John Frederick The Magnanimous Elector of Saxony
1503 - 1554 (50 years)
1. 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]
Children:- John Frederick II Elector of Saxony was born on 8 Jan 1528-1529; died on 9 May 1595.
- Johann Wilhelm Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Coburg was born on 11 Mar 1529-1530; died on 2 Mar 1572-1573.
2. John The Constant Elector of Saxony was born on 30 Jun 1468 (son of Ernest Wettin Elector of Saxony and Elisabeth of Bavaria); died on 16 Aug 1532. John married Sofie Von Mecklenburg-Schwerin in 1500. Sofie was born on 18 Dec 1481; died on 7 Dec 1503. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Sofie Von Mecklenburg-Schwerin was born on 18 Dec 1481; died on 7 Dec 1503. Children:
- 1. John Frederick The Magnanimous Elector of Saxony was born on 30 Jun 1503; died on 3 Mar 1553-1554.
Generation: 3
4. Ernest Wettin Elector of Saxony was born on 24 Mar 1440-1441 in Meissen (son of Friedrich II "Der Sanftm?tige" Elector of Saxony and Margarete of Austria); died on 26 Aug 1486 in Colditz. Ernest married Elisabeth of Bavaria on 19 Nov 1460 in Leipzig. Elisabeth (daughter of Albert III The Pious Wittelsbach Duke of Bavaria and Anna of Braunschweig-Grubenhagen) was born on 2 Feb 1442-1443; died in 1484. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Elisabeth of Bavaria was born on 2 Feb 1442-1443 (daughter of Albert III The Pious Wittelsbach Duke of Bavaria and Anna of Braunschweig-Grubenhagen); died in 1484. Children:
- Christina Wettin of Saxony was born in 1461; died in 1521.
- Frederick III Wettin The Wise Elector of Saxony was born on 17 Jan 1462-1463; died on 5 May 1525.
- 2. John The Constant Elector of Saxony was born on 30 Jun 1468; died on 16 Aug 1532.
- Margaret Wettin of Saxony was born on 4 Aug 1469; died in 1528.
Generation: 4
8. Friedrich II "Der Sanftm?tige" Elector of Saxony was born in 1412 (son of Friedrich I "Der Streitbare" Elector of Saxony and Katharina Braunschweig-L?neburg); died in 1464. Friedrich married Margarete of Austria in 1431 in Leipzig. Margarete (daughter of Ernest The Iron Habsburg Duke of Austria and Cimburga of Masovia) was born in 1416; died in 1486. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Margarete of Austria was born in 1416 (daughter of Ernest The Iron Habsburg Duke of Austria and Cimburga of Masovia); died in 1486. Children:
- Amalia Princess of Saxony was born in 1436; died in 1502.
- Anna Wettin of Saxony was born on 7 Mar 1436-1437; died on 31 Oct 1512.
- 4. Ernest Wettin Elector of Saxony was born on 24 Mar 1440-1441 in Meissen; died on 26 Aug 1486 in Colditz.
- Albert Wettin The Bold Duke of Saxony was born on 31 Jul 1443; died on 12 Sep 1500.
10. Albert III The Pious Wittelsbach Duke of Bavaria was born on 27 Mar 1401 (son of Ernest Wittelsbach Duke of Bavaria and Elisabetta Visconti); died on 29 Feb 1460. Albert + Anna of Braunschweig-Grubenhagen. Anna (daughter of Erich I Duke of Braunschweig-Grubenhagen and Elisabeth of Braunschweig-G?ttingen) was born in 1415; died on 14 Oct 1474. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Anna of Braunschweig-Grubenhagen was born in 1415 (daughter of Erich I Duke of Braunschweig-Grubenhagen and Elisabeth of Braunschweig-G?ttingen); died on 14 Oct 1474. Children:
- John IV Wittelsbach Duke of Bavaria and died.
- Albert IV The Wise Wittelsbach Duke of Bavaria was born on 15 Dec 1447; died on 18 Mar 1507-1508.
- 5. Elisabeth of Bavaria was born on 2 Feb 1442-1443; died in 1484.
- Margerita of Bavaria-Munich was born on 1 Jan 1441-1442; died on 14 Oct 1479.