August von Sachsen-Weißenfels (herzog von Sachsen-Weißenfels, graf von Barby, fürst von Sachsen-Querfurt)

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Personal and Family Information

August was born on 13 AUG 1614 in Dresden, the son of Johann I Georg von Sachsen and Magdalene Sibylle von Preußen.

He died on 04 JUN 1680 in Halle.

He had two marriages/partners. His first wife was Anna Maria von Mecklenburg-Schwerin, who he married on 23 NOV 1647 in Schwerin. Their twelve known children were Magdalena Sibylla (1648-1681), Johann I Adolf (1649-1697), August (1650-1673), Christian (1652-1689), Anne Marie (1653-1671), Sophie (1654-1724), Katharina (1655-1663), Christine (1656-1698), Heinrich (1657-1728), Albrecht (1659-1692), Elisabeth (1660-1663) and Dorothea (1662-1663).

His second wife was Johanna Walpurgis zu Leiningen-Westerburg, who he married on 29 JAN 1672 in Halle. Their two known children were Friedrich (1673-1715) and Moritz (1676-1695).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

August von Sachsen-Weißenfels
(1614-1680)

 

Johann I Georg von Sachsen
(1585-1656)

 

Christian I von Sachsen
(1560-1591)

 

August von Sachsen
(1526-1586)

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Anna af Danmark-Norge
(1532-1585)

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Sophie von Brandenburg
(1568-1622)

 

Johann Georg von Brandenburg
(1525-1598)

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Sabine von Brandenburg-Ansbach
(1529-1575)

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Magdalene Sibylle von Preußen
(1586-1659)

 

Albrecht Friedrich von Preußen
(1553-1618)

 

Albrecht von Brandenburg-Ansbach
(1490-1568)

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Anna Marie von Braunschweig-Calenberg-Göttingen
(1532-1568)

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Maria Eleonora van Gulik
(1550-1608)

 

Willem V van Kleef
(1516-1592)

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Maria von Habsburg
(1531-1581)

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Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Birth 13 AUG 1614
Place: Dresden
Death 4 JUN 1680
Place: Halle

Attributes

AttributeDateDescriptionDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Nobility Title FROM 1656/57 TO 1680 herzog von Sachsen-Weißenfels
Nobility Title FROM 1659 TO 1680 graf von Barby
Nobility Title FROM 1663 TO 1680 fürst von Sachsen-Querfurt

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