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Sophie von BRANDENBURG OR Sophia (Sophie\ Sofia) Hohenzollernvan von Brandenburg van Saksen Meissen Sophie Electress of Saxony 1568–1622 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 June 1568

Birth Location: Zechlin

Death Date: 7 December 1622

Death Location: Dresden

Father: Johann Brandenburg

Mother: Sabine Brandenburg-Ansbach

Spouse(s): Christian Meissen

Children(s): John Meissen

The story of Sophie von BRANDENBURG OR Sophia (Sophie\ Sofia) Hohenzollernvan von Brandenburg van Saksen Meissen Sophie Electress of Saxony began in 1568 in Zechlin. Sophie von BRANDENBURG OR Sophia (Sophie\ Sofia) Hohenzollernvan von Brandenburg van Saksen Meissen Sophie Electress of Saxony married Christian I Wettin Von Sachsen Meissen, and had children including John George I Wettin Sachsen Meissen. Sophie von BRANDENBURG OR Sophia (Sophie\ Sofia) Hohenzollernvan von Brandenburg van Saksen Meissen Sophie Electress of Saxony passed away in 1622 in Dresden.

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Biography

  • The story of Sophie von BRANDENBURG OR Sophia (Sophie\ Sofia) Hohenzollernvan von Brandenburg van Saksen Meissen Sophie Electress of Saxony began in 1568 in Zechlin.
  • Sophie von BRANDENBURG OR Sophia (Sophie\ Sofia) Hohenzollernvan von Brandenburg van Saksen Meissen Sophie Electress of Saxony married Christian I Wettin Von Sachsen Meissen, and had children including John George I Wettin Sachsen Meissen.
  • Sophie von BRANDENBURG OR Sophia (Sophie\ Sofia) Hohenzollernvan von Brandenburg van Saksen Meissen Sophie Electress of Saxony passed away in 1622 in Dresden.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johann Brandenburg
1525–1598
Birth Location: Berlin, Germany
JB
Sabine Brandenburg-Ansbach
1529–1575
Birth Location: Bayern, Germany
SB

Spouses(s)

Christian Meissen
1560–1591
Birth Location: Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Electorate of Saxony
CM

Children(s)

John Meissen
1585–1656
Birth Location: Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
JM

Sophie Saxony's Ancestors

Self
Sophie Saxony
1568–1622
Birth Place: Zechlin
Parents
Johann Georg von Brandenburg
1525–1598
Berlin, Germany
Sabine (of) Brandenburg-Ansbach
1529–1575
Bayern, Germany
Grandparents
King (Joachim II Hector von Hohenzollern, Elector of Brandenburg, Germany, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden) II
1505–1571
Colln An Der Spree, Berlin, Brandenburg, Electorate of Brandenburg
Magdalena (of Saxony) Wettin
1507–1534
Dresden, Sachsen, Preussen, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Joachim Brandenburg
1484–1535
Elisabeth Denmark
1485–1555
George Saxony
1471–1539
Barbara Jagiellon
1478–1534
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Denmark
1455–1513
Christina Saxony
1446–1521
Albert Saxony
1443–1500
Sidonie Poděbrady
1449–1510
Casimir Jagiellon
1427–1492
Elizabeth T2
1436–1505

