Christian I, Elector of Saxony

Elector of Saxony from 1586 to 1591

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Christian I

Elector of Saxony
Reign| 11 February 1586 - 25 September 1591
Predecessor| Augustus I
Successor| Christian II

Born| 29 October 1560
Dresden, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Died| 25 September 1591(1591-09-25) (aged 30)
Dresden, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Burial|

Freiberg Cathedral

Spouse| Sophie of Brandenburg
Issue
Detail| Christian II, Elector of Saxony
John George I, Elector of Saxony
Sophie, Duchess of Pomerania
Prince Augustus
Dorothea, Abbess of Quedlinburg
House| House of Wettin
Father| Augustus I, Elector of Saxony
Mother| Anna of Denmark
Religion| Lutheran
Christian I of Saxony by Carlo di Cesare del Palagio c.1610, Museom of Old Masters, Dresden Christian of Saxony as a prince, medal, 1574

Christian I of Saxony (29 October 1560 - 25 September 1591) was Elector of Saxony from 1586 to 1591. He belonged to the Albertine branch of the House of Wettin.

He was the sixth but second surviving son of Augustus, Elector 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.

In 1591 his wife organised a set of 12 suits of armour that she planned to give him as a Christmas present.[1] A number of the suits survive.[1]

## Family

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In Dresden on 25 April 1582, Christian married Sophie, daughter of John George, Elector of Brandenburg. They had seven children:

1. Christian II (b. Dresden, 23 September 1583 – d. Dresden, 23 June 1611), successor of his father as Elector.
2. John George I (b. Dresden, 5 March 1585 – d. Dresden, 8 October 1656), successor of his brother as Elector.
3. Anna Sabine (b. Dresden, 25 January 1586 – d. Dresden, 24 March 1586) died in infancy.
4. Sophie (b. Dresden, 29 April 1587 – d. Stettin, 9 December 1635), married on 26 August 1610 to Duke Francis I of Pomerania.
5. Elisabeth (b. Dresden, 21 July 1588 – d. Dresden, 4 March 1589) died in infancy.
6. Augustus (b. Dresden, 7 September 1589 – d. Naumburg, 26 December 1615), married on 1 January 1612 to Elisabeth of Brünswick-Wolfenbüttel. This marriage was childless.
7. Dorothea (b. Dresden, 7 January 1591 – d. Quedlinburg, 17 November 1617), Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg (1610).

## Ancestry

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Ancestors of Christian I, Elector of Saxony

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| 8\. Albert, Duke of Saxony|

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| 17\. Margarete of Austria-Styria

| 4\. Henry IV, Duke of Saxony|

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| 18\. George Podiebrad, King of Bohemia

| 9\. Sidonie Podiebrad|

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| 19\. Kunigunde of Sternberg

| 2\. Augustus, Elector of Saxony|

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| 20\. Henry IV, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

| 10\. Magnus II of Mecklenburg-Schwerin|

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| 21\. Dorothea of Brandenburg

| 5\. Catherine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin|

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| 22\. Eric II, Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast

| 11\. Sophie of Pomerania-Stettin|

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| 23\. Sophia of Pomerania-Stolp

| 1\. Christian I, Elector of Saxony|
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| 24\. Christian I, King of Denmark

| 12\. Frederick I, King of Denmark|

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| 25\. Dorothea of Brandenburg

| 6\. Christian III, King of Denmark|

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| 26\. John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg

| 13\. Anna of Brandenburg|

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| 27\. Margaret of Thuringia

| 3\. Anna of Denmark|

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| 28\. John V of Saxe-Lauenburg

| 14\. Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg|

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| 29\. Dorothea of Brandenburg

| 7\. Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg|

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| 30\. Henry IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

| 15\. Catherine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel|

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| 31\. Catherine of Pomerania-Wolgast

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## References

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1. ^ a b Impey, Edward, ed. (2022). Treasures of the Royal Armouries A Panoply of Arms. Royal Armouries Museum. p. 146\. ISBN 9781913013400.

* Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Saxony" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

## Literature

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* Christa Schille (1957). "Christian I.". Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German). Vol. 3\. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot. pp. 230–231230-231&rft.pub=Duncker+&+Humblot&rft.date=1957&rft.au=Christa+Schille&rft_id=https://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/0001/bsb00016319/images/index.html?seite=246&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Christian+I,+Elector+of+Saxony" class="Z3988">. (full text online).
* Ilse Schunke: Beitraege zur Politik des Kurfürsten Christian I. v. Sachsen 1586-1591 vornehmlich in den Jahren 1586/89, Munich, 1922 (in German)

## External links

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* Media related to Christian I, Elector of Saxony at Wikimedia Commons

Christian I, Elector of Saxony

House of Wettin

Born: 29 October 1560 Died: 25 September 1591

Regnal titles
Preceded by

Augustus

|  Elector of Saxony
1586-1591  | Succeeded by

Christian II

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Princes of Saxony

The generations are numbered from the ascension of Frederick I as Elector of Saxony in 1423.

1st generation|

* Frederick II
* William III, Landgrave of Thuringia

2nd generation|

* Ernest
* Albert III

3rd generation|

* Frederick III
* Ernest, Archbishop of Magdeburg
* Albert, Administrator of Mainz
* John
* George
* Henry IV
* Prince Frederick, Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights

4th generation|

* John, Hereditary Prince of Saxony
* Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Saxony
* John Frederick I
* Maurice
* Severinus
* John Ernest
* Augustus

5th generation|

* John Frederick II
* Johann Wilhelm
* John Frederick III
* Christian I

6th generation|

* Christian II
* John George I
* August

7th generation|

* John George II
* Augustus of Saxe-Weissenfels
* Christian I of Saxe-Merseburg
* Maurice of Saxe-Zeitz

8th generation|

* John George III

9th generation|

* John George IV
* Frederick Augustus I

10th generation|

* Frederick Augustus II1

11th generation|

* Frederick Christian1
* Prince Francis Xavier1
* Charles, Duke of Courland1
* Albert, Duke of Teschen1
* Clemens Wenceslaus, Archbishop of Trier1

12th generation|

* Frederick Augustus I
* Anthony I
* Maximilian, Crown Prince

13th generation|

* Frederick Augustus II
* John

14th generation|

* Albert
* George

15th generation|

* Frederick Augustus III
* Prince Johann Georg
* Prince Maximilian
* Prince Albert

16th generation|

* Georg, Crown Prince of Saxony
* Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen
* Prince Ernst Heinrich

17th generation|

* Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen
* Albert, Margrave of Meissen

18th generation|

* Prince Rüdiger
* Prince Alexander

19th generation|

* Prince Daniel

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* Wenceslaus I
* Rudolf III
* Albert III
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* Frederick II
* Ernest
* Frederick III
* John
* John Frederick I
* Maurice
* Augustus
* Christian I
* Christian II
* John George I
* John George II
* John George III
* John George IV
* Frederick Augustus I
* Frederick Augustus II
* Frederick Christian
* Frederick Augustus III

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