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Ernst I "Der Fromme" Duke of Saxe-Gotha

Ernst I "Der Fromme" Duke of Saxe-Gotha

Male 1601 - 1675  (73 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Ernst I "Der Fromme" Duke of Saxe-Gotha was born on 25 Dec 1601 (son of Johann Duke of Saxe-Weimar and Dorothea Marie of Anhalt); died on 26 Mar 1675.

    Ernst married Elisabeth Sofie of Saxe-Altenburg on 24 Oct 1636. Elisabeth (daughter of John Philipp Duke of Saxe-Altenburg and Elizabeth Brunswick-Wolfenb?ttel) was born on 10 Oct 1619; died on 20 Dec 1680. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha was born on 8 Jan 1640; died on 24 Aug 1709.
    2. Frederick I Duke of Saxe-Gotha was born on 15 Jul 1646; died on 2 Aug 1691.
    3. Albrecht Duke of Saxe-Coburg was born on 24 May 1648; and died.
    4. Bernhard I Duke of Saxe-Meiningen was born on 10 Sep 1649; and died.
    5. Heinrich Duke of Saxe-R?mhild was born on 19 Nov 1650; and died.
    6. Christian Duke of Saxe-Eisenberg was born on 6 Jan 1653; died on 28 Apr 1707.
    7. Ernst Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen was born on 12 Jun 1655; died on 17 Oct 1715.
    8. Johann Ernst Duke of Saxe-Saalfeld was born on 22 Aug 1658; died on 17 Dec 1729.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Johann Duke of Saxe-Weimar was born in 1570 (son of John Frederick II Elector of Saxony and Elisabeth Von Simmern); died in 1605.

    Johann married Dorothea Marie of Anhalt in 1593. Dorothea (daughter of Joachim Ernst Ernst Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst and Eleonore of W?rttemberg) was born in 1574; died in 1617. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Dorothea Marie of Anhalt was born in 1574 (daughter of Joachim Ernst Ernst Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst and Eleonore of W?rttemberg); died in 1617.
    Children:
    1. Wilhelm "Der Grosse" Duke of Saxe-Weimar was born in 1598; died in 1662.
    2. 1. Ernst I "Der Fromme" Duke of Saxe-Gotha was born on 25 Dec 1601; died on 26 Mar 1675.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Frederick II Elector of Saxony was born on 8 Jan 1528-1529 (son of John Frederick The Magnanimous Elector of Saxony and Sibylle of Cleves); died on 9 May 1595.

    John married Elisabeth Von Simmern in 1560. Elisabeth (daughter of Friedrich III "Der Fromme" Von Simmern and Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach) was born on 30 Jun 1540; died on 8 Feb 1594. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Elisabeth Von Simmern was born on 30 Jun 1540 (daughter of Friedrich III "Der Fromme" Von Simmern and Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach); died on 8 Feb 1594.
    Children:
    1. 2. Johann Duke of Saxe-Weimar was born in 1570; died in 1605.

  3. 6.  Joachim Ernst Ernst Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst was born on 21 Oct 1536 (son of Johann II of Anhalt-Zerbst and Margarete Princess of Brandenburg); died in Dec 1586.

    Joachim married Eleonore of W?rttemberg on 9 Jan 1570-1571 in Stuttgart, Germany. Eleonore (daughter of Christof Duke of W?rttemberg and Anna Marie of Brandenburg-Bayreuth) was born on 22 Mar 1551-1552 in T?bingen; died on 12 Jan 1618 in Schlo? Lichtenberg. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Eleonore of W?rttemberg was born on 22 Mar 1551-1552 in T?bingen (daughter of Christof Duke of W?rttemberg and Anna Marie of Brandenburg-Bayreuth); died on 12 Jan 1618 in Schlo? Lichtenberg.
    Children:
    1. Rudolf Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst was born in 1576; died in 1621.
    2. August of Anhalt-Pl?tzkau was born on 14 Jul 1575; and died.
    3. Ludwig of Anhalt-K?then and died.
    4. 3. Dorothea Marie of Anhalt was born in 1574; died in 1617.
    5. Agnes Hedwig of Anhalt was born on 12 Feb 1572-1573; died on 3 Nov 1616.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John Frederick The Magnanimous Elector of Saxony was born on 30 Jun 1503 (son of John The Constant Elector of Saxony and Sofie Von Mecklenburg-Schwerin); died on 3 Mar 1553-1554.