Sophie Saxony's Descendants

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Sophie (von BRANDENBURG OR Sophia (Sophie\ Sofia) Hohenzollernvan von Brandenburg van Saksen Meissen Sophie Electress of) Saxony (6 June 1568–7 December 1622) m. Christian (I Wettin von Sachsen) Meissen (29 Oct 1560–25 September 1591)
  1. 1. John (George I Wettin Sachsen) Meissen 1585–1656 m. Magdalene (Sibylle of) Prussia 1586–1659
    1. 1. August (von) Sachsen-Weissenfels 1614–1680 m. Anna (Maria van Mecklenburg-Schwerin,) T2 1627–1669 m. Sophie (Elisabeth of) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg 1653–1684 m. Sophie (Hedwig of) Schleswig-Holstein-Glücksburg 1630–1652 m. Johanna (Walpurgis\Walburgis, (2nd wife) von Leiningen) Westerburg 1647–1687
      1. 1. Magdalena (Sibylla von Sachsen-Weissenfels,) T2 1648–1681 m. Friedrich (I. von) Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg 1646–1691
        1. 1. Frederick (II Duke Saxe Gotha) Altenburg 1676–1732 m. Magdalena (Augusta von) Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg 1679–1740
        2. 2. Dorothea (Marie von von) SACHSEN 1674–1713
        3. 3. Anna (Sophie von von) SACHSEN 1670–1728 m. Ludwig (Friedrich I of Schwarzburg, Imperial Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Count of Hohenstein, Lord of Rudolstadt, Blankenburg &) Sondershausen 1667–1718
        4. 4. Johanna (of) Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 1680–1704
        5. 5. Johann (Wilhelm of) Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 1677–1707
        6. 6. Fredericka (of) Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 1675–1709
        7. 7. Magdalene (Sibylle of) Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 1671–1673
        8. 8. Elizabeth (of) Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 1679–1680
      2. 2. Frederick (Heinrich of) Saxe-Zeitz-Pegau-Neustadt 1657–1728
      3. 3. Sofie (Saxe) Weissenfels 1654–1724
      4. 4. John (Adolf I Saxe) Weissenfels 1649–1697
      5. 5. August (Wettin Saxe) Weissenfels 1650–1674
      6. 6. Christian (III Wettin Sachsen) Weissenfels 1652–1689
      7. 7. Anna (Maria von) Sachsen-Weissenfels 1653–1671
      8. 8. Katharine (Katharina von) Sachsen-Weissenfels 1655–1668
      9. 9. Christine (von) Sachsen-Weissenfels 1658–1698
      10. 10. Albert (Wettin von) Sachsen-Weissenfels 1659–1692
      11. 11. Elisabeth (von) Sachsen-Weissenfels 1660–1663
      12. 12. Dorothea (von Sachsen-Weißenfels) (Wettiner) 1662–1663
      13. 13. Duchess (Elizabeth Amalie) Magdalena 1658–1719
      14. 14. Stillborn (Son von) Sachsen-Weissenfels 1679–1679
      15. 15. Friedrich (Erdmann von van Saksen Meissen) Saxe-Weissenfels 1673–1715
      16. 16. Moritz (von) Sachsen-Weissenfels 1676–1695
    2. 2. Johannes (van Saksen) Saxon 1606–1606
    3. 3. Maria (Elisabeth van Sachsen Saksen Meissen Duchess of) Saxony 1610–1684
    4. 4. Johann (Georg II von Sachsen Elector of) Saxony 1613–1680
    5. 5. Christian (Albrecht Albert von) Sachsen 1612–1612
    6. 6. Heinrich (von) Sachsen 1622–1622
    7. 7. Moritz (von Saksen Meissen von Sachsen-Zeitz) wettiner 1619–1681
    8. 8. Magdalena (Sybille Von) Sachsen-Meissen 1617–1668
    9. 9. Sophie (Sophia Eleonore Wettin Prinses van Saksen) Sachsen 1609–1671

Sophie Saxony's Timeline

2 Records

1568
6 June 1568
Birth of Sophie von BRANDENBURG OR Sophia (Sophie\ Sofia) Hohenzollernvan von Brandenburg van Saksen Meissen Sophie Electress of Saxony in Zechlin
Zechlin
1622
7 December 1622
Age 54
Death of Sophie von BRANDENBURG OR Sophia (Sophie\ Sofia) Hohenzollernvan von Brandenburg van Saksen Meissen Sophie Electress of Saxony in Dresden
Dresden

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 June 1568
    Event Place: Zechlin

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 December 1622
    Event Place: Dresden
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