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Family and children. John George was married twice. In addition to his successor John George II, he left three sons, Augustus (1614–1680), Christian (died 1691) and Maurice (died 1681). In Dresden on 16 September 1604 Johann Georg married firstly Sibylle Elisabeth, daughter of Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg. She died in the birth of their ...
- 23 June 1611 – 8 October 1656
- Christian I, Elector of Saxony
John George I of Saxony (born March 5, 1585, Dresden, Saxony—died Oct. 18, 1656, Dresden) was the elector of Saxony from 1611, and the “foremost Lutheran prince” of Germany, whose policies lost for Saxony opportunities for ascendancy and territorial expansion.
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Nov 23, 2014 · Sophia Eleonore of Saxony (23 November 1609 – 2 June 1671) was a Duchess ( Herzogin) of Saxony by birth. The daughter of John George I, Elector of Saxony and Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia, she was one of ten children.
1620 Taler - John George I. The Electorate of Saxony, also known as Electoral Saxony (German: Kurfürstentum Sachsen or Kursachsen), was a territory of the Holy Roman Empire from 1356–1806. Its territory included the areas around the cities of Dresden, Leipzig and Chemnitz.
- Feudal monarchy
- Early modern Europe
- Germany, Poland
Born on June 6, 1568; died on December 7, 1622; daughter of Sabine of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1529–1575) and John George (1525–1598), elector of Brandenburg (r. 1571–1598); married Christian I, elector of Saxony, on April 25, 1582; children: Christian II (b. 1583), elector of Saxony; John George (b. 1585), elector of Saxony.
John George I (5 March 1585 – 8 October 1656) was Elector of Saxony from 1611 to 1656. He led Saxony through the Thirty Years' War, which dominated his 45-year reign.
