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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: Schweinitz, Anhalt-Zerbst, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Father: Ernst Sachsen-Thüringen

Mother: Elisabeth Oostenrijk

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

Children(s): Johann Sachsen

John "the Steadfast" Wettin Sachsen was born in 1468 in Meissen, Dresden, Thueringen, Germany, the child of Ernst Von Sachsen Thuringen And Elisabeth Wittelsbach Oostenrijk. John "the Steadfast" Wettin Sachsen married Margarethe Van Anhalt, Sophie Von Mecklenburg Schwerin, and had children including Johann Friedrich I John The Magnanimous Von Sachsen. John "the Steadfast" Wettin Sachsen passed away in 1532 in Schweinitz, Anhalt-Zerbst, Saxony-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 Thuringen And Elisabeth Wittelsbach Oostenrijk.
  • John "the Steadfast" Wettin Sachsen married Margarethe Van Anhalt, Sophie Von Mecklenburg Schwerin, and had children including Johann Friedrich I John The Magnanimous Von Sachsen.
  • John "the Steadfast" Wettin Sachsen passed away in 1532 in Schweinitz, Anhalt-Zerbst, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

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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-Thüringen
1441–1486
Meissen (Sachsen) D
Elisabeth (Wittelsbach) Oostenrijk
1443–1486
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John Sachsen's Descendants

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John ("the Steadfast" Wettin) Sachsen (30 June 1468–16 August 1532) m. Sophie (von) Mecklenburg-Schwerin (18 Dec 1481–12 July 1503) m. Margarethe (van) Anhalt (12 NOV 1494–07 OCT 1521)
  1. 1. Johann (Friedrich I "John the Magnanimous" von) Sachsen 1503–1554 m. Queen (Anne of Cleves of) England 1515–1557 m. Sybilla (of Cleves, Duchess of Saxony sister-in-law of King Henry VIII my 13th) grand-uncle 1512–1554
    1. 1. Johann (Friedrich II Wetten von Sachsen-Meissen-Gotha 'Mayor of) Exeter' 1529–1595 m. Dorothea (Susanne von der) Pfalz-Simmern 1544–1592 m. Elisabeth (Von Der) Pfalz 1540–1594
      1. 1. Thomas (1570) Walker 1570–1612 m. Margaret (Beardsley) Bardsley 1575–1607
        1. 1. John WALKER 1599–1665 m. Elizabeth COZZENS 1599–1672

John Sachsen's Timeline

2 Records

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 Schweinitz, Anhalt-Zerbst, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Schweinitz, Anhalt-Zerbst, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 June 1468
    Event Place: Meissen, Dresden, Thueringen, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 August 1532
    Event Place: Schweinitz, Anhalt-Zerbst, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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