in 1585 in Dresden, Sachsen, Deutschland, the child of Christian I Wettin Von Sachsen Meissen And Sophie Sofia Von Brandenburg Hohenzollern.
  • Johann Georg I von SACHSEN married Magdalena Sybille Von Hohenzollern, and had children including Abrahamus Wittan, August Wettin Hertog Van Sachsen Saksen Weissenfels, Christian Albert Wettin Sachsen, Henry Wettin Sachsen, Johannes Van Saksen Saxon, John George Ii Wettin Sachsen, Magdalena Sibylle Wettin Sachsen Meissen, Maria Elisabeth Von Sachsen Meissen, Maurice Wettin Sachsen Zeitz, Prinzessin Sophie Eleonore Von Sachsen, Sophie Eleonore Von Sachsen.
  • Johann Georg I von SACHSEN passed away in 1656 in Freiberg, Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Saxony (Sachsen), Germany.

Immediate Family

Parents

Christian Meissen
1560–1591
Birth Location: Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Electorate of Saxony
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Sophie Hohenzollern
1568–1622
Birth Location: Zechlin Castle, Rheinsberg, Germany
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Spouses(s)

Magdalena HOHENZOLLERN
1586–1659
Birth Location: Kaliningrad, Oost-Pruisen, Rusland
MH

Children(s)

Maria Sachsen-Meissen
1610–1684
Birth Location: Dresden
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Sophie Sachsen
1594–1671
Birth Location: Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
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Johannes Saxon
1606–1606
Birth Location: Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
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Prinzessin SACHSEN
1609–1671
Birth Location: Dresden, Dresden, Saxony
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Christian Sachsen
1612–1612
Birth Location: Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
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John Sachsen
1613–1680
Birth Location: Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
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August Weissenfels
1614–1680
Birth Location: Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
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Magdalena Meissen
1617–1668
Birth Location: Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
MM
Maurice Zeitz
1619–1681
Birth Location: Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
MZ
Henry Sachsen
1622–1622
Birth Location: Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
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Abrahamus Wittan
1654–
Birth Location: Reutlingen, Württemberg, Germany
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Johann SACHSEN's Ancestors

Self
Johann SACHSEN
1585–1656
Birth Place: Dresden, Sachsen, Deutschland
Parents
Christian I Wettin von Sachsen Meissen
1560–1591
Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Electorate of Saxony
Sophie (Sofia von Brandenburg) Hohenzollern
1568–1622
Zechlin Castle, Rheinsberg, Germany
Grandparents
August (I. von) Sachsen
1526–1586
Freiberg
Anna (van Oldenburg Prinses van) Denemarken
1532–1585
Haderslev, Haderslev Kommune, Syddanmark, Denmark
Johann (Georg von) Brandenburg
1525–1598
Berlin, Germany
Sabine (Sabina von Hohenzollern von) Brandenburg-Ansbach
1529–1575
Ansbach Castle, Ansbach, Bayern, Electorate of Brandenburg
Great-Grandparents
Heinrich Sachsen
1473–1541
Katharina Mecklenburg
1487–1561
Dorothea Sachsen-Lauenburg
1511–1571
Joachim HOHENZOLLERN
1505–1571
Magdalena SACHSEN
1507–1534
Georg Brandenburg
1484–1543
Hedwig Münsterberg
1508–1531
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Magnus Lauenburg
1470–1543
Katharina Wolfenbuttel
1488–1563
Joachim Denmark
1484–1535
Elisabeth Zweden
1485–1555
Georg Sachsen
1471–1539
Barbara Polen
1478–1534
Charles Münsterberg-Oels;
1476–1536
Anna Sagen
1479–1541

