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Magdalene Sibylle of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (27 October 1612 – 20 March 1687) was Electress of Saxony from 1656 to 1680 as the wife of John George II. The daughter of Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth , and Marie of Prussia , she was by birth a Markgräfin , or Margravine, and a member of the Brandenburg-Bayreuth branch of the House ...
- Magdalene Sibylle of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
- 20 March 1687 (aged 74), Dresden
- 27 October 1612, Bayreuth
- House of Hohenzollern
Magdalene Sibylle of Brandenburg-Bayreuth was Electress of Saxony from 1656 to 1680 as the wife of John George II. The daughter of Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, and Marie of Prussia, she was by birth a Markgräfin, or Margravine, and a member of the Brandenburg-Bayreuth branch of the House of Hohenzollern.
Life. Magdalene Sibylle was born in Königsberg, the daughter of Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia and Marie Eleonore of Cleves. She married John George on 19 July 1607 in Torgau . Magdalene Sibylle was a friend of the Swedish queen Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg, her niece, and was interested in painting, poetry and gardening.
- 23 June 1611 - 8 October 1656
- House of Hohenzollern
They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She died on 20 March 1687, in Saxony, Germany, at the age of 74, and was buried in Freiberg, Kreis Freiberg, Saxony, Germany.
Jul 21, 2020 · Biography. Magdalene Sibylle (or Magdalena Sibylla), Markgrafin von Brandenburg-Bayreuth, was the fourth daughter and fifth child of Christian von Brandenburg, Markgraf von Bayeuth, and his wife Marie, Herzogin von Preßen, both from the House of Hohenzollern, and was probably born at Schloss Bayreuth. [1]
- Female
- October 1, 1612
- Johann Georg (Wettin) Sachsen
- March 20, 1687
"Magdalene Sibylle of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (27 October 1612 – 20 March 1687) was Electress of Saxony from 1656 to 1680 as the wife of John George II. The daughter of Christian,...
Margravine Anna Maria of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1609–1680); married in 1639 Prince Johann Anton I von Eggenberg (1610-1649) Margravine Magdalene Sibylle of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1612–1687); married in 1638 John George II of Saxony (1613-1680)
