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John Frederick II The Middle Elector 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 QUEEN

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The story of John Frederick II The Middle Elector Saxony began in 1529 in Torgau, Torgau-Oschatz, Sachsen, Germany. John Frederick II The Middle Elector Saxony passed away in 1595 in Steyr, Steyr, Upper Austria, Austria.

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Biography

  • The story of John Frederick II The Middle Elector Saxony began in 1529 in Torgau, Torgau-Oschatz, Sachsen, Germany.
  • John Frederick II The Middle Elector 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
1503–1554
Torgau, Torgau-Oschatz, Sachsen, Germany
Anne (of Cleves Boleyn Tudor (4th wife)) QUEEN
1515–1557
Düsseldorf, Stadtkreis Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Grandparents
John ("the Steadfast" Wettin) Sachsen
1468–1532
Meissen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland
Sophie (Duchess of) Mecklenburg-Schwerin
1481–1503
Schwerin, Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
John (III, "The Peaceful" Duke of) Cleves
1490–1539
Nassau, Deggendorf, Bayern, Germany
Marie (Duchess of Cleves von Julich) Berg
1491–1543
Jülich, Duren, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Magnus *
1441–1503
Sophie Poméranie
1460–1504
Johann Kindermacher
1458–1521
Mathilde Hessen-Marburg
1473–1505
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Heinrich Mecklenburg-Schwerin
1417–1477
Dorothea, Schwerin
1420–1491
Erik II
1425–1474
Sophia Pommeren-Stolp
1435–1494
Johan Marck)
1419–1481
Elisabeth Nevers
1436–1483
Heinrich III
1440–1483
Anna Katzeneinbogen
1443–1494

John Saxony's Timeline

2 Records

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