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Christian I. Christian I of Saxe-Merseburg. Christian I of Saxe-Merseburg ( Dresden, 27 October 1615 – Merseburg, 18 October 1691), was the first duke of Saxe-Merseburg and a member of the House of Wettin . He was the sixth (third surviving) son of Johann Georg I, Elector of Saxony, and his second wife, Princess Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia .
- Wettin
- Christiana of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
- 1657 - 1691
- Christian II
On 19 November 1650, at the age of 16, Christiana married at Dresden Castle to Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg, the third son of Prince-Elector John George I of Saxony and his second wife, Duchess Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia. This was part of a double wedding: Christiana's elder sister Sophie Hedwig married Christian's younger brother Maurice.
- 22 September 1634, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
- 20 May 1701 (aged 66), Delitzsch Castle
- Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg
Feb 12, 2024 · German noble (1615-1691) – Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg was born in Dresden (Capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany) on October 27th, 1615 and died in Merseburg (Town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany) on October 18th, 1691 at the age of 75. Today Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg would be 408 years old.
Christiane of Saxe-Merseburg (1 June 1659 – 13 March 1679), was a German noblewoman member of the House of Wettin and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. Born in Merseburg , she was a child of Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg and his wife Christiana of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg .
- 1 June 1659, Merseburg
- Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg
- 13 March 1679 (aged 19), Eisenberg
- Christiana of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Christian I of Saxe-Merseburg (Dresden, 27 October 1615 – Merseburg, 18 October 1691), was the first duke of Saxe-Merseburg and a member of the House of Wettin. He was the sixth (third surviving) son of Johann Georg I, Elector of Saxony, and his second wife Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia.
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* October 27, 1615 Dresden, + October 18, 1691 Merseburg, founder of a side line of the Albertine Wettins, first duke of the Electoral Saxon secondary school principality of Saxony-Merseburg Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg (Q234426)
