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John Frederick of Saxony The Middle Elector of Saxony 1529–1595 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jan 1529

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

Death Date: 19 May 1595

Death Location: Steyr, Steyr, Upper Austria, Austria

Father: John Saxony

Mother: Anne VIII)

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In 1529, John Frederick of Saxony The Middle Elector of Saxony entered the world in Torgau, Torgau-Oschatz, Sachsen, Germany, born to John Frederick I Magnanimous Elector Saxony The Magnanimous Elector Of Saxony And Anne Of Cleves 4Th Wife Of Henry Viii. John Frederick of Saxony The Middle Elector of Saxony passed away in 1595 in Steyr, Steyr, Upper Austria, Austria.

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  • In 1529, John Frederick of Saxony The Middle Elector of Saxony entered the world in Torgau, Torgau-Oschatz, Sachsen, Germany, born to John Frederick I Magnanimous Elector Saxony The Magnanimous Elector Of Saxony And Anne Of Cleves 4Th Wife Of Henry Viii.
  • John Frederick of Saxony The Middle Elector of Saxony passed away in 1595 in Steyr, Steyr, Upper Austria, Austria.

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John Saxony's Ancestors

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John Saxony
1529–1595
Birth Place: Torgau, Torgau-Oschatz, Sachsen, Germany
Parents
John Frederick I Magnanimous Elector Saxony ‘The Magnanimous’, Elector of Saxony
1503–1554
Torgau, Torgau-Oschatz, Sachsen, Germany
Anne (of Cleves (4th wife of Henry) VIII)
1515–1557
Duchy of Berg, Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Grandparents
Johann (II Julich Berg of Cleves, ‘The Peaceful ‘, Duke of Cleves and Mark, of Julich) Berg
1490–1539
Nassau, Deggendorf, Bayern, Germany
Marie (Julich Berg Duchess of Julich) Berg
1491–1543
Julich, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
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John Saxony's Timeline

2 Records

1529
8 Jan 1529
Birth of John Frederick of Saxony The Middle Elector of Saxony in Torgau, Torgau-Oschatz, Sachsen, Germany
Torgau, Torgau-Oschatz, Sachsen, Germany
1595
19 May 1595
Age 66
Death of John Frederick of Saxony The Middle Elector of Saxony in Steyr, Steyr, Upper Austria, Austria
Steyr, Steyr, Upper Austria, Austria

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1529
    Event Place: Torgau, Torgau-Oschatz, Sachsen, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1595
    Event Place: Steyr, Steyr, Upper Austria, Austria

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