Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg

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Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg

Member of the House of Wettin

Christian I of Saxe-Merseburg, was the first duke of Saxe-Merseburg and a member of the House of Wettin. He was the sixth son of Johann Georg I, Elector of Saxony, and his second wife Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia. Wikipedia

Born: October 27, 1615, Dresden, Germany

Died: October 18, 1691 (age 75 years), Merseburg, Germany

Great-grandparents: Augustus, Elector of Saxony, Anne of Denmark, Electress of Saxony, Albert, Duke in Prussia, and more

Children: Christian II, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg, Heinrich, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg, Christiane of Saxe-Merseburg, and more

Great grandchildren: Christian Philip zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Karl Ernst of Slesvig-Holsten-Sønderborg-Glücksborg, Friederike Ulrike von Sachsen-Merseburg, and more

Grandchildren: Maurice Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg, Christian Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Christian III Maurice, and more

Parents: John George I, Elector of Saxony and Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia