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Augustus of Saxe-Weissenfels (13 August 1614 in Dresden – 4 June 1680 in Halle), was a Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels-Querfurt of the House of Wettin and administrator of the Archbishopric of Magdeburg. He was the fourth (but second surviving) son of John George I, Elector of Saxony, and his second wife, Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia.
August of Saxe-Weissenfels (3 December 1650 in Halle – 11 August 1674 in Halle), was a member of the Albertine branch of the House of Wettin. He was a titular Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels and a Provost of Magdeburg. He is sometimes called August the Younger, to distinguish him from his father.
- 11 August 1674 (aged 23), Halle
- Neu-Augustenburg Castle in Weissenfels
- 3 December 1650, Halle
- House of Wettin
Jul 21, 2020 · Augustus of Saxe-Weissenfels was a Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels-Querfurt, and administrator of the Archbishopric of Magdeburg. Origins. He was born at Dresden on 13 August 1614, the fourth (but second surviving) son of John George I, Elector of Saxony, and his second wife, Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia . Administrator of the Archbishopric of Magdeburg.
- Male
- June 4, 1680
- August 13, 1614
Saxe-Weissenfels (German: Sachsen-Weißenfels) was a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire from 1656/7 until 1746 with its residence at Weißenfels. Ruled by a cadet branch of the Albertine House of Wettin, the duchy passed to the Electorate of Saxony upon the extinction of the line. Neu-Augustusburg Castle, Weissenfels
- Weißenfels
- Early modern Europe
- Monarchy
Aug 13, 2019 · Augustus of Saxe-Weissenfels ( Dresden, 13 August 1614 – 4 June 1680, Halle ), was a Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels -Querfurt of the House of Wettin and administrator of the Archbishopric of Magdeburg. He was the fourth (but second surviving) son of John George I, Elector of Saxony, and his second wife, Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia.
The Duchy of Saxe-Weissenfels. The founder of the ruling family of Weissenfels family, Prince August of Saxony (1614–1680), was the second-born son of the Saxon Elector Johann Georg I and his wife Magdalena Sybilla, Electress of Brandenburg. August’s life was determined by his assumption of the regency of the archbishopric of Magdeburg in ...
August, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels (13 August 1614 – 4 June 1680) was a Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels-Querfurt of the House of Wettin and administrator of the Archbishopric of Magdeburg. He was the fourth (but second surviving) son of John George I, Elector of Saxony, and his second wife, Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia.
