Tolleson family » Johann Friedrich I von Sachsen Kurfürst von Sachsen (1503-1554)

Personal data Johann Friedrich I von Sachsen Kurfürst von Sachsen 

  • He was born on June 30, 1503 in Torgau, Saxony, Prussia, Germany.
  • He was christened in Saxony, Prussia, Germany.
  • Title: Kurfürst von Sachsen
  • (Verlobung ) September 1526 in Schloß, Kirchveischede, Olpe, Westphalia, Prussia, Germany.
  • (Title of Nobility ) on August 16, 1532: Elector of Saxony.
  • (Title of Nobility ) on April 24, 1547: Landgrave of Thuringia ~ending.
  • (Title of Nobility ) on March 3, 1554: Duke of Saxony~ending.
  • He died on March 3, 1554 in Weimar, Weimar, Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach, Germany, he was 50 years old.
  • He is buried in the year 1554 in Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach, Thüringen, Germany.
  • This information was last updated on May 13, 2021.

Household of Johann Friedrich I von Sachsen Kurfürst von Sachsen

He is married to Sibylle von Kleve.

They got married on February 9, 1527 at Torgau, Sachsen, Deutschland(HRR), he was 23 years old.

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Birthday June 30, 1503

  • Graaf Filips II de Schone (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1494 till 1506 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1503: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 13 » Challenge of Barletta: Tournament between 13 Italian and 13 French knights near Barletta.
    • April 28 » The Battle of Cerignola is fought. It is noted as one of the first European battles in history won by small arms fire using gunpowder.
    • May 10 » Christopher Columbus visits the Cayman Islands and names them Las Tortugas after the numerous turtles there.
    • August 8 » King James IV of Scotland marries Margaret Tudor, daughter of King Henry VII of England at Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh, Scotland.
    • November 1 » Pope Julius II is elected.
    • December 29 » The Battle of Garigliano (1503) was fought between a Spanish army under Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba and a French army commanded by Ludovico II, Marquess of Saluzzo.

Day of death March 3, 1554

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1554: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 12 » Bayinnaung, who would go on to assemble the largest empire in the history of Southeast Asia, is crowned King of Burma.
    • January 25 » São Paulo, Brazil, is founded by Jesuit priests.
    • February 23 » Mapuche forces, under the leadership of Lautaro, score a victory over the Spanish at the Battle of Marihueñu in Chile.
    • May 21 » Queen Mary I grants a royal charter to Derby School, as a grammar school for boys in Derby, England.
    • July 25 » Mary I marries Philip II of Spain at Winchester Cathedral.


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