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Biography of Christian Wettin I Elector Saxony 1560-1591

Paternal Family Tree: Wettin

On 7th October 1548 [his father] Augustus Wettin Elector of Saxony (age 22) and [his mother] Anna Oldenburg (age 15) were married at Torgau. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Christian III King Denmark (age 45) and [his grandmother] Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 37). They were third cousin once removed.

On 29th October 1560 Christian Wettin I Elector Saxony was born to Augustus Wettin Elector of Saxony (age 34) and Anna Oldenburg (age 27).

On 5th March 1585 [his son] John George Wettin Elector Saxony was born to Christian Wettin I Elector Saxony (age 24).

On 1st October 1585 [his mother] Anna Oldenburg (age 52) died.

On 11th February 1586 [his father] Augustus Wettin Elector of Saxony (age 59) died. His son Christian (age 25) succeeded Elector Saxony.

On 25th September 1591 Christian Wettin I Elector Saxony (age 30) died. His son [his son] John (age 6) succeeded Elector Saxony.

Royal Ancestors of Christian Wettin I Elector Saxony 1560-1591

Kings Wessex: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 13 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 20 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of Christian Wettin I Elector Saxony 1560-1591

John George Wettin Elector Saxony

Ancestors of Christian Wettin I Elector Saxony 1560-1591

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick I Duke Saxony

Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick II Duke Saxony 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry "The Mild" Welf 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine of Brunswick-Lüneburg 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophie Griffins

Great x 1 Grandfather: Albert III Duke Saxony 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret of Austria

Great x 4 Grandfather: Siemowit IV Duke of Masovia

Great x 3 Grandmother: Cymburgis Masovia Duchess Austria

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alexandra of Lithuania

GrandFather: Henry IV Duke Saxony 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Father: Augustus Wettin Elector of Saxony 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Christian Wettin I Elector Saxony 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Dietrich Count of Oldenburg

Great x 2 Grandfather: Christian I King Denmark

Great x 3 Grandmother: Helvig of Schauenburg

Great x 1 Grandfather: King Frederick I of Denmark

Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothea of Brandenburg

Great x 4 Grandfather: Rudolf III Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg

Great x 3 Grandmother: Barbara of Saxe-Wittenberg

GrandFather: Christian III King Denmark 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anna of Brandenburg 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick I Duke Saxony

Great x 3 Grandfather: William III Duke of Luxemburg 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine of Brunswick-Lüneburg 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret of Thuringia 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert Habsburg V Duke Austria 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Habsburg 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Luxemburg Duchess Austria 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Mother: Anna Oldenburg 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandMother: Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway