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Duke John Frederick of Saxe-Weimar (19 September 1600 in Altenburg – 17 October 1628 in Weimar) was a Duke of Saxe-Weimar. Life. John Frederick was a son of Duke John II of Saxe-Weimar and his wife Dorothea Maria of Anhalt.
- 19 September 1600, Altenburg
- John II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
- 17 October 1628 (aged 28), Weimar
- Dorothea Maria of Anhalt
Duke Frederick of Saxe-Weimar (1 March 1596 in Altenburg – 29 August 1622 in Fleurus, Belgium) was a prince from the Ernestine branch of the House of Wettin and a Colonel in the Thirty Years' War. Life. Duke Frederick was the son of John II of Saxe-Weimar and his wife Dorothea Maria of Anhalt, sister of Prince Louis I of Anhalt
- 1 March 1596, Altenburg
- John II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
- 29 August 1622 (aged 26), Fleurus, Belgium
- Dorothea Maria of Anhalt
The brother of John William is John Frederick of Saxe-Gotha. He is placed under the imperial ban in November 1566, but he refuses to obey the emperor even though he has now effectively been removed as duke of Saxe-Gotha. Elector Augustus of Saxony, the target of John Frederick's attacks, launches his own attack.
John Frederick is besieged in his Gotha fortress at the end of 1566, and then is imprisoned by the emperor. His brother, John William, duke of Saxe-Weimar, who had taken part in the siege against him, is gifted sole control of the duchy. 1566 - 1572.
- Early Life
- Reign and Military Ambitions
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John Frederick II was the eldest son of John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony and Sibylle of Cleves. He was given a comprehensive education along with his younger brother Johann Wilhelm under the guidance of the legal scholar Basilius Monner. The two brothers were invited to take part in the Aulic Council, where they were able to develop their knowle...
After the Battle of Mühlberg (24 April 1547) and the capture of his father, John Frederick II, along with his brother John William, succeeded their father as the regents of the lands still retained by their family. After the death of their father (1554), the brothers amicably divided the lands that were inherited from their father; even so, John Fr...
In Weimar on 26 May 1555 John Frederick II married his first wife, Agnes of Hesse, Dowager Electress of Saxony. Six months later she suffered a miscarriage and died, on 4 November 1555. In Weimar on 12 June 1558 John Frederick II married his second wife, Countess Palatine Elisabeth of Simmern-Sponheim, daughter of the later (1559) Frederick III, El...
Later, the Emperor used the two surviving sons of John Frederick II against their uncle John William; in 1572 the Division of Erfurt was made. The duchy of Saxony was divided into three parts. The older son, John Casimir, received Coburg, and the younger, John Ernest, received Eisenach. John William retained only the smaller part, the limited regio...
Karl August Engelhardt: Johann Friedrich der Mittlere, von Bösewichtern verblendet, in Gotha belagert, und bis an sein Ende gefangen (in der Reihe „Denkwürdigkeiten aus der sächsischen Geschichte,...Ernst Wülcker: Johann Friedrich, Herzog zu Sachsen.[permanent dead link] in: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie. Band 14, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1881, pp. 330–343.Thomas Klein (1974), "Johann Friedrich II.", Neue Deutsche Biographie(in German), vol. 10, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, p. 530Joachim Kruse: Herzog Johann Friedrich II. der Mittlere von Sachsen (1529–1595) und das ernestinische Familienepitaph in St. Moriz, Coburg, vollendet 1598. vol. I. in: Jahrbuch der Coburger Landess...Woodcut of John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony, John William, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, and John William, Duke of Saxe-Weimar. The three sons of John Frederick I the Magnanimous are pictures seated at a table, each in plumed hats, slashed doublets, and robes edged in fur.
Duke of Saxe-Weimar. Also known as Johann Friedrich. Born on 19 September 1600 in Altenburg Died on 17 October 1628 in Weimar »
