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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
Duke Christian I of Saxe-Merseburg inherited his appendage of Saxony during the territorial hand-outs of 1656, and he continued the process of division within his own small domains by creating Saxe-Merseburg-Lauchstädt in 1684
After the death of the last male heir of the Saxon branch line in 1738, the Duchy of Saxe-Merseburg fell back to the Electorate of Saxony. Rulers Merseburg in 1650. 1656-1691 Christian I (born: 27 October 1615 in Dresden; died: 18 October 1691 in Merseburg)
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- Early modern Europe
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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. Life
- 1 June 1659, Merseburg
- Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg
- 13 March 1679 (aged 19), Eisenberg
- Christiana of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
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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 (but third surviving) son of Johann…
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.
