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John Frederick I Magnanimous Elector Saxony 1503–1554 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 June 1503

Birth Location: Torgau, Torgau-Oschatz, Sachsen, Allemagne

Death Date: 3 March 1554

Death Location: Wapping, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England

Father: Edmund Dudley

Mother: Elizabeth Plantagenet

Spouse(s): Queen childr, Jane Dudley, Sybille Kleef

Children(s): Johann Gotha, Johann Sachsen, Guildford Dudley, Robert Dudley, Ambrose Dudley, Katherine Hastings

In 1503, John Frederick I Magnanimous Elector Saxony entered the world in Torgau, Torgau-Oschatz, Sachsen, Allemagne, born to Edmund Dudley And Elizabeth Plantagenet. John Frederick I Magnanimous Elector Saxony married Jane Dudley, Queen Anne German Princess Of House Of Cleves Annulled King Henry Viii S Wife And Queen Consort Of England After Anullment Known As The King S Sister Friend Of King Amp His Childr, Sybille Van Kleef, and had children including Ambrose Dudley, Guildford Dudley, Johann Ernst Von Sachsen, Johann Frederick Saxe Gotha, Katherine Hastings, Mary Tudor, Robert Dudley. John Frederick I Magnanimous Elector Saxony passed away in 1554 in Wapping, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1503, John Frederick I Magnanimous Elector Saxony entered the world in Torgau, Torgau-Oschatz, Sachsen, Allemagne, born to Edmund Dudley And Elizabeth Plantagenet.
  • John Frederick I Magnanimous Elector Saxony married Jane Dudley, Queen Anne German Princess Of House Of Cleves Annulled King Henry Viii S Wife And Queen Consort Of England After Anullment Known As The King S Sister Friend Of King Amp His Childr, Sybille Van Kleef, and had children including Ambrose Dudley, Guildford Dudley, Johann Ernst Von Sachsen, Johann Frederick Saxe Gotha, Katherine Hastings, Mary Tudor, Robert Dudley.
  • John Frederick I Magnanimous Elector Saxony passed away in 1554 in Wapping, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England.

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John Saxony's Ancestors

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John Saxony
1503–1554
Birth Place: Torgau, Torgau-Oschatz, Sachsen, Allemagne
Parents
Edmund Dudley
1462–1510
Elizabeth Plantagenet
1470–1525
West Sussex, England
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John Saxony's Descendants

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John (Frederick I Magnanimous Elector) Saxony (30 June 1503–3 March 1554) m. Queen (Anne, German Princess of house of Cleves (annulled) King Henry VIII's wife and Queen consort of England; after anullment known as The King's Sister, friend of King & his) childr (22 Sep 1516–16 Jul 1557) m. Jane Dudley (1509–15 January 1555) m. Sybille (van) Kleef (17 July 1512–21 February 1554)
  1. 1. Johann (Frederick Saxe) Gotha 1538–1565
  2. 2. Johann (Ernst von) Sachsen 1535–1535
  3. 3. Guildford Dudley 1535–1554 m. Margaret (Audley, Duchess of) Norfolk 1540–1564 m. Lady (Jane) Grey 1537–1554
    1. 1. Edward Dudley 1554–1554
    2. 2. Katherine Dudley 1554–1634
    3. 3. Katherine Dudley 1554–
    4. 4. Princess (Elizabeth) Tudor 1552–1629
  4. 4. Robert Dudley 1532–1588
  5. 5. Ambrose Dudley 1528–1590
  6. 6. Katherine Hastings 1538–1620

John Saxony's Timeline

2 Records

1503
30 June 1503
Birth of John Frederick I Magnanimous Elector Saxony in Torgau, Torgau-Oschatz, Sachsen, Allemagne
Torgau, Torgau-Oschatz, Sachsen, Allemagne
1554
3 March 1554
Age 51
Death of John Frederick I Magnanimous Elector Saxony in Torgau, Torgau-Oschatz, Sachsen, Allemagne
Torgau, Torgau-Oschatz, Sachsen, Allemagne

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 June 1503
    Event Place: Torgau, Torgau-Oschatz, Sachsen, Allemagne
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 March 1554
    Event Place: Torgau, Torgau-Oschatz, Sachsen, Allemagne
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wapping, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England

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