John, Elector of Saxony

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John, Elector of Saxony

John, Elector of Saxony, known as John the Steadfast or John the Constant (30 June 1468 – 16 August 1532) was Elector

Prince-elector

The Prince-Electors of the Holy Roman Empire were the members of the electoral college of the Holy Roman Empire, having the function of Imperial election the Holy Roman Emperors....
of Saxony

Saxony

The Free State of Saxony is a States of Germany of Germany. Located in the southeastern part of present-day Germany. It is the tenth-largest German state in area and the sixth largest in population , of Germany's sixteen states....
from 1525 until 1532. He was a member of the House of Wettin

Wettin (dynasty)

The House of Wettin was a dynasty of Germany counts, dukes, Prince Elector and monarchs that ruled the area of today's German states of Saxony, the Saxon part of Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia for more than 800 years as well as holding at times the kingship of Poland....
.

in Meissen

Meissen

Meissen is a town of approximately 30,000 about northwest of Dresden on both banks of the Elbe river in the Saxony, in eastern Germany. Meissen is the home of Meissen porcelain, the Albrechtsburg castle, the Gothic architecture Meissen Cathedral and the Meissen Frauenkirche....
, he was the fifth of the seven children of Ernest, Elector of Saxony

Ernest, Elector of Saxony

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John, Elector of Saxony, known as John the Steadfast or John the Constant (30 June 1468 – 16 August 1532) was Elector

Prince-elector

The Prince-Electors of the Holy Roman Empire were the members of the electoral college of the Holy Roman Empire, having the function of Imperial election the Holy Roman Emperors....
of Saxony

Saxony

Wettin (dynasty)

Biography

Born in Meissen

Meissen

Ernest, Elector of Saxony

Ernst, Elector of Saxony was Elector of Saxony from 1464 to 1486....
and Elizabeth of Bavaria-Munich.

The deaths of his older brothers Ernst (1513) and Albrecht (1484) make him the heir of his brother Frederick the Wise; when he died in 1525, Johann inherited the title of Elector. As his nickname "The Steadfast" indicates, he resolutely continued the policies of his brother toward protecting the progress of the Protestant Reformation

Protestant Reformation

The Protestant Reformation was a Christian reform movement in Europe. It is thought to have begun in 1517 with Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses and may be considered to have ended with the Peace of Westphalia in 1648....
. In 1527 the Lutheran Church was established as the state church in Ernestine Saxony

Rulers of Saxony

This article lists Dukes, Electors, and Kings ruling over territories named Saxony from the beginning of the Saxon Duchy in the 9th century to the end of the Saxon Kingdom in 1918....
, with the Elector as Chief Bishop. He was a leader of the Schmalkaldic League

Schmalkaldic League

The Schmalkaldic League was a defensive Military alliance of Lutheranism princes within the Holy Roman Empire during the mid-16th century. Although originally started for religious motives soon after the start of the Protestant Reformation, its members eventually intended for the League to replace the Holy Roman Empire as their source of po...
of Protestant states formed in 1530 to protect the Reformation.

He died in Schweinitz

Schweinitz

Schweinitz is a village and a former municipality in the Jerichower Land district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2009, it is part of the town M?ckern....
. After his death he was, like his brother Frederick, buried in the famous Castle Church in Wittenberg

Wittenberg

Wittenberg, officially Lutherstadt Wittenberg, is a town in Germany in the States of Germany Saxony-Anhalt, on the Elbe River. It has a population of about 50,000....
with a grave by Hans Vischer. He was succeeded by his eldest son John Frederick

John Frederick, Elector of Saxony

John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony , called John the Magnanimous, was Elector of Saxony and Head of the Protestant Confederation of Germany , "Champion of the Reformation"....
.

Marriage and children

In Torgau

Torgau

Torgau is a town on the banks of the Elbe in northwestern Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district Nordsachsen.Outside Germany, the town is most well-known as the place where during the Second World War, United States Army forces coming from the west met with forces of the Soviet Union coming from the east during the invasio...
on 1 March 1500 Johann married firstly Sophie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. They had one son:

Johann Frederick, Elector of Saxony
John Frederick, Elector of Saxony

John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony , called John the Magnanimous, was Elector of Saxony and Head of the Protestant Confederation of Germany , "Champion of the Reformation"....
(b. Torgau, 30 June 1503 – d. Weimar, 3 March 1554).

