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Christian II died in Dresden on 23 July 1611; after having participated in a tournament in full armour, he climbed off his horse, drank a large amount of beer to cool down, and suddenly died from a heart attack. Having left no legitimate children with his wife, his brother Johann Georg succeeded him as the Elector of Saxony.
Apr 26, 2022 · Christian II, Elector of Saxony's Timeline. Genealogy for Christian II von Sachsen (Wettin, Albertiner), Kurfürst (1583 - 1611) family tree on Geni, with over 255 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
- Dresden, Sachsen
- Dresden, Sachsen, Deutschland (HRR)
- September 23, 1583
- Günther Kipp
Sep 6, 2019 · Christian II. Date of birth. 23 September 1583 (statement with Gregorian date earlier than 1584) Dresden. Date of death. 23 June 1611. Dresden. Place of burial. Freiberg Cathedral.
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This would appear to be one of a small set of small scale portraits of Prince Albert’s and Queen Victoria’s Saxon ancestors. Its frame resembles that of a pair of smaller portrait of the Duke of Duchess of Saxony (RCIN 404315-6), acquired by the Prince in 1840. It is also related to a set of three Saxon ancestor-portraits of similar dimensions, two of which are documented acquisitions of ...
Christian II of Saxony (23 September 1583 – 23 June 1611) was Elector of Saxony from 1591 to 1611. He was born in Dresden, the eldest son of Christian I of Saxony and Sophie of Brandenburg. He belonged to the Albertine line of the House of Wettin. Christian succeeded his father as Elector of Saxony in 1591 at the age of eight.
