Christian (Wettin) von Sachsen (1560 - 1591)

Born 29 Oct 1560 in Dresden, Kurfürstentum Sachsen, Heiliges Römisches Reich

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Died 25 Sep 1591 at age 30 in Dresden, Kurfürstentum Sachsen, Heiliges Römisches Reich

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Biography

Christian I of Saxony (Dresden, 29 October 1560 – Dresden, 25 September 1591) was Elector of Saxony from 1586 to 1591. He belonged to the Albertine line of the House of Wettin.

He was the sixth but second surviving son of Elector Augustus of Saxony and Anna of Denmark. The death of his older brother, Alexander (8 October 1565), made him the new heir apparent to the Electorate of Saxony.

Christian succeeded his father in 1586.

In Dresden on 25 April 1582, Christian married Sophie, daughter of John George, Elector of Brandenburg. They had seven children:

1. Christian II (b. Dresden, 23 September 1583 – d. Dresden, 23 June 1611), successor of his father as Elector.
2. John George I (b. Dresden, 5 March 1585 – d. Dresden, 8 October 1656), successor of his brother as Elector.
3. Anna Sabine (b. Dresden, 25 January 1586 – d. Dresden, 24 March 1586).
4. Sophie (b. Dresden, 29 April 1587 – d. Stettin, 9 December 1635), married on 26 August 1610 to Duke Francis I of Pomerania.
5. Elisabeth (b. Dresden, 21 July 1588 – d. Dresden, 4 March 1589).
6. Augustus (b. Dresden, 7 September 1589 – d. Naumburg, 26 December 1615), married on 1 January 1612 to Elisabeth of Brünswick-Wolfenbüttel. This marriage was childless.
7. Dorothea (b. Dresden, 7 January 1591 – d. Quedlinburg, 17 November 1617), Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg (1610).

Buried: 26 OCT 1591, Place: Dom St. Marien, Freiberg, Dresden, Sachsen, Deutschland(HRR)

Sources

• http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal11746
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_I,_Elector_of_Saxony

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Von Sachen-1 created through the import of famstieger.GED on Nov 27, 2011 by Paul Stieger. See the Sachen-1 Changes page for the details of edits by Paul and others.