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John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony 1503–1554 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1503

Birth Location: Torgau A.d. Elbe, Saksen

Death Date: 1554

Death Location: Weimar, Thüringen

Father: John Sachsen

Mother: Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Spouse(s): Sybille Cleves

Children(s): Johann Sachsen-Weimar, John Saxony, Johann Sachsen, Johann Saxe-Weimar, Johann Saxe-Gotha, Johann Sachsen

John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony / was born in 1503 in Torgau A.d. Elbe, Saksen, the child of John The Steadfast Wettin Sachsen And Sophie Von Mecklenburg Schwerin. John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony married Sybille Of Cleves, and had children including Johann Ernst Von Sachsen, Johann Frederick Iii Duke Of Saxe Gotha, Johann Friedrich Iii Von Sachsen, Johann Wilhelm I Maria From Saxe Weimar, Johann Wilhelm I Maria Von Sachsen Weimar, John Frederick Ii Of Saxony. John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony / passed away in 1554 in Weimar, Thüringen.

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Biography

  • John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony // was born in 1503 in Torgau A.d. Elbe, Saksen, the child of John The Steadfast Wettin Sachsen And Sophie Von Mecklenburg Schwerin.
  • John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony // married Sybille Of Cleves, and had children including Johann Ernst Von Sachsen, Johann Frederick Iii Duke Of Saxe Gotha, Johann Friedrich Iii Von Sachsen, Johann Wilhelm I Maria From Saxe Weimar, Johann Wilhelm I Maria Von Sachsen Weimar, John Frederick Ii Of Saxony.
  • John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony // passed away in 1554 in Weimar, Thüringen.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sachsen
1468–1532
Birth Location: Meissen, Dresden, Thueringen, Germany
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Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin
1481–1503
Birth Location: Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Duchy of Mecklenburg
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Spouses(s)

Sybille Cleves
1512–1554
Birth Location: Düsseldorf, Deutschland
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Children(s)

Johann Sachsen-Weimar
1530–1573
Birth Location: Torgau, Schloss Hartenfels, Landkreis Nordsachsen, Freistaat Sachsen, Germany.
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John Saxony
1529–1595
Birth Location: Torgau, Landkreis Nordsächsen, Saxony (Sachsen), Germany
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Johann Sachsen
1538–1565
Birth Location: Torgau, Landkreis Nordsächsen, Saxony (Sachsen), Germany
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Johann Saxe-Weimar
1530–1573
Birth Location: Torgau, Torgau-Oschatz, Saxony, Germany
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Johann Saxe-Gotha
1538–1565
Birth Location: Torgau
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Johann Sachsen
1535–1535
Birth Location: Eisenach, Bitburg-Prum, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
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John Saxony's Ancestors

Self
John Saxony
1503–1554
Birth Place: Torgau A.d. Elbe, Saksen
Parents
John "the Steadfast" Wettin Sachsen
1468–1532
Meissen, Dresden, Thueringen, Germany
Sophie (von) Mecklenburg-Schwerin
1481–1503
Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Duchy of Mecklenburg
Grandparents
Ernst (von) Sachsen
1441–1486
Elisabeth (von) Bayern
1443–1484
Munich (München), Stadtkreis München, Bavaria (Bayern), Germany
Magnus (II. von) Mecklenburg
1441–1503
Sophie (von) Pommern
1460–1504
Great-Grandparents
Henry Mecklenburg
1417–1477
Dorothea Mecklenburg
1420–1491
Eric Pomerania
1418–1474
Sophia Pomerania-Stolp
1435–1497
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Mecklenburg
1370–1422
Catherine Mecklenburg
1400–1450
Frederick Brandenburg
1371–1440
Elisabeth Brandenburg
1383–1442
Wartislaw Pomerania
1400–1457
Bogislav IX
1407–1446
Maria Masovia
1408–1454

John Saxony's Descendants

1.
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John (Frederick I, Elector of) Saxony (1503–1554) m. Sybille (of) Cleves (17 January 1512–21 February 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
        1. 1. John (Ernst IV, Duke of) Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 1658–1729 m. Charlotte (Johanna, Countess of) Waldeck-Wildungen 1664–1699
    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
        1. 1. Friedrich (I. von) Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg 1646–1691 m. Magdalena (Sibylla von Sachsen-Weissenfels,) T2 1648–1681
      2. 2. Ernest (I "the Pious", Duke of) Saxe-Gotha 1601–1675 m. Elisabeth (Sofia von Sachsen) Altenburg 1619–1680
        1. 1. Ernst, (Duke of) Saxe-Hildburghausen 1655–1715 m. Sophie (Henriette von) Waldeck-Wildungen 1662–1702
      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
        1. 1. Frederick (I Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg AKA Friedrich van Sachsen Gotha) Altenburg 1646–1691 m. Magdalene (Sibylle Princess of) Saxe-Weissenfels 1648–1681
        2. 2. Ernest (of Saxe-Hildburghausen Graaf) Duke 1655–1715 m. Sophia (Henriëtte van Waldeck-Eisenberg Gravin van) Culemborg 1662–1702
      4. 4. Ernest (I Wettin Saxe Coburg) Altenburg 1601–1675 m. Elisabeth (Sofie of Saxe) Altenburg 1619–1680
        1. 1. Duke (John Ernst IV Duke of Von) Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 1658–1729 m. Charlotte (Jeanne de) WALDECK 1664–1699
      5. 5. Johann (William "the Great", of Sax Weimar Von Sachsen) IV 1598–1662
        1. 1. Johann (Georg I Duke of) Saxe-Marksuhl-Eisenach 1634–1686 m. Johannette (Countess of) Sayn-Wittgenstein 1632–1701
  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 Saxony's Timeline

6 Records

1503
30 June 1503
Birth of John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony // in Torgau, Landkreis Nordsächsen, Saxony (Sachsen), Germany
Torgau, Landkreis Nordsächsen, Saxony (Sachsen), Germany
1503
30 June 1503
Birth of John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony // in Torgau A.d. Elbe, Saksen
Torgau A.d. Elbe, Saksen
1503
1503
Birth of John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony //
None
1554
3 March 1554
Age 51
Death of John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony // in Weimar, Stadtkreis Weimar, Thüringen, Germany
Weimar, Stadtkreis Weimar, Thüringen, Germany
1554
3 March 1554
Age 51
Death of John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony // in Weimar, Thüringen
Weimar, Thüringen
1554
1554
Age 51
Death of John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony //
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 June 1503
    Event Place: Torgau, Landkreis Nordsächsen, Saxony (Sachsen), Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 June 1503
    Event Place: Torgau A.d. Elbe, Saksen

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1503

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 March 1554
    Event Place: Weimar, Stadtkreis Weimar, Thüringen, Germany

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 March 1554
    Event Place: Weimar, Thüringen

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1554
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