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John "the Steadfast" Wettin Sachsen 1468–1532 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 June 1468

Birth Location: Meissen, Dresden, Thueringen, Germany

Death Date: 16 August 1532

Death Location: Wittenberg, Landkreis Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

Father: Ernst Sachsen

Mother: Elisabeth Bayern

Spouse(s): Margarete Anhalt, Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Children(s): John Saxony

John "the Steadfast" Wettin Sachsen was born in 1468 in Meissen, Dresden, Thueringen, Germany, the child of Ernst Von Sachsen And Elisabeth Von Bayern. John "the Steadfast" Wettin Sachsen married Margarete Von Anhalt, Sophie Von Mecklenburg Schwerin, and had children including John Frederick I Elector Of Saxony. John "the Steadfast" Wettin Sachsen passed away in 1532 in Wittenberg, Landkreis Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany.

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Biography

  • John "the Steadfast" Wettin Sachsen was born in 1468 in Meissen, Dresden, Thueringen, Germany, the child of Ernst Von Sachsen And Elisabeth Von Bayern.
  • John "the Steadfast" Wettin Sachsen married Margarete Von Anhalt, Sophie Von Mecklenburg Schwerin, and had children including John Frederick I Elector Of Saxony.
  • John "the Steadfast" Wettin Sachsen passed away in 1532 in Wittenberg, Landkreis Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany.

Immediate Family

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John Sachsen's Ancestors

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John Sachsen
1468–1532
Birth Place: Meissen, Dresden, Thueringen, Germany
Parents
Ernst von Sachsen
1441–1486
Elisabeth (von) Bayern
1443–1484
Munich (München), Stadtkreis München, Bavaria (Bayern), Germany
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Sachsen's Descendants

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John ("the Steadfast" Wettin) Sachsen (30 June 1468–16 August 1532) m. Margarete (von) Anhalt (12 November 1494–7 October 1521) m. Sophie (von) Mecklenburg-Schwerin (18 Dec 1481–12 July 1503)
  1. 1. John (Frederick I, Elector of) Saxony 1503–1554 m. Sybille (of) Cleves 1512–1554
    1. 1. Johann (Wilhelm I Maria von) Sachsen-Weimar 1530–1573 m. Dorothea (Susanne Herzogin Sachsen-Weimar Prinzessin von der Pfalz-Simmern von) Wittelsbach 1544–1592
      1. 1. Johann (III. von Sachsen-Weimar, Tod Herzog von) Sachsen-Weimar 1570–1605 m. Dorothea (Marie (Agnus) von) Anhalt-Zerbst 1574–1617
        1. 1. Ernst (I von) Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg 1601–1675 m. Elisabeth (Sofie of Saxe) Altenburg 1619–1680
      2. 2. Johann (II Duke Of) Saxe-Weimar 1570–1605 m. Dorothea (Marie (Agnus) von) Anhalt-Zerbst 1574–1617
        1. 1. Ernst (I von) Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 1601–1675 m. Elisabeth (Sophie of) Saxe-Altenburg 1619–1680
        2. 2. Ernest (I "the Pious", Duke of) Saxe-Gotha 1601–1675 m. Elisabeth (Sofia von Sachsen) Altenburg 1619–1680
        3. 3. Ernest (I Wettin Saxe Coburg) Altenburg 1601–1675 m. Princess (ELISABETH SOPHIA von) Sachsen-Altenburg 1619–1680 m. Elisabeth (Sophia) Saksen-Altenburg 1619–1680
        4. 4. Ernest (I Wettin Saxe Coburg) Altenburg 1601–1675 m. Elisabeth (Sofie of Saxe) Altenburg 1619–1680
        5. 5. Johann (William "the Great", of Sax Weimar Von Sachsen) IV 1598–1662
    2. 2. John (Frederick II* of) Saxony 1529–1595
    3. 3. Johann (Friedrich III von) Sachsen 1538–1565
    4. 4. Johann (Wilhelm I Maria from) Saxe-Weimar 1530–1573
    5. 5. Johann (Frederick III Duke of) Saxe-Gotha 1538–1565
    6. 6. Johann (Ernst von) Sachsen 1535–1535

John Sachsen's Timeline

3 Records

1468
30 June 1468
Birth of John "the Steadfast" Wettin Sachsen in Meissen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland
Meissen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland
1468
30 June 1468
Birth of John "the Steadfast" Wettin Sachsen in Meissen, Dresden, Thueringen, Germany
Meissen, Dresden, Thueringen, Germany
1532
16 August 1532
Age 64
Death of John "the Steadfast" Wettin Sachsen in Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland
Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 June 1468
    Event Place: Meissen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland
    Record Source: Germany, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 June 1468
    Event Place: Meissen, Dresden, Thueringen, Germany

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 August 1532
    Event Place: Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland
    Record Source: Germany, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wittenberg, Landkreis Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
    Record Source: Germany, Find a Grave Index

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