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John Frederick the Magnanimous Wettin, Elector of Saxony

John Frederick the Magnanimous Wettin, Elector of Saxony

Male 1503 - 1554  (50 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John Frederick the Magnanimous Wettin, Elector of SaxonyJohn Frederick the Magnanimous Wettin, Elector of Saxony was born on 30 Jun 1503; died on 3 Mar 1554.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. John Frederick II Wettin, Elector of Saxony  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Jan 1529; died on 9 May 1595.
    2. 3. John William of Saxe-Weimar, Duke of Saxe-Weimar  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Mar 1530; died on 2 Mar 1573.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Frederick II Wettin, Elector of Saxony Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 8 Jan 1529; died on 9 May 1595.

    John married Agnes of Hesse on 26 May 1555. Agnes (daughter of Philip I the Magnanimous of Hesse, Landgrave of Hesse and Christine of Saxony Wettin) was born on 31 May 1527; died on 4 Nov 1555. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    John married Elizabeth Wittelsbach on 12 Jun 1558. Elizabeth (daughter of Frederick III the Pious Wittelsbach, Elector of the Palatinate and Marie von Brandenburg-Kulmbach) was born on 30 Jun 1540; died on 8 Feb 1594. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  John William of Saxe-Weimar, Duke of Saxe-Weimar Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 11 Mar 1530; died on 2 Mar 1573.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. John of Saxe-Weimar, Duke of Saxe-Weimar  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 May 1570; died on 31 Oct 1605.
    2. 5. John William I of Saxe-Altenburg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Apr 1562; died on 7 Jul 1602.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John of Saxe-Weimar, Duke of Saxe-Weimar Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.John1) was born on 22 May 1570; died on 31 Oct 1605.

    John married Dorothea Marie von Anhalt on 7 Jan 1593. Dorothea (daughter of Joachim Ernst von Anhalt-Dessau, Prince of Anhalt and Eleanore von Württemberg) was born on 2 Jul 1574; died on 18 Jul 1617. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. William of Saxe-Weimar, Duke of Saxe-Weimar  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Apr 1598; died on 17 May 1662.
    2. 7. Ernst I of Saxe-Gotha, Duke of Saxe-Gotha  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Dec 1601 in Altenburg; died on 26 Mar 1675 in Schloss Friedensten, Gotha, Sachsen, Germany; was buried in Margarenthenkirche, Gotha, Germany.

  2. 5.  John William I of Saxe-Altenburg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.John1) was born on 25 Apr 1562; died on 7 Jul 1602.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. John Philipp of Saxe-Altenburg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Jan 1597; died on 1 Apr 1639.


Generation: 4

  1. 6.  William of Saxe-Weimar, Duke of Saxe-Weimar Descendancy chart to this point (4.John3, 3.John2, 1.John1) was born on 11 Apr 1598; died on 17 May 1662.

    William married Eleonore Dorothea von Anhalt on 23 May 1625. Eleonore (daughter of Johann George I von Anhalt-Dessau, Prince of Anhalt and Dorothea von Simmern) was born on 6 Feb 1602; died on 26 Dec 1664. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. John Ernst II of Saxe-Weimar, Duke of Saxe-Weimar  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Sep 1627; died on 15 May 1683.
    2. 10. John George of Saxe-Eisenach, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Jul 1634; died on 19 Sep 1686.

  2. 7.  Ernst I of Saxe-Gotha, Duke of Saxe-Gotha Descendancy chart to this point (4.John3, 3.John2, 1.John1) was born on 25 Dec 1601 in Altenburg; died on 26 Mar 1675 in Schloss Friedensten, Gotha, Sachsen, Germany; was buried in Margarenthenkirche, Gotha, Germany.

    Ernst married Elizabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg on 24 Oct 1636 in Altenburg. Elizabeth (daughter of John Philipp of Saxe-Altenburg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg and Elizabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel) was born on 10 Oct 1619 in Halle; died on 20 Dec 1680 in Gotha, Germany; was buried in Margarenthenkirche, Gotha, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Johann Ernst of Saxe-Gotha  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Sep 1638 in Weimar, Germany; died on 27 Nov 1638; was buried in Margarenthenkirche, Gotha, Germany.
    2. 12. Elizabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Jan 1640 in Coburg, Bayern, Germany; died on 24 Aug 1709 in Butzbach, Hessen, Germany; was buried in Stadtkirche, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany.
    3. 13. John Ersnt of Saxe-Saalfeld, Duke Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Aug 1658 in Gotha, Germany; died on 17 Dec 1729 in Saalfeld, Mulhausen, Thuringia.
    4. 14. Bernhard I of Saxe-Meiningen, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Sep 1649 in Gotha, Germany; died on 27 Apr 1706 in Meiningen; was buried in Schlosskirche.
    5. 15. Ernst of Saxe-Hildburghausen, Duke Saxe-Hilburghausen  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Jul 1655 in Gotha, Germany; died on 17 Oct 1715 in Hildburghausen, Thüringen, Germany.
    6. 16. Frederick I of Saxe-Gotha, Duke of Saxe-Gotha  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Jul 1646 in Gotha, Germany; died on 2 Aug 1691 in Frichswerth; was buried in Gotha, Friedenstein.

  3. 8.  John Philipp of Saxe-Altenburg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg Descendancy chart to this point (5.John3, 3.John2, 1.John1) was born on 25 Jan 1597; died on 1 Apr 1639.

    John married Elizabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel on 25 Oct 1618. Elizabeth (daughter of Henry Julius of Brunswick, Duke of Brunswick and Elizabeth Oldenburg) was born on 23 Jun 1593; died on 25 Mar 1650. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Elizabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Oct 1619 in Halle; died on 20 Dec 1680 in Gotha, Germany; was buried in Margarenthenkirche, Gotha, Germany.



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