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Personal data Johan Adolf II Wettin Hertog van Saksen-Weissenfels 


Household of Johan Adolf II Wettin Hertog van Saksen-Weissenfels

(1) He is married to Johannetta Antoinette Juliana van Saksen-Eisenach.

They got married on May 9, 1721 at Eisenach, Thüringen, he was 35 years old.


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(2) He is married to Frederike van Saksen-Gotha-Altenburg.

They got married on November 27, 1734 at Altenburg, Thüringen, he was 49 years old.


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Notes about Johan Adolf II Wettin Hertog van Saksen-Weissenfels

Johan Adolf II van Saksen-Weißenfels (Weißenfels, 4 september 1682 — Altenburg of Leipzig, 16 mei 1746) was een zoon van hertog Johan Adolf I van Saksen-Weißenfels en Joanna Magdalena van Saksen-Altenburg. In 1736 volgde hij zijn broer Christiaan op als hertog van Saksen-Weißenfels.
Johan Adolf II was gehuwd met :
Joanneta Antoinette van Saksen-Eisenach (1698-1726), dochter van hertog Johan Willem van Saksen-Eisenach,
Frederica van Saksen-Gotha-Altenburg (1715-1775), dochter van hertog Frederik II van Saksen-Gotha-Altenburg,
en werd vader van:
Frederik Johan Adolf (1722-1724)
Karel Frederik Adolf (1736-1737)
Johan Adolf (1738-1738)
August Adolf (1739-1740)
Johan George Adolf (1740-1740)
Friederica Adolphina (1741-1751).
Geen enkel van zijn kinderen overleefde hem en de lijn stierf bijgevolg uit met Johan Adolf.

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Historical events

Birthday September 4, 1685

  • Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1685: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 6 » James II of England and VII of Scotland is proclaimed King upon the death of his brother Charles II.
    • February 20 » René-Robert Cavelier establishes Fort St. Louis at Matagorda Bay thus forming the basis for France's claim to Texas.
    • May 7 » Battle of Vrtijeljka between rebels and Ottoman forces.
    • June 20 » Monmouth Rebellion: James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth declares himself King of England at Bridgwater.
    • July 6 » Battle of Sedgemoor: Last battle of the Monmouth Rebellion. troops of King James II defeat troops of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth.

Day of marriage November 27, 1734

  • The temperature on November 27, 1734 was about -4.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east. Weather type: geheel betrokken. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1734: Source: Wikipedia
    • June 21 » In Montreal in New France, a slave known by the French name of Marie-Joseph Angélique is put to death, having been convicted of setting the fire that destroyed much of the city.

Day of death May 16, 1746

  • The temperature on May 16, 1746 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1746: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 8 » Second Jacobite rising: Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Stirling.
    • April 16 » The Battle of Culloden is fought between the French-supported Jacobites and the British Hanoverian forces commanded by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, in Scotland. After the battle many highland traditions were banned and the Highlands of Scotland were cleared of inhabitants.
    • June 16 » War of the Austrian Succession: Austria and Sardinia defeat a Franco-Spanish army at the Battle of Piacenza.
    • October 22 » The College of New Jersey (later renamed Princeton University) receives its charter.


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About the surname Wettin Hertog van Saksen-Weissenfels


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