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Family. In Dresden on 13 November 1638 John George married his cousin Magdalene Sibylle of Brandenburg-Bayreuth. They had at least two children; Erdmuthe Sophie (25 February 1644 - 22 June 1670), married on 29 October 1662 to Christian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth.
Mar 15, 2024 · John George II was the elector of Saxony (1657–80), under whom Dresden became the musical centre of Germany. In 1657, just after his accession, he made an arrangement with his three brothers with the object of preventing disputes over their separate territories, and in 1664 he entered into friendly.
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Apr 27, 2022 · Son of Johann Georg I, Elector of Saxony and Magdalene Sibylle Sibylla von Preußen, Prinzessin, Kurfürstin zu Sachsen Husband of Magdalene Sibylle von Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Kurfürstin zu Sachsen Father of John George III, Elector of Saxony Brother of Sophia Eleonore of Saxony; Duchess Maria Elisabeth Elżbieta von Sachsen, Herzogin zu ...
- Dresden, Sachsen
- May 31, 1613
- Sachsen
- August 22, 1680
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). [2] In Dresden on 16 September 1604 Johann Georg married firstly Sibylle Elisabeth, daughter of Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg.
- 23 June 1611 – 8 October 1656
- Christian I, Elector of Saxony
Born in Meissen, John was the fifth of the seven children of Ernest, Elector of Saxony and Elisabeth of Bavaria. From 1486 onward he was the heir presumptive of his childless brother Frederick the Wise. John received a part of the paternal inheritance and afterwards assisted his kinsman, Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, in
Apr 5, 2024 · Erdmuthe Sophie (25 February 1644 - 22 June 1670), married on 29 October 1662 to Christian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth. John George III (20 June 1647 - 12 September 1691), his successor as Elector. A third child, Sibylle Marie, is believed to have died in childhood. Ancestors.
Augustus's father, Elector John George III of Saxony, and his mother, Anna Sophie, daughter of King Frederick III of Denmark, married in 1666 to tie the Danish royal family to the Wettin dynasty of Saxony. At the time of Augustus's birth, his grandfather, John George II, ruled Saxony.
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