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Magdalena Wettin of Saxony, Electoral Princess of Brandeburg, Margravine of Brandenburg 1507–1534 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Mar 1507

Birth Location: Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Electorate of Saxony

Death Date: 28 Jan 1534

Death Location: Berlin-Mitte, Mitte, Berlin, Germany

Father: George Saxony

Mother: Barbara Habsburg)

Spouse(s): Joachim Brandenburg

Children(s): Johann Calvinism, Friedrich Magdeburg, Princess Brieg

The story of Magdalena Wettin of Saxony, Electoral Princess of Brandeburg, Margravine of Brandenburg began in 1507 in Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Electorate of Saxony. Magdalena Wettin of Saxony, Electoral Princess of Brandeburg, Margravine of Brandenburg married Joachim Ii Hector Hohenzollern Elector Of Brandenburg, and had children including Christoph Heinrich Brandenburg, Friedrich Of Brandenburg Archbishop Of Magdeburg, Johann John George Hohenzollern Elector Of Brandenburg A Staunch Lutheran Opposed To The Rise Of Calvinism, Princess Barbara Hohenzollern Of Brandenburg Duchess Of Brieg. Magdalena Wettin of Saxony, Electoral Princess of Brandeburg, Margravine of Brandenburg passed away in 1534 in Berlin-Mitte, Mitte, Berlin, Germany.

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Biography

  • The story of Magdalena Wettin of Saxony, Electoral Princess of Brandeburg, Margravine of Brandenburg began in 1507 in Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Electorate of Saxony.
  • Magdalena Wettin of Saxony, Electoral Princess of Brandeburg, Margravine of Brandenburg married Joachim Ii Hector Hohenzollern Elector Of Brandenburg, and had children including Christoph Heinrich Brandenburg, Friedrich Of Brandenburg Archbishop Of Magdeburg, Johann John George Hohenzollern Elector Of Brandenburg A Staunch Lutheran Opposed To The Rise Of Calvinism, Princess Barbara Hohenzollern Of Brandenburg Duchess Of Brieg.
  • Magdalena Wettin of Saxony, Electoral Princess of Brandeburg, Margravine of Brandenburg passed away in 1534 in Berlin-Mitte, Mitte, Berlin, Germany.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Saxony
1471–1539
Birth Location: Meissen, Dresden, Sachsen, Electorate of Saxony
GS
Barbara Habsburg)
1478–1534
Birth Location: Sandomierz ( Sandomir), Swietokrzyskie ( Heiligkreuz), Poland
BH

Spouses(s)

Joachim Brandenburg
1505–1571
Birth Location: Cöll An Der Spree, Berlin, Brandenburg, Electorate of Brandenburg
JB

Children(s)

Johann Calvinism
1525–1598
Birth Location: Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany, Prussia
JC
Friedrich Magdeburg
1530–1552
Birth Location: Berlin, Brandenburg, Electorate of Brandenburg
FM
Princess Brieg
1527–1595
Birth Location: Berlin, Brandenburg, Electorate of Brandenburg
PB

Magdalena Brandenburg's Ancestors

Self
Magdalena Brandenburg
1507–1534
Birth Place: Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Electorate of Saxony
Parents
George The Bearded, Duke of Saxony
1471–1539
Meissen, Dresden, Sachsen, Electorate of Saxony
Barbara (Jagiellon, Princess of Poland, ( von) Habsburg)
1478–1534
Sandomierz ( Sandomir), Swietokrzyskie ( Heiligkreuz), Poland
Grandparents
Albrecht (III van Saksen) Duke
1443–1500
Grimma
Sidonia (van Podiebrad (van) Bohemen)
1449–1510
Bohemen
Casimir (IV Jagellon House, King Of) Poland
1427–1492
Krakow, Malopolskie, Poland
Elizabeth (Habsburg, Queen consort of Poland, Grand Duchess consort of) Lithuania
1437–1505
Vienna, Austria
Great-Grandparents
Frederik Thüringen
1412–1464
Margaretha huis)
1416–1486
Albert Austria
1397–1439
Elizabeth Bohemia
1409–1442
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Albert Austria
1377–1404
Sigismund Croatia
1368–1437
Barbara Bohemia
1392–1451

