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Henry the Pious of Saxony Wettin, Duke of Saxony

Male 1473 - 1541  (68 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Henry the Pious of Saxony Wettin, Duke of Saxony was born on 16 Mar 1473; died on 18 Aug 1541.

    Henry married Katharina von Mecklenburg on 6 Jul 1512. Katharina (daughter of Magnus II von Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Duke of Mecklenburg and Sophie of Pommerania-Stettin) was born in 1487; died on 6 Jun 1561. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Maurice of Saxony Wettin, Elector of Saxony  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Mar 1521; died on 11 Jul 1553.
    2. 3. Augustus of Saxony Wettin, Elector of Saxony  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Jul 1526; died on 11 Feb 1586.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Maurice of Saxony Wettin, Elector of SaxonyMaurice of Saxony Wettin, Elector of Saxony Descendancy chart to this point (1.Henry1) was born on 21 Mar 1521; died on 11 Jul 1553.

    Maurice married Agnes of Hesse on 9 Jan 1541. 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]

    Children:
    1. 4. Anna of Saxony  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Dec 1544; died on 18 Dec 1577.

  2. 3.  Augustus of Saxony Wettin, Elector of SaxonyAugustus of Saxony Wettin, Elector of Saxony Descendancy chart to this point (1.Henry1) was born on 31 Jul 1526; died on 11 Feb 1586.

    Family/Spouse: Anna of Denmark Oldenburg. Anna (daughter of Christian III of Denmark Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg) was born on 22 Nov 1532; died on 1 Oct 1585. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Christian I of Saxony Wettin, Elector of Saxony  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Oct 1560; died on 25 Sep 1591.
    2. 6. Dorothea of Saxony Wettin  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Oct 1563; died on 13 Feb 1587.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Anna of Saxony Descendancy chart to this point (2.Maurice2, 1.Henry1) was born on 23 Dec 1544; died on 18 Dec 1577.

    Anna married William I (Maurice) Silent de Nassau, Prince of Orange on 24 Aug 1561, and was divorced in 1574. William (son of William de Nassau-Dillenburg, Count Nassau-Dillenburg and Juliane von Stolberg-Wernigerode) was born on 25 Apr 1533 in Dillenburg in Nassau, present-day Germany; died on 10 Jul 1584 in Delft, Netherlands. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Maurice of Orange de Nassau, Prince of Orange  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Nov 1567; died on 23 Apr 1625.
    2. 8. Emilia of Orange de Nassau  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Apr 1569 in Cologne, Germany; died on 16 Mar 1629 in Geneva; was buried in Geneva.
    3. 9. Luise Juliane de Nassau  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Mar 1576; died on 15 Mar 1644.

  2. 5.  Christian I of Saxony Wettin, Elector of SaxonyChristian I of Saxony Wettin, Elector of Saxony Descendancy chart to this point (3.Augustus2, 1.Henry1) was born on 29 Oct 1560; died on 25 Sep 1591.

    Christian married Sophie of Brandenburg Hohenzollern on 25 Apr 1582. Sophie (daughter of John George of Brandenburg Hohenzollern, Elector of Brandenburg and Sabine von Brandenburg-Ansbach) was born on 6 Jun 1568; died on 7 Dec 1622. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. John George I of Saxony Wettin, Elector of Saxony  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Mar 1585; died on 18 Oct 1656.
    2. 11. Christian II of Saxony Wettin, Elector of Saxony  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Sep 1583; died on 23 Jun 1611.

  3. 6.  Dorothea of Saxony Wettin Descendancy chart to this point (3.Augustus2, 1.Henry1) was born on 4 Oct 1563; died on 13 Feb 1587.

    Family/Spouse: Henry Julius of Brunswick, Duke of Brunswick. Henry (son of Julius of Brunswick, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Hedwig) was born on 15 Oct 1564; died on 30 Jul 1613. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Dorothea Hedwig Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Feb 1587; died on 16 Oct 1609.


Generation: 4

  1. 7.  Maurice of Orange de Nassau, Prince of Orange Descendancy chart to this point (4.Anna3, 2.Maurice2, 1.Henry1) was born on 14 Nov 1567; died on 23 Apr 1625.

    Family/Spouse: Margaretha van Mechelen. Margaretha and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Lodewyk (Henry) van Nassau, Lord of Auverquerque  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1668.

  2. 8.  Emilia of Orange de Nassau Descendancy chart to this point (4.Anna3, 2.Maurice2, 1.Henry1) was born on 10 Apr 1569 in Cologne, Germany; died on 16 Mar 1629 in Geneva; was buried in Geneva.

