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unusual facts about John George II, Elector of Saxony



Christian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth

In Dresden on 29 October 1662, Christian Ernst was married to Erdmuthe Sophie, only surviving daughter of his paternal aunt, Magdalene Sibylle, and her husband John George II, Elector of Saxony.

Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg

When the House of Biberstein became extinct on 9 January 1668, Christian became ruler of Forst, with all its castles and vassal villages, including Döbern in the Electorate of Saxony, which created new disputes with his brother, John George II, its ruler.

Countess Henriette Catherine of Nassau

Her mother, continuing this policy had Henriette married to John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau in Groningen on 9 September 1659.

Heinrich of Saxe-Weissenfels, Count of Barby

The building could only be finished in 1715; in the meanwhile, Heinrich and his wife spend long periods of time in Dessau with his father-in-law John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, and his brother-in-law Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau.

Isaac de Beausobre

In 1693, on the death of John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, he went to Berlin and became a court preacher, and in 1695 pastor for the French church at Friedrichswerder Church.

John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau

In Groningen on 9 September 1659 John George married Henriette Katharina (b. The Hague, 10 February 1637 – d. Schloss Oranienbaum, 3 November 1708), daughter of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange.

John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (17 November 1627 – 7 August 1693) was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Dessau from 1660 to 1693.

He also inherited his family's claim on Aschersleben, which had been controlled by Brandenburg-Prussia since 1648.

Rudolf I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg

He was Duke, Prince-Elector of Saxony and Arch-Reichsmarschall of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation from 1298 until his death.


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