Magdalena Brandenburg's Descendants

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Magdalena (Wettin of Saxony, Electoral Princess of Brandeburg, Margravine of) Brandenburg (7 Mar 1507–28 Jan 1534) m. Joachim (II Hector Hohenzollern, Elector of) Brandenburg (9 Jan 1505–3 Jan 1571)
  1. 1. Johann ((John) George, Hohenzollern, Elector of Brandenburg, a staunch Lutheran opposed to the rise of) Calvinism 1525–1598 m. Sofie (Piast of) Liegnitz 1526–1546 m. Sabine (Markgrafin von) Brandenburg-Ansbach 1529–1575 m. Elisabeth (von) Anhalt-Zerbst 1563–1607
    1. 1. Joachim (III Friedrich, House of Hohenzollern, Kurfurst von Brandenburg,) Lutheran 1546–1608 m. Eleanor (of Prussia (Preußen) von) Brandenburg 1583–1607 m. Catherine (of) Brandenburg-Küstrin 1549–1602
      1. 1. Marie (Eleonore of) Brandenburg 1607–1675
      2. 2. John (Sigismund House of Hohenzollern, Protestant Elector of Brandenburg, at start of 30 Years War, Duke of Prussia, converted from Lutheranism to) Calvinism 1572–1619 m. Anna (von Preussen,) Lutheran 1576–1625
        1. 1. Anna (Sofie van) Brandenburg 1597–1659
        2. 2. Katharina (van) Brandenburg 1602–1649
        3. 3. Maria (Eleonora van Hohenzollern) Brandenburg 1599–1654
        4. 4. Georg (Wilhelm Hohenzollern, Kurfürst von Brandenburg, Duke of Prussia, 30 Years) War 1595–1640 m. Elisabeth (Charlotte Pfalzgräfin bei) Rhein 1597–1660
      3. 3. John (George of Brandenburg, Duke of) Jägerndorf 1577–1624 m. Eve (Christine Prinses Von) Württemberg 1590–1657
      4. 4. Barbara (Sophia of) Brandenburg 1584–1636 m. Johann (Friedrich von) Württemberg 1582–1628
        1. 1. Eberhard (III von) Württemberg 1614–1674
        2. 2. Antonia (von) Württemberg 1613–1679
        3. 3. Friedrich (von) Württemberg 1612–1612
        4. 4. Henriette (von) Württemberg 1610–1623
        5. 5. Ulrich (von) Württemberg 1617–1671
        6. 6. Sibylle (von) Württemberg 1620–1707
      5. 5. Christian (Wilhelm of) Brandenburg 1587–1665
      6. 6. Anne (Catherine of) Brandenburg 1575–1612 m. Christian (IV King of) Norway-Denmark 1577–1648
        1. 1. Frederick (III Oldenburg, King of Denmark and) Norway 1609–1670 m. Sophie (Amalie Von Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Queen Consort of Norway and) Denmark 1628–1685 m. Sofie (Amalie von Braunschweig-Lüneburg vonWelfen,) Prinzessin 1628–1685
        2. 2. Christian (Oldenburg, Crown) Denmark 1603–1647
        3. 3. Elisabeth ((Isabella) De) Oldenburg 1606–1608
    2. 2. Joachim (Ernst Markgraf von) Brandenburg-Ansbach 1583–1625
    3. 3. Magdalen (von Hohenzollern, von) Brandenburg 1582–1616 m. Ludwig (V von) Hessen-Darmstadt 1577–1626
      1. 1. Juliana (von) Hessen-Darmstadt 1606–1659
      2. 2. Hedwig (von) Hessen-Darmstadt 1613–1614
      3. 3. Amalie (von) Hessen-Darmstadt 1607–1627
      4. 4. Heinrich (von) Hessen-Darmstadt 1612–1629
      5. 5. Sofie (Agnes von) Hessen-Darmstadt 1604–1664
      6. 6. Georg (II von Hessen-Darmstadt,) Landgraf 1605–1661 m. Prinzessin (Sophie Eleonore von) Sachsen 1609–1671
        1. 1. Elisabeth (Amalie Magdalene Van Hesse Darmstadt, Landgravine,) Princess 1635–1709 m. Philip (William De Palatine-Neuburg, Elector & Count of Palatine and) Neuburg 1615–1690
        2. 2. Ludwig (VI von) Hessen-Darmstadt 1630–1678
        3. 3. Georg (von) Hessen-Darmstadt 1632–1676
    4. 4. Anna (Marie Prinzessin von) Brandenburg 1567–1618
    5. 5. Magdalena (Von) Brandenburg 1582–1616
    6. 6. Sophie (Hohenzollern of Brandenburg, Electress of) Saxony 1568–1622 m. Christian (I of Saxony, Elector of) Saxony 1560–1591 m. Barnim (X Griffins, Duke of Pomerania, no) issue 1549–1603
