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In Weimar on 26 May 1555 John Frederick II married his first wife, Agnes of Hesse, Dowager Electress of Saxony. Six months later she suffered a miscarriage and died, on 4 November 1555. In Weimar on 12 June 1558 John Frederick II married his second wife, Countess Palatine Elisabeth of Simmern-Sponheim, daughter of the later (1559) Frederick III ...
25 dic 2023 · John was the eldest son of the Duke George the Bearded (14711539), from his marriage to Barba John of Saxony (24 August 1498 in Dresden 11 January 1537 in Dresden), also known as John the Younger or Hans of Saxony was Hereditary Prince of Saxony from the Albertine line of the House of Wettin.
Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Saxony: 4. John of Saxony: 9. Princess Carolina of Parma: 2. George of Saxony: 10. Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria: 5. Princess Amalie Auguste of Bavaria: 11. Princess Caroline of Baden: 1. Prince Maximilian of Saxony: 12. Ferdinand, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry: 6. Fernando II of Portugal: 13.
Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Saxony: 4. John of Saxony: 9. Princess Carolina of Parma: 2. George of Saxony: 10. Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria: 5. Princess Amalie Auguste of Bavaria: 11. Princess Caroline of Baden: 1. Prince Johann Georg of Saxony: 12. Ferdinand, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry: 6. Ferdinand II of Portugal: 13.
Christian II died in Dresden on 23 July 1611; after having participated in a tournament in full armour, he climbed off his horse, drank a large amount of beer to cool down, and suddenly died from a heart attack. Having left no legitimate children with his wife, his brother Johann Georg succeeded him as the Elector of Saxony.
16 dic 2022 · Prince Klemens of Saxony (1 May 1798 – 4 January 1822) died unmarried . Princess Maria Anna of Saxony (15 November 1799 – 24 March 1832) married Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany and had issue. John of Saxony 12 December 1801 – 29 October 1873) married Amalie Auguste of Bavaria and had issue. Maria Josepha Amalia of Saxony (6 December ...
As he was unmarried and had no offspring, he was succeeded as prince-elector of Saxony by his brother John the Steadfast, as former duke and heir presumptive of his older brother. John had been Lutheran even before succeeding Frederick as elector, and continued with his policies of supporting the Reformation , having made the Lutheran church the official state church in Saxony in 1527.
