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Christian I of Saxe-Merseburg (* 27 October 1615 in Dresden; † 18 October 1691 in Merseburg) was the founder of a branch of the Albertine Wettins and the first duke of the Electorate of Saxony's second- genetic principality of Saxe-Merseburg. To distinguish him from his son, he is also called Christian the Elder.
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Feb 17, 2024 · Duke of Saxe-Merseburg – Christian II, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg was born in Merseburg (Town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany) on November 19th, 1653 and died in Merseburg (Town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany) on October 20th, 1694 at the age of 40.
Before that, though, Duke Christian I of Saxe-Merseburg held Merseburg itself, plus four cities and their castles which included Bad Lauchstädt, which was given to a son in 1684 to produce the cadet line of Saxe-Merseburg-Lauchstädt, Lützen, Schkeuditz, and Zwenkauand.
Before it died out, the Saxe-Merseburg-Spremberg line inherited all of Saxe-Merseburg. Until 1715 August (born: 15 February 1655 in Merseburg; died: 27 March 1715 in Zörbig), Duke of Saxe-Merseburg-Zörbig; Until 1690 Philipp (born: 26 October 1657 in Merseburg; died: 1 July 1690 in Fleurus), Duke of Saxe-Merseburg-Lauchstädt
Philipp, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg-Lauchstädt (26 October 1657 – 1 July 1690) was a German prince. He was a member of the House of Wettin. He was born in Merseburg, the fifth but third surviving son of Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg and Christiana of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.
He was the sixth (but fourth surviving) son of Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg and Christiana of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. Career In order to give his three younger sons lands to generate income for their support, Duke Christian I assigned to each of them small territories as appanages before he died.
