John George IV

John George IV
Portrait by Heinrich Christoph Fehling
Elector of Saxony
Reign12 September 1691 – 27 April 1694
PredecessorJohn George III
SuccessorFrederick Augustus I
Born(1668-10-18)18 October 1668
Dresden, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Died27 April 1694(1694-04-27) (aged 25)
Dresden, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Burial
Freiberg Cathedral
SpouseEleonore Erdmuthe of Saxe-Eisenach
IssueWilhelmina Maria Fryderyka von Rochlitz (illegitimate)
HouseWettin
FatherJohn George III, Elector of Saxony
MotherPrincess Anna Sophie of Denmark
ReligionLutheran

John George IV (18 October 1668 in Dresden – 27 April 1694 in Dresden) was Elector of Saxony from 1691 to 1694.

He belonged to the Albertine branch of the House of Wettin and was the eldest son of John George III, Elector of Saxony and Anna Sophie of Denmark.

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