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Maurice House of Wettin, Elector of Saxony 1521–1553 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Mar 1521

Birth Location: Freiberg, Germany

Death Date: 9 July 1553

Death Location: Freiberg, Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Saxony (Sachsen), Germany

Father: Hendrik Saxony

Mother: Catherine Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Spouse(s): Agnes Hesse

Children(s): August Sachsen-Meissen, Albrecht Sachsen

In 1521, Maurice House of Wettin, Elector of Saxony entered the world in Freiberg, Germany, born to Hendrik V Henry Van Saksen Margrave Of Meissen And Duke Of Saxony And Catherine Of Mecklenburg Schwerin. Maurice House of Wettin, Elector of Saxony married Agnes Of Hesse, and had children including Albrecht Von Sachsen, August Sachsen Meissen. Maurice House of Wettin, Elector of Saxony passed away in 1553 in Freiberg, Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Saxony (Sachsen), Germany.

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Biography

  • In 1521, Maurice House of Wettin, Elector of Saxony entered the world in Freiberg, Germany, born to Hendrik V Henry Van Saksen Margrave Of Meissen And Duke Of Saxony And Catherine Of Mecklenburg Schwerin.
  • Maurice House of Wettin, Elector of Saxony married Agnes Of Hesse, and had children including Albrecht Von Sachsen, August Sachsen Meissen.
  • Maurice House of Wettin, Elector of Saxony passed away in 1553 in Freiberg, Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Saxony (Sachsen), Germany.

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Spouses(s)

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Maurice Saxony's Ancestors

Self
Maurice Saxony
1521–1553
Birth Place: Freiberg, Germany
Parents
Hendrik V ( Henry) Van Saksen, Margrave of Meissen and Duke of Saxony
1473–1541
Dresden, Saksen
Catherine (of) Mecklenburg-Schwerin
1487–1561
Grandparents
Albrecht (III van Saksen) Duke
1443–1500
Grimma
Sidonia (van Podiebrad (van) Bohemen)
1449–1510
Bohemen
Magnus (II Mecklenburg Schwerin Güstrow, Duke) of
1441–1503
Schwerin, Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Sophia (Griffins Pommern) Stettin
1460–1504
Koszalin, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland
Great-Grandparents
Frederik Thüringen
1412–1464
Margaretha huis)
1416–1486
Heinrich Obodriten
1417–1477
Dorothea Brandenburg
1420–1491
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Friedrich I
1372–1440
Elisabeth Bayern-Landshut
1383–1442

Maurice Saxony's Descendants

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Maurice (House of Wettin, Elector of) Saxony (21 Mar 1521–9 July 1553) m. Agnes (of) Hesse (31 May 1527–4 November 1555)
  1. 1. August Sachsen-Meissen 1526–1586 m. Anna (Van) Denemarken 1532–1585
    1. 1. Christian (I of Saxony, Elector of) Saxony 1560–1591 m. Sophie (Hohenzollern of Brandenburg, Electress of) Saxony 1568–1622
      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
  2. 2. Albrecht (von) Sachsen 1545–1546

Maurice Saxony's Timeline

2 Records

1521
21 Mar 1521
Birth of Maurice House of Wettin, Elector of Saxony in Freiberg, Germany
Freiberg, Germany
1553
9 July 1553
Age 32
Death of Maurice House of Wettin, Elector of Saxony in Lehrte, Region Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany
Lehrte, Region Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1521
    Event Place: Freiberg, Germany
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 July 1553
    Event Place: Lehrte, Region Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Freiberg, Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Saxony (Sachsen), Germany
    Record Source: Germany, Find a Grave Index

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