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Sophie Hohenzollern of Brandenburg, Electress of Saxony 1568–1622 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 June 1568

Birth Location: Zechlinerhütte, Ostprignitz-Ruppin, Brandenburg, Germany

Death Date: 7 December 1622

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

Father: Johann Calvinism

Mother: Sabine Brandenburg-Ansbach

Spouse(s): Christian Saxony, Barnim issue

Children(s): Johann Saxony, Christian Saxony, Sophie Pomerania, Prince Naumburg-Zeitz., Princess Quedlinburg

Sophie Hohenzollern of Brandenburg, Electress of Saxony was born in 1568 in Zechlinerhütte, Ostprignitz-Ruppin, Brandenburg, Germany, the child of Johann John George Hohenzollern Elector Of Brandenburg A Staunch Lutheran Opposed To The Rise Of Calvinism And Sabine Markgrafin Von Brandenburg Ansbach. Sophie Hohenzollern of Brandenburg, Electress of Saxony married Barnim X Griffins Duke Of Pomerania No Issue, Christian I Of Saxony Elector Of Saxony, and had children including Christian Ii Of Saxony Elector Of Saxony, Johann Georg I Von Sachsen Meissen Elector Of Saxony, Prince Augustus Of Saxony Administrator Of The Diocese Of Naumburg Zeitz, Princess Dorothea Of Saxony Abbess Of Quedlinburg, Sophie Herzogin Of Saxony Wettin Duchess Of Pomerania. Sophie Hohenzollern of Brandenburg, Electress of Saxony passed away in 1622 in Freiberg, Mittelsächsischer Landkreis, Saxony (Sachsen), Germany.

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  • Sophie Hohenzollern of Brandenburg, Electress of Saxony was born in 1568 in Zechlinerhütte, Ostprignitz-Ruppin, Brandenburg, Germany, the child of Johann John George Hohenzollern Elector Of Brandenburg A Staunch Lutheran Opposed To The Rise Of Calvinism And Sabine Markgrafin Von Brandenburg Ansbach.
  • Sophie Hohenzollern of Brandenburg, Electress of Saxony married Barnim X Griffins Duke Of Pomerania No Issue, Christian I Of Saxony Elector Of Saxony, and had children including Christian Ii Of Saxony Elector Of Saxony, Johann Georg I Von Sachsen Meissen Elector Of Saxony, Prince Augustus Of Saxony Administrator Of The Diocese Of Naumburg Zeitz, Princess Dorothea Of Saxony Abbess Of Quedlinburg, Sophie Herzogin Of Saxony Wettin Duchess Of Pomerania.
  • Sophie Hohenzollern of Brandenburg, Electress of Saxony passed away in 1622 in Freiberg, Mittelsächsischer Landkreis, Saxony (Sachsen), Germany.

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Sophie Saxony's Ancestors

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Sophie Saxony
1568–1622
Birth Place: Zechlinerhütte, Ostprignitz-Ruppin, Brandenburg, Germany
Parents
Johann (John) George, Hohenzollern, Elector of Brandenburg, a staunch Lutheran opposed to the rise of Calvinism
1525–1598
Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany, Prussia
Sabine (Markgrafin von) Brandenburg-Ansbach
1529–1575
Ansbach, Stadt Ansbach, Bayern, Germany
Grandparents
Joachim (II Hector Hohenzollern, Elector of) Brandenburg
1505–1571
Cöll An Der Spree, Berlin, Brandenburg, Electorate of Brandenburg
Magdalena (Wettin of Saxony, Electoral Princess of Brandeburg, Margravine of) Brandenburg
1507–1534
Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Electorate of Saxony
George ("the Pious" Margrave of) Brandenburg-Ansbach
1484–1543
Bayern, Germany
Hedwig (of) Münsterberg-Oels
1508–1531
Olesnica
Great-Grandparents
Joachim Brandenburg
1484–1535
Princess Brandenburg
1485–1555
George Saxony
1471–1539
Barbara Habsburg)
1478–1534
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Brandenburg
1455–1498
Margaretha Saxony
1449–1501
Albrecht Duke
1443–1500
Sidonia Bohemen)
1449–1510
Casimir Poland
1427–1492
Elizabeth Lithuania
1437–1505

