- Christian II, Elector of Saxony
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Christian II Elector of Saxony Reign 25 September 1591 – 23 June 1611 Predecessor Christian I Successor John George I Regent Frederick William I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar Spouse Hedwig of Denmark House House of Wettin Father Christian I, Elector of Saxony Mother Sophie of Brandenburg Born 23 September 1583
DresdenDied 23 June 1611 (aged 27)
DresdenReligion Lutheranism Christian II of Saxony (23 September 1583 – 23 June 1611) was Elector of Saxony from 1591 to 1611.
He was born in Dresden, the eldest son of Christian I of Saxony and Sophie of Brandenburg.
Christian succeeded his father as Elector of Saxony in 1591 at the age of eight. Because of his youth, his kinsman, Duke Frederick William I of Saxe-Weimar, assumed the regency of the Electorate until 1601, when Christian was declared an adult and began to govern.
In the course of the event that eventually led to the Thirty Years' War, his refusal to join the Union of Auhausen deepened the division between the Protestant German states.
In Dresden on 12 September 1602, Christian married Hedwig, daughter of the King Frederick II of Denmark. This marriage was childless. He died in Dresden in 1611.
Having left no issue, on his death his brother John George succeeded him as Elector.
Ancestry
Christian's ancestors in three generations Christian II, Elector of Saxony Father:
Christian I, Elector of SaxonyPaternal Grandfather:
Augustus, Elector of SaxonyPaternal Great-grandfather:
Henry IV, Duke of SaxonyPaternal Great-grandmother:
Catherine of MecklenburgPaternal Grandmother:
Anna of DenmarkPaternal Great-grandfather:
Christian III of DenmarkPaternal Great-grandmother:
Dorothea of Saxe-LauenburgMother:
Sophie of BrandenburgMaternal Grandfather:
John George, Elector of BrandenburgMaternal Great-grandfather:
Joachim II Hector, Elector of BrandenburgMaternal Great-grandmother:
Magdalena of SaxonyMaternal Grandmother:
Sabina of Brandenburg-AnsbachMaternal Great-grandfather:
George, Margrave of Brandenburg-AnsbachMaternal Great-grandmother:
Hedwig of Münsterberg-OelsChristian II, Elector of SaxonyBorn: 23 September 1583 Died: 23 June 1611Preceded by
Christian IElector of Saxony
1591–1611Succeeded by
John George ICategories:- 1583 births
- 1611 deaths
- People from Dresden
- Electors of Saxony
- House of Wettin
- Regents
- Regents of Saxony
- Modern child rulers
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