August von Sachsen (kurfürst von Sachsen)

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Personal and Family Information

August was born on 31 JUL 1526 in Freiberg, the son of Heinrich V von Sachsen and Katharina zu Mecklenburg.

He died on 11 FEB 1586 in Dresden.

He had two marriages/partners. His first wife was Anna af Danmark-Norge, who he married on 7 OCT 1548 in Torgau. Their fifteen known children were Johann Heinrich (1550-1550), Eleonore (1551-1553), Elisabeth (1552-1590), Alexander (1554-1565), Joachim (1557-1557), Hektor (1558-1560), Christian I (1560-1591), Dorothea (1563-1587), Magnus (1555-1558), Marie (1562-1566), Amalie (1565-1565), Anna (1567-1613), August (1569-1570), Adolf (1571-1572) and Friedrich (1575-1577).

His second wife was Agnes Hedwig von Anhalt, who he married on 3 JAN 1586. The place has not been found. They had no known children.

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

August von Sachsen
(1526-1586)

 

Heinrich V von Sachsen
(1473-1541)

 

Albrecht von Sachsen
(1443-1500)

 

Friedrich II Ernst von Sachsen
(1412-1464)

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Margarete von Habsburg
(1416/17-1486)

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Zdeňka z Poděbrad
(1449-1510)

 

Jiří z Poděbrad a Kunštátu
(1420-1471)

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Kunka ze Šternberka
(1422-1449)

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Katharina zu Mecklenburg
(1487-1561)

 

Magnus II zu Mecklenburg-Schwerin
(1441-1503)

 

Heinrich IV von Mecklenburg-Schwerin
(1417-1477)

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Dorothea von Brandenburg
(1420-1491)

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Sophie von Pommern-Stettin
(c1460-1504)

 

Erich II von Pommern
(c1425-1474)

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Margareta von Mecklenburg-Stargard
(->1451)

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Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Birth 31 JUL 1526
Place: Freiberg
Death 11 FEB 1586
Place: Dresden

Attributes

AttributeDateDescriptionDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Nobility Title FROM 1553 TO 1586 kurfürst von Sachsen

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