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Albrecht I von Sachsen
(1443-1500)
Sidonia von Böhmen
(1449-1510)
Heinrich von Sachsen
(1473-1541)
Catherine von Mecklenburg
(Cir 1487-1561)
August von Sachsen
(1526-1586)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Anna of Denmark Oldenburg

August von Sachsen 1 2

  • Born: 31 Jul 1526
  • Marriage: Anna of Denmark Oldenburg in 1548
  • Died: 11 Feb 1586 aged 59

  General Notes:

He was a member of the House of Wettin.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Acceded: Kurfürst von Sachsen, 1553.


August married Anna of Denmark Oldenburg, daughter of Christian III of Denmark Oldenburg and Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg, in 1548. (Anna of Denmark Oldenburg was born on 22 Nov 1532 and died on 1 Oct 1585.)


  Marriage Notes:

Children of August Kurfürst von Sachsen and Anne Oldenburg, Princess of Denmark :
- Johann Heinrich von Sachsen b. 5 May 1550, d. 12 Nov 1550
- Elisabeth von Sachsen b. 18 Oct 1552, d. 2 Apr 1590
- Alexander von Sachsen b. 21 Feb 1554, d. 8 Oct 1565
- Magnus von Sachsen b. 24 Sep 1555, d. 6 Nov 1558
- Joachim von Sachsen b. 3 May 1557, d. 21 Nov 1557
- Hector von Sachsen b. 7 Oct 1558, d. 4 Apr 1560
- Christian I Kurfürst von Sachsen b. 29 Oct 1560, d. 25 Sep 1591
- Marie von Sachsen b. 8 Mar 1562, d. 6 Jan 1566
- Dorothea von Sachsen b. 4 Oct 1563, d. 13 Feb 1587
- Amalia von Sachsen b. 21 Jan 1565, d. 2 Jul 1565
- Anne von Sachsen b. 16 Nov 1567, d. 27 Jan 1613
- August von Sachsen b. 23 Oct 1569, d. 12 Feb 1570
- Adolph von Sachsen b. 8 Jul 1571, d. 12 Mar 1572
- Friedrich von Sachsen b. 18 Jun 1575, d. 24 Jan 1576

Sources


1 Royal Danish Embassy (http://www.denmarkemb.org/kngsquns.html), Kings and Queens of Denmark.

2 Darryl Lundy, thePeerage.com (http://www.thepeerage.com/).

Updated 14 June 2008. Contact: Ken Nygaard    My Home Page