Sophie Saxony's Descendants

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Sophie (Hohenzollern of Brandenburg, Electress of) Saxony (6 June 1568–7 December 1622) m. Christian (I of Saxony, Elector of) Saxony (29 October 1560–25 September 1591) m. Barnim (X Griffins, Duke of Pomerania, no) issue (15 Feb 1549–01 Sep 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
      1. 1. John (George III Elector of) Saxony 1647–1691 m. Anna (Sophia Princess of) Denmark 1647–1717
        1. 1. Augustus (II 'the Strong' Von Saxe-Wittenburg, King of Poland,) "Porcelain" 1670–1733 m. Christiane (Eberhardine, Countess Von) Brandenburg-Bayreuth 1671–1727 m. Ursula (Katharina of) Altenbockum 1680–1743 m. Henriette Renárd
        2. 2. John (George IV Elector of) Saxony 1668–1694
      2. 2. Sibylla (Marie von) Sachsen 1642–1643
      3. 3. Erdmuthe (Sofie von) Sachsen 1644–1670
    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
      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
        1. 1. Eléonore (Madeleine de Wittelsbach von Palatinat-Neubourg, Empress of the Holy Roman) Empire 1655–1720 m. Leopold (I Habsburg, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary & Bohemia, Keizer of) Germany 1640–1705
        2. 2. Sir (Wolfgang Neuburg de Wittelsbach, Elector Palatine, Duke of) Breslau 1659–1683
        3. 3. Maria (Adelheid Anna Palatine Neuburg,) Countess 1656–1656
        4. 4. Ludwig (Anton Wittelbach, Bishop of) Worms 1660–1694
        5. 5. Franz (Ludwig Wittelsbach, Archbishop of Trier, Hochmeister of the Teutonic) Order 1664–1732
        6. 6. Sophia (Elisabeth Palatine Neuburg,) Countess 1657–1658
        7. 7. Charles (III Philip Wittelsbach dynasty, Elector and Count of Palatine &) Neuburg 1661–1742 m. Louise (Ludwika Szarlotta) Radziwillowna 1667–1695
        8. 8. Alexander (Sigismund Wittelsbach, Bishop of) Augsburg 1663–1737
        9. 9. Johann (Wilhelm II von Pfalz Neuburg, Elector of) Palatine 1658–1716
        10. 10. Johann (Palatine) Neuburg 1675–1675
        11. 11. Hedwig (Elisabeth of Neuburg, Princess of) Palatine 1673–1722 m. James (Louis) Sobieska 1667–1737
      2. 2. Ludwig (VI von) Hessen-Darmstadt 1630–1678
        1. 1. Ernst (Ludwig Landgrave of) Hesse-Darmstadt 1667–1739 m. Dorothea (Charlotte Brandenburg, Princess) of 1661–1705
      3. 3. Georg (von) Hessen-Darmstadt 1632–1676
  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

Sophie Saxony's Timeline

2 Records

1568
6 June 1568
Birth of Sophie Hohenzollern of Brandenburg, Electress of Saxony in Zechlinerhütte, Ostprignitz-Ruppin, Brandenburg, Germany
Zechlinerhütte, Ostprignitz-Ruppin, Brandenburg, Germany
1622
7 December 1622
Age 54
Death of Sophie Hohenzollern of Brandenburg, Electress of Saxony in Dresden, Saxony, Germany
Dresden, Saxony, Germany

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 June 1568
    Event Place: Zechlinerhütte, Ostprignitz-Ruppin, Brandenburg, Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Germany, Find a Grave Index
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 December 1622
    Event Place: Dresden, Saxony, Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Germany, Find a Grave Index
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Freiberg, Mittelsächsischer Landkreis, Saxony (Sachsen), Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] Germany, Find a Grave Index
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

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