Christian I, Elector of Saxony
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Christian I of Saxony was Elector of Saxony from 1586 to 1591.
He was the sixth but second surviving son of Elector Augustus
of Saxony
and Anna of Denmark. The death of his older brother, Alexander (8 October 1565), made him the new heir apparent to the Electorate of Saxony.
Christian succeeded his father when he died, in 1586. His chancellor was Nikolaus Krell
. During his reign, the first measurement was made of the Electorate of Saxony by Matthias Oeder. Later, the work of Oeder was continued by Balthasar Zimmermann until 1633 and completed as far as possible.
on 25 April 1582, Christian married Sophie
, daughter of John George, Elector of Brandenburg
. They had seven children:
He was the sixth but second surviving son of Elector Augustus
Augustus, Elector of Saxony
Augustus was Elector of Saxony from 1553 to 1586.-First years:Augustus was born in Freiberg, the youngest child and third son of Henry IV, Duke of Saxony, and Catherine of Mecklenburg. He consequently belonged to the Albertine branch of the Wettin family...
of Saxony
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
and Anna of Denmark. The death of his older brother, Alexander (8 October 1565), made him the new heir apparent to the Electorate of Saxony.
Christian succeeded his father when he died, in 1586. His chancellor was Nikolaus Krell
Nikolaus Krell
Nikolaus Krell , chancellor of the elector of Saxony, was born at Leipzig, and educated at the university of his native town....
. During his reign, the first measurement was made of the Electorate of Saxony by Matthias Oeder. Later, the work of Oeder was continued by Balthasar Zimmermann until 1633 and completed as far as possible.
Family
In DresdenDresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
on 25 April 1582, Christian married Sophie
Sophie of Brandenburg
Sophie of Brandenburg was a Princess of Brandenburg and by marriage Electress of Saxony. From 1591 she was the regent of Saxony during the minority of her son Christian II.- Biography :...
, daughter of John George, Elector of Brandenburg
John George, Elector of Brandenburg
John George of Brandenburg was a Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg and a Duke of Prussia...
. They had seven children:
- Christian II (b. Dresden, 23 September 1583 - d. Dresden, 23 June 1611), successor of his father as Elector.
- Joha George IJohn George I, Elector of SaxonyJohn George I was Elector of Saxony from 1611 to 1656.-Biography:Born in Dresden, he was the second son of the Elector Christian I and Sophie of Brandenburg....
(b. Dresden, 5 March 1585 - d. Dresden, 8 October 1656), successor of his brother as Elector. - Anna Sabine (b. Dresden, 25 January 1586 - d. Dresden, 24 March 1586).
- Sophie (b. Dresden, 29 April 1587 - d. Stettin, 9 December 1635), married on 26 August 1610 to Duke Franz I of Pomerania.
- Elisabeth (b. Dresden, 21 July 1588 - d. Dresden, 4 March 1589).
- Augustus (b. Dresden, 7 September 1589 - d. Naumburg, 26 December 1615), married on 1 January 1612 to Elisabeth of Brünswick-WolfenbüttelElisabeth of Brunswick-WolfenbüttelElizabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel was a princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg.- Life :...
. This marriage was childless. - DorotheaDorothea, Abbess of QuedlinburgPrincess Dorothea of Saxony reigned as Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg from 1610 until her death.Dorothea was born in Dresden to Christian I, Elector of Saxony, and his wife, Princess Sophie of Brandenburg...
(b. Dresden, 7 January 1591 - d. Quedlinburg, 17 November 1617), Princess-Abbess of QuedlinburgQuedlinburgQuedlinburg is a town located north of the Harz mountains, in the district of Harz in the west of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. In 1994 the medieval court and the old town was set on the UNESCO world heritage list....
(1610).
Ancestry
Literature
- Ilse Schunke: Beitraege zur Politik des Kurfürsten Christian I. v. Sachsen 1586-1591 vornehmlich in den Jahren 1586/89, Munich, 1922 (German)