Jean Frederic of Saxony (1503-1554)
Jean-Frederic of Saxony says Magnanime (in German Johann Friedrich der Grossmütige ) was born with Torgau the June 30th 1503. He was the last voter of the branch ernestine of the House of Saxony. He was one of the large guards of Luther. . He was voter of Saxony, Count Palatine of Saxony, Landgrave of Thuringe of 1532 with 1547, then duke of Saxony-Weimar.
Wire of Jean Ier of Saxony (1468-1532) and Sophie de Mecklembourg.
He was the chief of the Ligue of Smalkade. But while seizing the town of Wurzen, it injured the rights of his cousin Maurice of Saxony. It loses the electorate in 1547 after the defeat of the Bataille of Muehlberg and is imprisoned by Maurice of Saxony branch albertine of the House of Saxony. Comdamné with death, it had the safe life by giving up all its rights and possessions with his/her cousin. It is released in 1552 and then helps his cousin in war against Charles Quint.
Jean-Frederic of Saxony dies in Weimar the March 3rd 1554.
Family
He marries, in 1526, Sybille de Cléves (dead in 1554), girl of Jean III of Cléves and Marie de Juliers de Gulik. He had three children:- Jean-Guillaume of Saxony-Weimar, duke of Saxony-Weimar, born in 1530, and deceased in 1573.
- Jean-Ernest of Saxony was born in 1535. It is deceased in 1535. * Jean-Frederic II of Saxony was born in 1528, and is deceased in 1595, duke of Saxony-Cobourg-Eisenach, in 1555 it married Agnès de Hesse (dead in 1555) (girl of the Landgrave Philippe Ier de Hesse), in 1558 it married Elisabeth of the Rhine (girl of the voter of the the Rhine Frederic III) Br/>
Internal bonds
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Ernest of Saxony (paternal grandfather)
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Magnus II of Mecklembourg (maternal grandfather)