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Prince Ernst I Wettin von Sachsen Elector of Saxony 1441–1486 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 March 1441

Birth Location: Meissen, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany,

Death Date: 26 Aug 1486

Death Location: Colditz, Leipzig, Thueringen, Germany

Father: Friedrich Saxony

Mother: Margarethe Austria

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In 1441, Prince Ernst I Wettin von Sachsen Elector of Saxony entered the world in Meissen, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany,, born to Friedrich Ii The Gentle Von Sachsen Duke Of Saxony And Margarethe Archduchess Austria. Prince Ernst I Wettin von Sachsen Elector of Saxony passed away in 1486 in Colditz, Leipzig, Thueringen, Germany.

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Biography

  • In 1441, Prince Ernst I Wettin von Sachsen Elector of Saxony entered the world in Meissen, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany,, born to Friedrich Ii The Gentle Von Sachsen Duke Of Saxony And Margarethe Archduchess Austria.
  • Prince Ernst I Wettin von Sachsen Elector of Saxony passed away in 1486 in Colditz, Leipzig, Thueringen, Germany.

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Prince Saxony's Ancestors

Self
Prince Saxony
1441–1486
Birth Place: Meissen, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany,
Parents
Friedrich II "The Gentle" von Sachsen, Duke of Saxony
1412–1464
Leipzig, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany
Margarethe (Archduchess) Austria
1416–1486
Of, Graz, Steiermark, Austria
Grandparents
FRIEDRICH (I "The War LIke" von Wettin Elector of) Sachsen
1370–1428
Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
KATHARINA (von Welf, Princess of) Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel
1389–1442
Lhuneburg, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
Ernst (I The Ironside Duke of Austria Von HABSBURG Head of Leopoldian Line of) Habsburgs
1377–1424
Bruck an der Mur, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag Bezirk, Styria (Steiermark), Austria
Cymbarka (Cimburga Cymburgis Archduchess of Austria Princess Masovia) *
1394–1429
Warszawa, Mazowieckie, Poland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Prince Saxony's Timeline

2 Records

1441
24 March 1441
Birth of Prince Ernst I Wettin von Sachsen Elector of Saxony in Meissen, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany,
Meissen, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany,
1486
26 Aug 1486
Age 45
Death of Prince Ernst I Wettin von Sachsen Elector of Saxony in Colditz, Leipzig, Thueringen, Germany
Colditz, Leipzig, Thueringen, Germany

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 March 1441
    Event Place: Meissen, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany,

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1486
    Event Place: Colditz, Leipzig, Thueringen, Germany

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