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John the Steady Elector Saxony 1468–1532 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 30, 1468

Birth Location: Meissen, Dresden, Thueringen, Germany

Death Date: Aug 16, 1532

Death Location: Schweinitz A d elster, , Sachsen, Germany

Father: Ernst SAXONY

Mother: Princess Bavaria

Spouse(s): Sofie Schwerin

Children(s): John Saxony

John the Steady Elector Saxony was born in 1468 in Meissen, Dresden, Thueringen, Germany, the child of Ernst Elector Of Saxony And Princess Elisabeth Von Wittlelsbach Of Bavaria. John the Steady Elector Saxony married Sofie Of Mecklenburg Schwerin, and had children including John Frederick I The Magnanimous Elector Saxony. John the Steady Elector Saxony passed away in 1532 in Schweinitz A d elster, , Sachsen, Germany.

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Biography

  • John the Steady Elector Saxony was born in 1468 in Meissen, Dresden, Thueringen, Germany, the child of Ernst Elector Of Saxony And Princess Elisabeth Von Wittlelsbach Of Bavaria.
  • John the Steady Elector Saxony married Sofie Of Mecklenburg Schwerin, and had children including John Frederick I The Magnanimous Elector Saxony.
  • John the Steady Elector Saxony passed away in 1532 in Schweinitz A d elster, , Sachsen, Germany.

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John Saxony's Ancestors

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John Saxony
1468–1532
Birth Place: Meissen, Dresden, Thueringen, Germany
Parents
Ernst Elector Of SAXONY
1441–1486
Meissen, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany, ,
Princess (Elisabeth Von Wittlelsbach of) Bavaria
1443–1484
München, Amberg-Sulzbach, Bayern, Germany
Grandparents
Friedrich (II The Gentle Elector Of) Saxony
1412–1464
Leipzig, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany
Margarethe (Archduchess of) AUSTRIA
1416–1486
Graz, Graz, Styria, Austria
Albert (von Wittelsbach of Bavaria-Munich) III
1401–1460
Munich, Oberbayern, Bayern, Germany
Anna (GRUBENHAGEN OF) BRUNSWICK
1414–1474
Of Salzderhelden, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Ernst Bavaria
1373–1438
Elisabetta Visconti
1374–1432
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Wittlesbach
1341–1397
Catherine Gorz
1350–1391

John Saxony's Descendants

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John (the Steady Elector) Saxony (Jun 30, 1468–Aug 16, 1532) m. Sofie (of Mecklenburg) Schwerin (Dec 18, 1481–Jul 12, 1503)
  1. 1. John (Frederick I The Magnanimous Elector) Saxony 1503–1553 m. Sibylle (Von) Kleve 1512–1553
    1. 1. Johann (Wilhelm of SAXE) WEIMAR 1530–1572 m. Dorothea (Susanne of) Simmern 1544–1592
      1. 1. John (Von Saxe) Weimar 1570–1605 m. Dorothea (Marie Von) Anhalt 1574–1617
        1. 1. John (of SAXE) WEIMAR 1597–1604
        2. 2. Ernst (I The Pious of Saxe) Gotha 1601–1675 m. Elisabeth (Sophie vonSachsen) Altenburg 1619–1680
        3. 3. Johann (Ernst Von) Sachsen 1593–1626
        4. 4. Bernard (Saxe) Weimar 1598–1639
        5. 5. Christian (Wilhelm Von) Sachsen 1595–1628
        6. 6. Johanna (of Saxe) Weimar 1606–1609
        7. 7. William (The Great of Sax) Weimar 1598–1662
        8. 8. Johann (Ernst I The Younger) Saxe 1602–1626
    2. 2. John (Frederick II The Middle Elector) Saxony 1529–1595

John Saxony's Timeline

2 Records

1468
Jun 30, 1468
Birth of John the Steady Elector Saxony in Meissen, Dresden, Thueringen, Germany
Meissen, Dresden, Thueringen, Germany
1532
Aug 16, 1532
Age 64
Death of John the Steady Elector Saxony in Schweinitz A d elster, , Sachsen, Germany
Schweinitz A d elster, , Sachsen, Germany

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 16, 1532
    Event Place: Schweinitz A d elster, , Sachsen, Germany

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