      1. 1. Johann (Georg I von Sachsen-Meissen, Elector of) Saxony 1585–1656 m. Magdalena (Sybille van Brandenburg von Hohenzollern, Electress of) Saxony 1586–1659 m. Sibylle (Elisabeth of Württemberg, Duchess of) Saxony 1584–1606
        1. 1. Johann (Georg II Elector von) Sachsen 1613–1680 m. Magdalena (von) Brandenburg-Bayreuth 1612–1687
        2. 2. Christian (I von) Sachsen-Merseburg 1615–1691
        3. 3. Moritz (von) Sachsen-Zeitz 1619–1681
        4. 4. Marie (Elisabeth von) Sachsen 1610–1684
        5. 5. Magdalene (Sibylle of Saxony, Princess of Denmark; Duchess of) Saxe-Altenburg 1617–1668
        6. 6. Augustus (of Saxe-Weissenfels, Duke of) Saxe-Weissenfels 1614–1680
        7. 7. Prinzessin (Sophie Eleonore von) Sachsen 1609–1671 m. Georg (II von Hessen-Darmstadt,) Landgraf 1605–1661
      2. 2. Christian (II of Saxony, Elector of) Saxony 1583–1611
      3. 3. Sophie (Herzogin of Saxony & Wettin, Duchess of) Pomerania 1587–1635
      4. 4. Prince (Augustus of Saxony, Administrator of the diocese of) Naumburg-Zeitz. 1589–1615
      5. 5. Princess (Dorothea of Saxony, Abbess of) Quedlinburg 1591–1617
    7. 7. Christian (Markgraf von) Brandenburg-Bayreuth 1581–1655 m. Marie (de Hohenzollern, Duchess of Prussia, Magravine von) Brandenburg-Bayreuth 1579–1649
      1. 1. George (Albert de Hohenzollern, von) Brandenburg-Kulmbach 1619–1666 m. Marie d'Oldenburg 1628–1664
        1. 1. Christian (Heinrich, Hohenzollern, Markgraf von) Brandenburg-Kulmbach 1661–1708 m. Sophie (Christine von) Wolfstein 1667–1737
      2. 2. Anna (Maria of Brandenburg-Bayreuth Princess of) Eggenberg 1609–1680
      3. 3. Magdalene (Sibylle von Brandenberg-Bayreuth, Prinzessin, Electress von) Sachen 1612–1687
      4. 4. Elisabeth (Eleonore von Brandenburg) Bayreuth 1606–1606
    8. 8. Anna (Maria, Princess of) Brandenburg 1567–1618
    9. 9. Erdmuthe, (Princess of) Brandenburg 1561–1623
  2. 2. Friedrich (of Brandenburg, Archbishop of) Magdeburg 1530–1552
  3. 3. Princess (Barbara Hohenzollern of Brandenburg, Duchess of) Brieg 1527–1595 m. Georg (II "the Pious" Schlesien-Piast, Duke of) Brieg 1523–1586
    1. 1. Joachim (Frederick of Brieg, Duke of Olawa–Wołów, Brieg and) Legnica 1550–1602
    2. 2. Elisabeth (Magdalena of Brieg, Duchess of) Munsterberg-Oels 1562–1630
    3. 3. Barbara (of) Brieg 1548–1565
    4. 4. John (George of Brieg, Duke of Ohlau & Wohlau) Wolow 1552–1592 m. Anna (Wurttemberg, Princess) of 1561–1616
      1. 1. George (Christoph Olawa, Prince) of 1583–1584
      2. 2. Barbara (Olawa, Princess) of 1586–1586
    5. 5. Sophie (of) Brieg 1556–1594

Magdalena Brandenburg's Timeline

2 Records

1507
7 Mar 1507
Birth of Magdalena Wettin of Saxony, Electoral Princess of Brandeburg, Margravine of Brandenburg in Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Electorate of Saxony
Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Electorate of Saxony
1534
28 Jan 1534
Age 27
Death of Magdalena Wettin of Saxony, Electoral Princess of Brandeburg, Margravine of Brandenburg in Berlin, Brandenburg, Electorate of Brandenburg
Berlin, Brandenburg, Electorate of Brandenburg

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1507
    Event Place: Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Electorate of Saxony
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Germany, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1534
    Event Place: Berlin, Brandenburg, Electorate of Brandenburg
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Germany, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Berlin-Mitte, Mitte, Berlin, Germany
    Record Source: Germany, Find a Grave Index
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