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Saxe-Weissenfels (German: Sachsen-Weißenfels) was a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire from 1656/7 until 1746 with its residence at Weißenfels. Ruled by a cadet branch of the Albertine House of Wettin , the duchy passed to the Electorate of Saxony upon the extinction of the line.
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- Early modern Europe
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Johann Adolf II (19 August 1685 – Leipzig, 14 May 1746) was the last Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels from 1736 to 1746. Following his death without surviving male issue, the Duchy returned to Electoral Saxony. Johann Adolf was also a commander in the Saxon Army.
Johann Adolf I, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels (2 November 1649, in Halle – 24 May 1697, in Weissenfels), was a duke of Saxe-Weissenfels-Querfurt and member of the House of Wettin. He was the first son of Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels , and his first wife, Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin .
In 1693 the Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels heard the boy play the organ at one of the Sunday services, filled his pockets with gold coins and insisted that he be allowed to study music. Handel was put in the care of Zachau, the organist of the Lutheran church in Halle, who quickly realised he had a genius on his hands.
5 de may. de 2022 · Duke John George of Saxe-Weissenfels plays no particular role in the war, unlike his cousin in Saxe-Zeitz who attempts to seek out Swedish support. Like Saxe-Zeitz, though, Saxe-Weissenfels is occupied by Swedish troops, between 1706-1707.
Augustus of Saxe-Weissenfels was a Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels-Querfurt, and administrator of the Archbishopric of Magdeburg. Origins. He was born at Dresden on 13 August 1614, the fourth (but second surviving) son of John George I, Elector of Saxony, and his second wife, Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia . Administrator of the Archbishopric of Magdeburg.
Johann (given name) 1685 births. 1746 deaths. Deaths from myocardial infarction. Members of the Order of the Garter. House of Wettin (Saxe-Weissenfels branch) Princes of Saxe-Weissenfels. Dukes of Saxe-Weissenfels. 18th-century men of Germany. Deaths in Leipzig. Non-topical/index: Uses of Wikidata Infobox with no family name. Men of Germany by name
