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Johann III von Sachsen-Weimar, Tod Herzog von Sachsen-Weimar 1570–1605 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 May 1570

Birth Location: Weimar, Weimarer Stadtkreis, Thüringen, Germany

Death Date: 31 Oct 1605

Death Location: Weimar, Stadtkreis Weimar, Thüringen, Germany

Father: Johann Sachsen-Weimar

Mother: Dorothea Pfalz-Simmern

Spouse(s): Dorothea See

Children(s): Ernst Saxe-Altenburg, Wilhelm Sachsen-Weimar, Albrecht Sachsen-Eisenach

In 1570, Johann III von Sachsen-Weimar, Tod Herzog von Sachsen-Weimar entered the world in Weimar, Weimarer Stadtkreis, Thüringen, Germany, born to Johann Wilhelm I Maria Von Sachsen Weimar And Dorothea Susanne Von Der Pfalz Simmern. Johann III von Sachsen-Weimar, Tod Herzog von Sachsen-Weimar married Dorothea Maria Von Anhalt Zeebrest Daughter Of Holy German See, and had children including Albrecht Von Sachsen Eisenach Herzog Von Sachsen Eisenach, Ernst I The Pious Wettin Von Sachsen Gotha Altenburg Duke Of Saxe Gotha And Saxe Altenburg, Wilhelm Iv Von Sachsen Weimar Herzog Von Sachsen Weimar. Johann III von Sachsen-Weimar, Tod Herzog von Sachsen-Weimar passed away in 1605 in Weimar, Stadtkreis Weimar, Thüringen, Germany.

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Biography

  • In 1570, Johann III von Sachsen-Weimar, Tod Herzog von Sachsen-Weimar entered the world in Weimar, Weimarer Stadtkreis, Thüringen, Germany, born to Johann Wilhelm I Maria Von Sachsen Weimar And Dorothea Susanne Von Der Pfalz Simmern.
  • Johann III von Sachsen-Weimar, Tod Herzog von Sachsen-Weimar married Dorothea Maria Von Anhalt Zeebrest Daughter Of Holy German See, and had children including Albrecht Von Sachsen Eisenach Herzog Von Sachsen Eisenach, Ernst I The Pious Wettin Von Sachsen Gotha Altenburg Duke Of Saxe Gotha And Saxe Altenburg, Wilhelm Iv Von Sachsen Weimar Herzog Von Sachsen Weimar.
  • Johann III von Sachsen-Weimar, Tod Herzog von Sachsen-Weimar passed away in 1605 in Weimar, Stadtkreis Weimar, Thüringen, Germany.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johann Sachsen-Weimar
1530–1573
Birth Location: Torgau, Landkreis Nordsächsen, Saxony (Sachsen), Germany
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Dorothea Pfalz-Simmern
1544–1592
Birth Location: Simmern, Rijnland-Palts, Duitsland
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Spouses(s)

Dorothea See
1574–1617
Birth Location: Dessau, Sachsen-Anhalt, Electorate of Saxony
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Children(s)

Ernst Saxe-Altenburg
1601–1675
Birth Location: Altenburg, Landkreis Altenburger Land, Thüringen, Germany
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Wilhelm Sachsen-Weimar
1598–1662
Birth Location: Altenburg, Thüringen, Germany
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Albrecht Sachsen-Eisenach
1599–1644
Birth Location: Altenburg, Landkreis Altenburger Land, Thüringen, Germany
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Johann Sachsen-Weimar's Ancestors

Self
Johann Sachsen-Weimar
1570–1605
Birth Place: Weimar, Weimarer Stadtkreis, Thüringen, Germany
Parents
Johann Wilhelm I Maria von Sachsen-Weimar
1530–1573
Torgau, Landkreis Nordsächsen, Saxony (Sachsen), Germany
Dorothea (Susanne von der) Pfalz-Simmern
1544–1592
Simmern, Rijnland-Palts, Duitsland
Grandparents
Johann (John Friedrich I 'the Magnanimous' Wettin family, Duke & Kurfürst von Sachsen(Elector), head of the Schmalkaldic (Lutheran)) League
1503–1554
Torgau, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Sibylle (House of La Marck von Jülich-Kleve (Cleves)-Berg, Electress of) Saxony
1512–1554
Düsseldorf, Dusseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Johann 1527
1468–1532
Sophie Saxony
1481–1503
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ernst Saxony
1441–1486
Elisabeth Bayern-München
1443–1486
Magnus of
1441–1503
Sophia Stettin
1460–1504

Johann Sachsen-Weimar's Descendants

1.
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Johann (III von Sachsen-Weimar, Tod Herzog von) Sachsen-Weimar (22 May 1570–31 Oct 1605) m. Dorothea (Maria von Anhalt-Zeebrest, daughter of Holy German) See (2 Jul 1574–18 Jul 1617)
  1. 1. Ernst (I 'the Pious' Wettin von Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg, Duke of Saxe-Gotha and) Saxe-Altenburg 1601–1675 m. Elisabeth (Sophia Wettin von) Sachsen-Altenburg 1619–1680
    1. 1. Johann (Ernest IV Wettin, 1st Duke of) Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 1658–1729 m. Countess (Charlotte Johanna of) Waldeck-Wildungen 1664–1699 m. Sophie (Hedwig von) Sachsen-Merseburg 1660–1686
      1. 1. Franz (Francis Josias House of Wettin, Duke of) Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha 1697–1764 m. Anna (Sophie von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Princess of) Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 1700–1780
        1. 1. Ernst (Friedrich von) Sachsen-Coburg 1724–1800 m. Sophie (Antoinette Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Duchess of) Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 1724–1802
        2. 2. Johann (Wilhelm XII of Wettin, Duke of) Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 1726–1745
  2. 2. Wilhelm (IV von Sachsen-Weimar, Herzog von) Sachsen-Weimar 1598–1662 m. Eleonore (Dorothea von von) Anhalt 1602–1664
    1. 1. Johann (Georg I von von) Sachsen 1634–1686
    2. 2. Johann (Ernst II von) Sachsen 1627–1683
  3. 3. Albrecht (von Sachsen-Eisenach, Herzog von) Sachsen-Eisenach 1599–1644

Johann Sachsen-Weimar's Timeline

2 Records

1570
22 May 1570
Birth of Johann III von Sachsen-Weimar, Tod Herzog von Sachsen-Weimar in Weimar, Weimarer Stadtkreis, Thüringen, Germany
Weimar, Weimarer Stadtkreis, Thüringen, Germany
1605
31 Oct 1605
Age 35
Death of Johann III von Sachsen-Weimar, Tod Herzog von Sachsen-Weimar in Weimar, Weimarer Stadtkreis, Thüringen, Germany
Weimar, Weimarer Stadtkreis, Thüringen, Germany

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 May 1570
    Event Place: Weimar, Weimarer Stadtkreis, Thüringen, Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Germany, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1605
    Event Place: Weimar, Weimarer Stadtkreis, Thüringen, Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Germany, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Weimar, Stadtkreis Weimar, Thüringen, Germany
    Record Source: Germany, Find a Grave Index
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