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Augustus of Saxony Wettin, Elector of Saxony

Augustus of Saxony Wettin, Elector of Saxony

Male 1526 - 1586  (59 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Augustus of Saxony Wettin, Elector of SaxonyAugustus of Saxony Wettin, Elector of Saxony 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. 2. 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. 3. Dorothea of Saxony Wettin  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Oct 1563; died on 13 Feb 1587.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Christian I of Saxony Wettin, Elector of SaxonyChristian I of Saxony Wettin, Elector of Saxony Descendancy chart to this point (1.Augustus1) 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. 4. 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. 5. Christian II of Saxony Wettin, Elector of Saxony  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Sep 1583; died on 23 Jun 1611.

  2. 3.  Dorothea of Saxony Wettin Descendancy chart to this point (1.Augustus1) 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. 6. Dorothea Hedwig Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Feb 1587; died on 16 Oct 1609.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John George I of Saxony Wettin, Elector of SaxonyJohn George I of Saxony Wettin, Elector of Saxony Descendancy chart to this point (2.Christian2, 1.Augustus1) 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. 7. Sophie Eleanor Wettin  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1609; died in 1671.
    2. 8. 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. 9. Marie Elizabeth of Saxony Wettin  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Nov 1610; died on 24 Jun 1684.
    4. 10. 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. 11. Magdalene Sibylle of Saxony Wettin  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Dec 1617; died on 6 Jan 1668.

  2. 5.  Christian II of Saxony Wettin, Elector of SaxonyChristian II of Saxony Wettin, Elector of Saxony Descendancy chart to this point (2.Christian2, 1.Augustus1) 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]


  3. 6.  Dorothea Hedwig Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel Descendancy chart to this point (3.Dorothea2, 1.Augustus1) 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]



Generation: 4

  1. 7.  Sophie Eleanor Wettin Descendancy chart to this point (4.John3, 2.Christian2, 1.Augustus1) was born in 1609; died in 1671.

    Sophie married George II of Hesse-Darmstadt, Landgrave Hesse-Darmstadt in 1627. George (son of Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt the Faithful, Landgrave Hesse-Darmtadt and Magdalene of Brandenburg Hohenzollern) was born on 17 Mar 1605; died on 11 Jun 1661. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Louis VI of Hesse-Darmstadt, Landgrave Hesse-Darmstadt  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Jan 1630; died on 24 Apr 1678.
    2. 13. Elizabeth Amalie von Hesse-Darmstadt  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Mar 1635; died on 4 Aug 1709.
    3. 14. Marie Hedwig of Hesse-Darmstadt  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Nov 1647 in Giessen; died on 19 Apr 1680 in Ichtershausen, Marienburg; was buried in Schlosskirche.

  2. 8.  August of Saxe-Weissenfels, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels Descendancy chart to this point (4.John3, 2.Christian2, 1.Augustus1) was born on 13 Aug 1614; died on 4 Jun 1680.

    August married Anna Marie von Mecklenburg-Schwerin on 23 Nov 1647. Anna (daughter of Adolf Frederick I Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Duke Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Anna Marie von Ostfriesland) was born on 1 Jul 1627; died on 11 Dec 1669. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Magdalene Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels, Duchess  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Sep 1649; died on 7 Jan 1681 in Gotha, Germany; was buried in Gotha, Friedenstein.
    2. 16. Sophie of Saxe-Weissenfels  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Jun 1654; died on 31 Mar 1724.

    Family/Spouse: Johanna Walpurgis Leiningen-Westerburg. Johanna (daughter of George William von Leiningen-Westerburg, Count Leiningen-Westerber) was born on 3 Jun 1647; died on 4 Nov 1687. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 9.  Marie Elizabeth of Saxony Wettin Descendancy chart to this point (4.John3, 2.Christian2, 1.Augustus1) was born on 22 Nov 1610; died on 24 Jun 1684.

    Marie married Frederick III von Holstein-Gottorp, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp on 21 Feb 1630. Frederick (son of Johann Adolf von Holstein-Gottorp, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and Augusta Oldenburg) was born on 22 Dec 1597; died on 10 Aug 1659. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Sophie Auguste von Holstein-Gottorp  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Dec 1630; died on 12 Dec 1680.
    2. 18. Magdalene Sibylle von Holstein-Gottorp  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Nov 1631; died on 22 Apr 1719.
    3. 19. Hedwig Eleonora von Holstein-Gottorp  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Oct 1636; died on 24 Nov 1715.
    4. 20. Christian Albrecht von Holstein-Gottorp, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Feb 1641; died on 6 Jan 1695.

  4. 10.  John George II of Saxony Wettin, Elector of SaxonyJohn George II of Saxony Wettin, Elector of Saxony Descendancy chart to this point (4.John3, 2.Christian2, 1.Augustus1) was born on 10 Jun 1613; died on 1 Sep 1680.

    John married Magdalen Sybilla von Brandenburg-Bayreut in 1638. Magdalen (daughter of Christian, Margrave von Brandenburg-Bayreut and Marie Hohenzollern) was born in 1612; died in 1687. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 21. John George III of Saxony Wettin, Elector of Saxony  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Jun 1647; died on 22 Sep 1691.

  5. 11.  Magdalene Sibylle of Saxony Wettin Descendancy chart to this point (4.John3, 2.Christian2, 1.Augustus1) was born on 23 Dec 1617; died on 6 Jan 1668.

    Magdalene married Christian Oldenburg on 5 Oct 1634. Christian (son of Christian IV of Denmark Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Anne Catherine Hohenzollern) was born on 10 Apr 1603; died on 2 Apr 1647. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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