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Johann Georg I, Elector of Saxony

1585–1656 · Wettin

Elector of Saxony. Born at Dresden. Died at Dresden.

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Family

Father

Christian I, Elector of Saxony

Mother

Sophie of Brandenburg

Married

Duchess Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia 1607

Children (6)

Sophia Eleonore of Saxony 1609
Marie Elisabeth of Saxony 1610
John George II, Elector of Saxony 1613
Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels 1614
Magdalene Sibylle of Saxony 1617
Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz 1619

Siblings (4)

Christian II of Saxony 1583
Sophie, Duchess Consort of Pomerania-Barth 1587
Prince August of Saxony 1589
Dorothea, Abbess of Quedlinburg 1591

Related to

• Johann Georg I, Elector of Saxony was the 23× great-grandson of Charlemagne.
• Johann Georg I, Elector of Saxony was the 5× great-grandfather of Victoria.
• Johann Georg I, Elector of Saxony was the fourth cousin once removed of Louis XIV of France.