Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels

Augustus of Saxe-Weissenfels
Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels
Born(1614-08-13)13 August 1614
Dresden,
Electorate of Saxony
Died4 June 1680(1680-06-04) (aged 65)
Halle,
Archbishopric of Magdeburg
SpouseAnna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Johanna Walpurgis of Leiningen-Westerburg
IssueMagdalene Sibylle, Duchess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Johann Adolf I, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels
Prince Augustus
Prince Christian
Princess Anna Maria
Sophie, Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst
Christine, Princess of Holstein-Gottorp
Henry, Count of Barby
Prince Albert
Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels-Dahme
HouseWettin
FatherJohn George I, Elector of Saxony
MotherMagdalene Sibylle of Prussia

Augustus of Saxe-Weissenfels (13 August 1614 in Dresden – 4 June 1680 in Halle), was a Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels-Querfurt of the House of Wettin and administrator of the Archbishopric of Magdeburg.

He was the fourth (but second surviving) son of John George I, Elector of Saxony, and his second wife, Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia.