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John George Johann von Sachsen 1585–1656 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 March 1585

Birth Location: Dresden, Stadtkreis Dresden, Saxony (Sachsen), Germany

Death Date: 18 October 1656

Death Location: Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany

Father: Kurfürst Wettin

Mother: Prinzessin Hohenzollern

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Children(s): Herzog Sachsen-Weissenfels, Prinzessin Sachsen

The story of John George Johann von Sachsen began in 1585 in Dresden, Stadtkreis Dresden, Saxony (Sachsen), Germany. John George Johann von Sachsen had children including Herzog August Von Sachsen Weissenfels, Prinzessin Maria Elisabeth Von Sachsen. John George Johann von Sachsen passed away in 1656 in Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany.

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Biography

  • The story of John George Johann von Sachsen began in 1585 in Dresden, Stadtkreis Dresden, Saxony (Sachsen), Germany.
  • John George Johann von Sachsen had children including Herzog August Von Sachsen Weissenfels, Prinzessin Maria Elisabeth Von Sachsen.
  • John George Johann von Sachsen passed away in 1656 in Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany.

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John Sachsen's Ancestors

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John Sachsen
1585–1656
Birth Place: Dresden, Stadtkreis Dresden, Saxony (Sachsen), Germany
Parents
Kurfürst Christian I. von Sachsen Wettin
1560–1591
Dresden, Sachsen, Deutschland (HRR)
Prinzessin (Sophie von Brandenburg a.d.H.) Hohenzollern
1568–1622
Rheinsberg, Ruppin, Brandenburg, Prussia
Grandparents
August (I Wettin von) Sachsen-Meissen-Albertiner
1526–1586
Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
Princesa (Anna af Danmark og Norge von) Oldenburg
1532–1585
Haderslev, Haderslev Kommune, Syddanmark, Denmark
Johann (Georg von Brandenburg född) Hohenzollern
1525–1598
Berlin-Cölln, Zwing Cölln Stadtschloss, Regierungssitz, Bundeshauptstadt, Germany.
Sabine (Von) Brandenburg-Ansbach
1529–1575
Ansbach, Bayern, Deutschland
Great-Grandparents
Joachim Brandenburg
1505–1571
Maria Sachsen
1507–1534
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Sachsen's Descendants

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John (George Johann von) Sachsen (15 March 1585–18 October 1656)
  1. 1. Herzog (August von) Sachsen-Weissenfels 1614–1680
    1. 1. Magdalena (Sibylla von) Sachsen-Weissenfels 1648–1681
      1. 1. Herzog (Friedrich II von) Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg 1676–1732
        1. 1. Princess (Augusta Von Saxe) Gotha 1719–1772
      2. 2. Anna (Sophie von Sachsen Duchess of) Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 1670–1728
        1. 1. Princess (Anna Sofia of) Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 1700–1780
    2. 2. Sophia (von) Sachsen-Weissenfels 1654–1724
      1. 1. Princess (Magdalena Augusta Von) Anhalt-Zerbst 1679–1740
  2. 2. Prinzessin (Maria Elisabeth von) Sachsen 1610–1684
    1. 1. Herzogin (Magdalene Sibylle von) Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp 1631–1719
      1. 1. Duchess (Christine of) Mecklenburg-Güstrow 1663–1749
        1. 1. Gräfin (Ferdinande Henriette zu) Stolberg-Gedern 1699–1796
    2. 2. Prinzessin (Auguste Sophia Ernestine von) Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp 1630–1680
      1. 1. Fürst (Karl Wilhelm von of) Anhalt-Zerbst 1652–1718

John Sachsen's Timeline

2 Records

1585
15 March 1585
Birth of John George Johann von Sachsen in Dresden, Stadtkreis Dresden, Saxony (Sachsen), Germany
Dresden, Stadtkreis Dresden, Saxony (Sachsen), Germany
1656
18 October 1656
Age 71
Death of John George Johann von Sachsen in Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 March 1585
    Event Place: Dresden, Stadtkreis Dresden, Saxony (Sachsen), Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 October 1656
    Event Place: Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany

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