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.
August von Sachsen |
Heinrich V von Sachsen |
Albrecht von Sachsen |
Friedrich II Ernst von Sachsen |
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Margarete von Habsburg |
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Zdeňka z Poděbrad |
Jiří z Poděbrad a Kunštátu |
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Kunka ze Šternberka |
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Katharina zu Mecklenburg |
Magnus II zu Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
Heinrich IV von Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
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Dorothea von Brandenburg |
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Sophie von Pommern-Stettin |
Erich II von Pommern |
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Margareta von Mecklenburg-Stargard |
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Birth | 31 JUL 1526 |
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Death | 11 FEB 1586 |
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Attribute | Date | Description | Details | Source | Multimedia | Notes |
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Nobility Title | FROM 1553 TO 1586 | kurfürst von Sachsen |
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