Johann SACHSEN's Descendants

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Johann (Georg I von) SACHSEN (05 MAR 1585–08 OCT 1656) m. Magdalena (Sybille von) HOHENZOLLERN (31 DEC 1586–12 FEB 1659)
  1. 1. Maria (Elisabeth von) Sachsen-Meissen 1610–1684 m. Frederick (III of) Holstein-Gottorp 1597–1659
    1. 1. Sophia (Auguste van) Oldenburg 1630–1680 m. Johan (Vorst van) Anhalt-Zerbst 1621–1667
      1. 1. Sophie (Auguste von) Anhalt-Zerbst 1663–1694 m. Johann (Ernst III von) Sachsen-Weimar 1664–1707
        1. 1. Ernst (August I Wettin Hertog van Saksen-Weimar en) Saksen-Eisenach 1688–1748 m. Sophia (Charlotte Albertine van) Brandenburg-Bayreuth 1713–1747 m. Eleonore (Wilhelmine von) Anhalt-Köthen 1696–1726
        2. 2. Johan (Willem van) Saksen-Weimar 1686–1686
        3. 3. Eleonore (Christine van) Saksen-Weimar 1689–1690
        4. 4. Johanna (Charlotte van) Saksen-Weimar 1693–1751
      2. 2. Georg (Rudolph von Anhalt) Zerbst 1651–1652
      3. 3. Karl (Wilhelm Anhalt) Zerbst 1652–1718
      4. 4. Anthony (Gunther Muehlingen von Anhalt) -Zerbst 1653–1714
      5. 5. Johann (Adolph von Anhalt) Zerbst 1654–1726
      6. 6. Johann (Ludwig van Anhalt) Zerbst 1656–1704
      7. 7. Joachim (Ernst von Anhalt) Zerbst 1657–1658
      8. 8. Magdalene (Sophie von Anhalt) Zerbst 1658–1659
      9. 9. Hedwig (Marie von Anhalt) Zerbst 1662–1662
      10. 10. Hedwig (Marie Eleonore Anhalt) Zerbst 1664–1664
      11. 11. Albrecht (of Anhalt) Zerbst 1665–1665
      12. 12. Augustus+ Anhalt-Zerbst 1666–1667
    2. 2. Johann (Adolf) Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp 1632–1633
    3. 3. Hedwig (Eleonora von) Holstein-Gottorp 1636–1715
    4. 4. Magdalena (Sybille Von von) OLDENBURG 1631–1719
    5. 5. Marie (Elisabeth Von von) OLDENBURG 1634–1665
    6. 6. Christian (Albrecht von) OLDENBURG 1641–1695
    7. 7. Auguste (Marie Von von) OLDENBURG 1649–1728
  2. 2. Sophie (Eleonore Von) Sachsen 1594–1671
  3. 3. Johannes (van Saksen) Saxon 1606–1606
  4. 4. Prinzessin (Sophie Eleonore von) SACHSEN 1609–1671
  5. 5. Christian (Albert Wettin) Sachsen 1612–1612
  6. 6. John (George II Wettin) Sachsen 1613–1680
  7. 7. August (Wettin Hertog van Sachsen Saksen -) Weissenfels 1614–1680
  8. 8. Magdalena (Sibylle Wettin Sachsen) Meissen 1617–1668
  9. 9. Maurice (Wettin Sachsen) Zeitz 1619–1681
  10. 10. Henry (Wettin) Sachsen 1622–1622
  11. 11. Abrahamus Wittan 1654–

Johann SACHSEN's Timeline

2 Records

1585
05 MAR 1585
Birth of Johann Georg I von SACHSEN in Dresden, Sachsen, Deutschland
Dresden, Sachsen, Deutschland
1656
08 OCT 1656
Age 71
Death of Johann Georg I von SACHSEN in Dresden, Sachsen, Deutschland
Dresden, Sachsen, Deutschland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 MAR 1585
    Event Place: Dresden, Sachsen, Deutschland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 OCT 1656
    Event Place: Dresden, Sachsen, Deutschland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Freiberg, Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Saxony (Sachsen), Germany
    Record Source: Germany, Find a Grave Index
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