    John married Sibylle of Cleves in 1527. Sibylle (daughter of John III Duke (& Julich) of Cleves and Marie of Julich And Berg) was born in 1512; died in 1554. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Sibylle of Cleves was born in 1512 (daughter of John III Duke (& Julich) of Cleves and Marie of Julich And Berg); died in 1554.
    Children:
    1. 4. John Frederick II Elector of Saxony was born on 8 Jan 1528-1529; died on 9 May 1595.
    2. Johann Wilhelm Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Coburg was born on 11 Mar 1529-1530; died on 2 Mar 1572-1573.

  3. 10.  Friedrich III "Der Fromme" Von Simmern was born on 14 Feb 1514-1515 in Simmern (son of Johann II Von Simmern and Beatrix of Baden); died on 26 Oct 1576 in Heidelberg.

    Friedrich married Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach on 12 Jun 1557. Marie (daughter of Kasimir Mgve of Brandenburg and Susanne of Bavaria) was born on 14 Oct 1519; died on 31 Oct 1567. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach was born on 14 Oct 1519 (daughter of Kasimir Mgve of Brandenburg and Susanne of Bavaria); died on 31 Oct 1567.
    Children:
    1. Louis VI (Elector of The Palatinate) Wittelsbach was born on 4 Jul 1539 in Simmern; died on 22 Oct 1583 in Heidelberg.
    2. 5. Elisabeth Von Simmern was born on 30 Jun 1540; died on 8 Feb 1594.
    3. Johann Kasimir Von Simmern was born on 7 Mar 1542-1543; died on 16 Jan 1592.
    4. Dorothea Susanne Von Simmern was born in 1544; died in 1592.
    5. Anna Elisabeth Von Simmern was born on 23 Jul 1549; died on 20 Sep 1609.
    6. Kunigunde Jakob?a Von Simmern was born on 9 Oct 1556; died on 26 Jan 1586.

  5. 12.  Johann II of Anhalt-Zerbst was born in 1504 (son of Ernst of Anhalt-Zerbst and Margarete Von M?nsterberg); died in 1551.

    Johann married Margarete Princess of Brandenburg in 1534. Margarete (daughter of Joachim I (Von Hohenzollen)Electorof Brandenburg and Elizabeth Oldenburg of Denmark) was born on 29 Sep 1511; died in 1577. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Margarete Princess of Brandenburg was born on 29 Sep 1511 (daughter of Joachim I (Von Hohenzollen)Electorof Brandenburg and Elizabeth Oldenburg of Denmark); died in 1577.
    Children:
    1. 6. Joachim Ernst Ernst Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst was born on 21 Oct 1536; died in Dec 1586.

  7. 14.  Christof Duke of W?rttemberg was born on 12 May 1515 (son of Ulrich I Duke of W?rttemberg and Sabine Princess of Bavaria); died on 28 Dec 1568.

    Christof married Anna Marie of Brandenburg-Bayreuth on 17 Feb 1543-1544. Anna (daughter of George (Margrave of Ansbach) Von Hohenzollern and Hedwig Von M?nsterberg) was born on 28 Dec 1526; died on 20 May 1589. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Anna Marie of Brandenburg-Bayreuth was born on 28 Dec 1526 (daughter of George (Margrave of Ansbach) Von Hohenzollern and Hedwig Von M?nsterberg); died on 20 May 1589.
    Children:
    1. Sabine of W?rttemberg was born in 1549; died on 17 Aug 1581.
    2. 7. Eleonore of W?rttemberg was born on 22 Mar 1551-1552 in T?bingen; died on 12 Jan 1618 in Schlo? Lichtenberg.
    3. Ludwig III "Der Fromme" of W?rttemberg was born in 1554; died on 8 Aug 1593.



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