Search results
John George died shortly after in Tübingen, where he had been brought, of an epidemic illness, probably Cholera or the Plague. He was buried in the Cathedral of Freiberg. Children. John George married Anne Sophie, daughter of King Frederick III of Denmark and Norway, in Copenhagen on 9 October 1666. They had two sons: Johann George IV (b ...
John George III (born June 20, 1647, Dresden, Saxony [Germany]—died September 12, 1691, Tübingen, Württemberg) was the elector of Saxony (1680–91). He forsook the vacillating foreign policy of his father, John George II, and in June 1683 joined an alliance against France.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
People also ask
Who was the Elector of Saxony?
Who was Johann Georg III?
How many children did John George have?
Who was John George's wife?
Apr 26, 2022 · Immediate Family: Son of John George II, Elector of Saxony; Johann George II; Magdalene Sibylle von Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Kurfürstin zu Sachsen and Magdalene Sybille of Brandenburg-Bayreuth. Husband of Princess Anna Sophie of Denmark and Anna Sophie Oldenburg, Kurfürstin zu Sachsen.
John (30 June 1468 – 16 August 1532), known as John the Steadfast or John the Constant (Johann, der Beständige), was Elector of Saxony from 1525 until 1532 from the House of Wettin. He is notable for organising the Lutheran Church in the Electorate of Saxony from a state and administrative level.
Oct 4, 2023 · John George III died in 1691, and he was succeeded by Frederick Augustus' brother, John George IV. Smallpox claimed him on 27th April 1694; John George and his maligned wife, Elenore Erdmuth of Saxe-Eisenach, had no children.
(1647-1691), elector of Saxony, the only son of John George II., was born on the 10th of June 1647. He forsook the vacillating foreign policy of his father and in June 1683 joined an alliance against France.
Family. In Dresden on 13 November 1638 John George married his cousin Magdalene Sibylle of Brandenburg-Bayreuth. They had at least two children; Erdmuthe Sophie (25 February 1644 - 22 June 1670), married on 29 October 1662 to Christian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth.