John George III Wettin Elector of Saxony
1647 - 1691 (44 years)
1. John George III Wettin Elector of Saxony was born on 30 Jun 1647 (son of John George II Wettin Elector of Saxony); died on 22 Sep 1691. John married Anne Sophia Oldenburg of Denmark on 19 Oct 1666. Anne (daughter of Frederick III Oldenburg King of Denmark and Sofie Amalie of Braunschweig-L?neburg) was born on 11 Sep 1647; died on 1 Jul 1717. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- John George IV Wettin Elector of Saxony was born on 18 Oct 1668; and died.
- Frederick Augustus I Wettin King of Poland was born on 22 May 1670; died on 1 Feb 1733.
2. John George II Wettin Elector of Saxony was born on 10 Jun 1613 (son of John George I Wettin Elector of Saxony and Magdalene Sibylle (of Prussia) of Brandenberg); died on 1 Sep 1680. Children:
- 1. John George III Wettin Elector of Saxony was born on 30 Jun 1647; died on 22 Sep 1691.
Generation: 3
4. John George I Wettin Elector of Saxony was born on 15 Mar 1585 (son of Christian I Elector of Saxony and Sophie (of Brandenburg) Hohenzollern); died on 18 Oct 1656. John married Magdalene Sibylle (of Prussia) of Brandenberg on 29 Jul 1607. Magdalene (daughter of Albrecht Friedrich Duke of Prussia and Marie Eleonore of J?lich & Cleves) was born in 1587; died in 1659. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Magdalene Sibylle (of Prussia) of Brandenberg was born in 1587 (daughter of Albrecht Friedrich Duke of Prussia and Marie Eleonore of J?lich & Cleves); died in 1659. Children:
- Sofie Eleonore of Saxony was born on 23 Nov 1609; died in 1671.
- Marie Elisabeth Princess of Saxony was born in 1610; died in 1684.
- 2. John George II Wettin Elector of Saxony was born on 10 Jun 1613; died on 1 Sep 1680.
- August of Saxe-Weissenfels was born in 1614; died in 1680.
- Moritz Duke of Saxe-Zeitz was born on 28 Mar 1619 in Dresden; died on 4 Dec 1681 in Moritzburg.
Generation: 4
8. Christian I Elector of Saxony was born on 29 Oct 1560 (son of Augustus Wettin Elector of Saxony and Anna Oldenburg of Denmark); died on 25 Sep 1591. Christian married Sophie (of Brandenburg) Hohenzollern on 25 Apr 1582. Sophie (daughter of Johann Georg "Oeconomus" Elector of Brandenburg and Sabine of Brandenberg-Ansbach) was born on 6 Jun 1568; died on 7 Dec 1622. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Sophie (of Brandenburg) Hohenzollern was born on 6 Jun 1568 (daughter of Johann Georg "Oeconomus" Elector of Brandenburg and Sabine of Brandenberg-Ansbach); died on 7 Dec 1622. Children:
- Christian II Elector of Saxony and died.
- 4. John George I Wettin Elector of Saxony was born on 15 Mar 1585; died on 18 Oct 1656.
10. Albrecht Friedrich Duke of Prussia was born on 29 Apr 1553 (son of Albrecht Duke of Prussia and Anna Marie of Braunschweig-Kalenberg); died on 8 Aug 1618. Albrecht married Marie Eleonore of J?lich & Cleves on 14 Oct 1573. Marie (daughter of Wilhelm 'Der Reiche Duke (Berg&Julich) of Cleves and Marie Archduchess of Austria) was born on 16 Jun 1550; died in 1608. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Marie Eleonore of J?lich & Cleves was born on 16 Jun 1550 (daughter of Wilhelm 'Der Reiche Duke (Berg&Julich) of Cleves and Marie Archduchess of Austria); died in 1608. Children:
- Anna of Prussia was born in 1576; died in 1625.
- Marie of Prussia was born in 1579; died in 1649.
- Eleonore of Prussia was born in 1583; and died.
- 5. Magdalene Sibylle (of Prussia) of Brandenberg was born in 1587; died in 1659.