    Emilia married Manoel de Portugal on 17 Nov 1597 in The Hague, Netherlands. Manoel (son of Antonio de Portugal, King of Portugal and Ana Barbosa) was born in 1568 in Tanger; died on 22 Jun 1638 in Brussels, Brabant, Belgium; was buried in Brussels (Bruxelles), Brabant, Belgium. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Maria Belgica de Portugal  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1599 in Delft, Netherlands; died on 29 Jun 1647 in Genoa.
    2. 15. Manoel II de Portugal, Prince de Portugal  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1600 in Delft, Netherlands; died on 27 Oct 1660 in Schagen.
    3. 16. Louis William Christoph de Portugal, Prince of Portugal  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1601 in Rotterdam; died on 7 Jul 1660 in Brussels (Bruxelles), Brabant, Belgium.
    4. 17. Juliane Katherina de Portugal  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1603; died in 1680.
    5. 18. Emilia Luise de Portugal  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1605; died in 1670.
    6. 19. Anna Frisia Luisa  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1606; died in 1669.
    7. 20. Mauritia Eleonora de Portugal  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 May 1609 in Delft, Netherlands; died on 16 Jun 1674 in Bergen op Zoom.
    8. 21. Sabine Dorothea de Portugal  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1610; died in 1670.

  3. 9.  Luise Juliane de Nassau Descendancy chart to this point (4.Anna3, 2.Maurice2, 1.Henry1) was born on 31 Mar 1576; died on 15 Mar 1644.

    Luise married Frederick IV Palatinate Wittelsbach, Elector of the Palatinate on 13 Jun 1593. Frederick (son of Louis VI Palatinate Wittelsbach, Elector of the Palatinate and Elizabeth of Hesse) was born on 5 Mar 1574; died on 19 Sep 1610. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. Luise Juliane Wittelsbach  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Jul 1594; died on 28 Apr 1640.
    2. 23. Katharine Sophie Wittelsbach  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Jun 1595; died on 28 Jun 1626.
    3. 24. Frederick V of Palatinate Wittelsbach, King of Bohemia  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Aug 1596; died on 29 Nov 1632.
    4. 25. Elizabeth Charlotte Wittelsbach  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Nov 1597; died on 16 Apr 1660.
    5. 26. Anna Eleonore Wittelsbach  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Dec 1598; died on 24 May 1600.
    6. 27. Ludwig Wilhelm Wittelsbach  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Sep 1600; died on 30 Sep 1600.
    7. 28. Motitz Christian Wittelsbach  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Sep 1601; died on 18 May 1605.
    8. 29. Ludwig Philipp Wittelsbach, Landgrave of Simmern  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Nov 1602; died on 8 Jan 1655.

  4. 10.  John George I of Saxony Wettin, Elector of SaxonyJohn George I of Saxony Wettin, Elector of Saxony Descendancy chart to this point (5.Christian3, 3.Augustus2, 1.Henry1) was born on 15 Mar 1585; died on 18 Oct 1656.

    Family/Spouse: Sibylle Elizabeth von Württemberg. Sibylle (daughter of Frederick von Württemberg-Mömpelgard, Duke Württemberg-Mömpelga and Sibylle von Anhalt) was born on 10 Apr 1584; died on 20 Jan 1606. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    John married Magdalene Sibylle von Brandenberg on 29 Jul 1607. Magdalene was born on 9 Jan 1587; died on 22 Feb 1659. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 30. Sophie Eleanor Wettin  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1609; died in 1671.
    2. 31. August of Saxe-Weissenfels, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Aug 1614; died on 4 Jun 1680.
    3. 32. Marie Elizabeth of Saxony Wettin  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Nov 1610; died on 24 Jun 1684.
    4. 33. John George II of Saxony Wettin, Elector of Saxony  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Jun 1613; died on 1 Sep 1680.
    5. 34. Magdalene Sibylle of Saxony Wettin  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Dec 1617; died on 6 Jan 1668.

  5. 11.  Christian II of Saxony Wettin, Elector of SaxonyChristian II of Saxony Wettin, Elector of Saxony Descendancy chart to this point (5.Christian3, 3.Augustus2, 1.Henry1) was born on 23 Sep 1583; died on 23 Jun 1611.

    Christian married Hedwig of Denmark Oldenburg on 12 Sep 1602. Hedwig (daughter of Frederick II of Denmark Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Sophia von Mecklenburg-Güstrow) was born on 5 Aug 1581; died on 26 Nov 1641. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 12.  Dorothea Hedwig Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel Descendancy chart to this point (6.Dorothea3, 3.Augustus2, 1.Henry1) was born on 3 Feb 1587; died on 16 Oct 1609.

    Dorothea married Rudolf von Anhalt-Zerbst, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst on 29 Dec 1605. Rudolf (son of Joachim Ernst von Anhalt-Dessau, Prince of Anhalt and Eleanore von Württemberg) was born on 28 Oct 1576; died on 20 Aug 1621. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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