Johann I Friedrich von Sachsen (kurfürst von Sachsen, herzog von Sachsen)

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Personal and Family Information

Johann was born on 30 JUN 1503 in Torgau, the son of Johann von Sachsen and Sophie von Mecklenburg.

He died on 03 MAR 1554 in Weimar.

His wife was Sibylle van Kleef, who he married in SEP 1526. The place has not been found. Their four known children were Johann II Friedrich (1529-1595), Johann I Wilhelm Maria (1530-1573), Johann Ernst (1535-1535) and Johann III Friedrich (1538-1565).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

Johann I Friedrich von Sachsen
(1503-1554)

 

Johann von Sachsen
(1468-1532)

 

Ernst von Sachsen
(1441-1486)

 

Friedrich II Ernst von Sachsen
(1412-1464)

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Margarete von Habsburg
(1416/17-1486)

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Elisabeth von Bayern
(1443-1484)

 

Albrecht III von Bayern-München
(1401-1460)

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Anna von Braunschweig-Grubenhagen
(1415-1474)

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Sophie von Mecklenburg
(1481-1503)

 

Magnus II zu Mecklenburg-Schwerin
(1441-1503)

 

Heinrich IV von Mecklenburg-Schwerin
(1417-1477)

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Dorothea von Brandenburg
(1420-1491)

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Sophie von Pommern-Stettin
(c1460-1504)

 

Erich II von Pommern
(c1425-1474)

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Margareta von Mecklenburg-Stargard
(->1451)

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Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Birth 30 JUN 1503
Place: Torgau
Death 3 MAR 1554
Place: Weimar

Attributes

AttributeDateDescriptionDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Nobility Title FROM 1532 TO 1547 kurfürst von Sachsen
Nobility Title FROM 1454 TO 1547 herzog von Sachsen

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