John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony

John Frederick II
Duke of Saxony
Reign3 March 1554 – November 1566
PredecessorJohn Frederick I
SuccessorJohn William
Landgrave of Thuringia
Reign1554 – November 1566
PredecessorJohn Ernest
SuccessorJohn William
Born8 January 1529
Torgau
Died19 May 1595(1595-05-19) (aged 66)
Schloss Steyer, Upper Austria
Burial
Morizkirche, Coburg
Spouse
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(m. 1555; died 1555)​
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    (m. 1558; died 1594)​
    Issue
    among others...
    HouseWettin (Ernestine line)
    FatherJohn Frederick I, Elector of Saxony
    MotherSibylle of Cleves
    ReligionLutheran

    John Frederick II of Saxony (8 January 1529 – 19 May 1595), was Duke of Saxony (1554–1566).

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