In Torgau

Torgau

Torgau is a town on the banks of the Elbe in northwestern Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district Nordsachsen.Outside Germany, the town is most well-known as the place where during the Second World War, United States Army forces coming from the west met with forces of the Soviet Union coming from the east during the invasio...
on 13 November 1513 Johann married secondly Margarete of Anhalt-Köthen

Waldemar VI, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen

Waldemar VI, Prince of Anhalt-K?then , was a German prince, member of the House of Ascania and ruler of the Principality of Anhalt-K?then.He was the eldest son of George I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau by his second wife Sophie, possibly a member of the House of Hohnstein....
. They had four children:

Marie (b. Weimar, 15 December 1515 – d. Wolgast, 7 January 1583), married on 27 February 1536 to Duke Philip I of Pomerania-Wolgast.
Margarete (b. Zwickau, 25 April 1518 – d. Weimar, 10 March 1535).
Johann (b. and d. Weimar, 26 September 1519).
Johann Ernst, Duke of Saxe-Coburg
John Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Coburg

John Ernest was a Duke of Saxe-Coburg.John Ernest was born in Coburg as the third son of John, Elector of Saxony, and Margarethe of Anhalt-Zerbst, his second wife....
(b. Coburg, 10 May 1521 – d. Coburg, 8 February 1553).

Ancestors

**John's ancestors in three generations**
John, Elector of Saxony	Father: Ernest, Elector of Saxony Ernest, Elector of Saxony Ernst, Elector of Saxony was Elector of Saxony from 1464 to 1486....	Paternal Grandfather: Frederick II, Elector of Saxony Frederick II, Elector of Saxony Frederick II, Elector of Saxony was Elector of Saxony and was Landgrave of Thuringia ....	Paternal Great-grandfather: Frederick I, Elector of Saxony Frederick I, Elector of Saxony Frederick IV, Margrave of Meissen and Elector of Saxony was Markgraf of Mei?en and Elector of Saxony from 1381 until his death. He is not to be confused with his cousin Frederick IV, Landgrave of Thuringia, the son of Balthasar, Landgrave of Thuringia....
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Catherine of Brunswick
		Paternal Grandmother: Margarete of Austria Margarete of Austria The Archduchess Margaret of Austria was a Habsburg princess, the daughter of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor and Mary of Burgundy....	Paternal Great-grandfather: Ernest, Duke of Austria Ernest, Duke of Austria Ernest the Iron, officially Ernest, Duke of Inner Austria was the ruler of Styria , Carinthia and Carniola from 1406 until his death. He was a member of the Habsburg dynasty, of the Leopoldian line, whose head of the family he was from 1411 to 1424....
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Cymburgis of Masovia Cymburgis of Masovia Cymburgis, also Cimburgis, Zimburgis, Cimburga, or Cymbarka of the independent Duchy of Masovia distantly related to Piast dynasty and Gediminaiciai dynasty, in January 1412 became the second wife of Ernest of Austria , a Duke and thus a Duchess/Archduchess of Austria from of the Styria ?Inner Austrian line....
	Mother: Elisabeth of Bavaria Elisabeth of Bavaria Elisabeth of Bavaria was Empress consort of Austrian Empire and Queen consort of Kingdom of Hungary, Kingdom of Croatia , and Kingdom of Bohemia as spouse of Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria....	Maternal Grandfather: Albert III, Duke of Bavaria Albert III, Duke of Bavaria Albert III of Bavaria-Munich , , since 1438 Duke of Bavaria-Munich. He was born to Ernest, Duke of Bavaria and Elisabetta Visconti, daughter of Bernab? Visconti....	Maternal Great-grandfather: Ernest, Duke of Bavaria Ernest, Duke of Bavaria Ernest of Bavaria-Munich , , from 1397 Duke of Bavaria-Munich.Ernest was a son of John II, Duke of Bavaria and ruled the duchy of Bavaria-Munich together with his brother William III, Duke of Bavaria....
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Elisabetta Visconti
		Maternal Grandmother: Anna of Braunschweig-Grubenhagen-Einbeck	Maternal Great-grandfather: Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Albert , called the Tall , of the House of Welf, was duke of Brunswick-L?neburg from 1252 to 1269 and first duke of Brunswick-Wolfenb?ttel from 1269 until his death....
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Agnes of Braunschweig

John, Elector of Saxony

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