John George Wettin III Elector Saxony 1647-1691

Paternal Family Tree: Wettin

On 20th June 1647 John George Wettin III Elector Saxony was born to John George Wettin Elector Saxony [aged 34].

On 8th October 1656 [his grandfather] John George Elector Saxony [aged 71] died. His son [his father] John [aged 43] succeeded Elector Saxony.

On 9th October 1666 John George Wettin III Elector Saxony [aged 19] and Anna Sophie Oldenburg [aged 19] were married. She the daughter of Frederick III King of Denmark [aged 57] and Sophie Amalie Hanover Queen Consort Denmark [aged 38]. He the son of John George Wettin Elector Saxony [aged 53]. They were third cousin once removed.

On 15th June 1667 [his brother-in-law] Christian V King of Denmark and Norway [aged 21] and Charlotte Amalie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [aged 17] were married. She the daughter of Wilhelm "The Just" VI Hesse-Kassel and Hedwig Sophia Hohenzollern [aged 43]. He the son of [his father-in-law] Frederick III King of Denmark [aged 58] and [his mother-in-law] Sophie Amalie Hanover Queen Consort Denmark [aged 39]. They were fourth cousins.

On 18th October 1668 [his son] John George Wettin IV Elector Saxony was born to John George Wettin III Elector Saxony [aged 21] and [his wife] Anna Sophie Oldenburg [aged 21] at Dresden.

On 9th February 1670 [his father-in-law] Frederick III King of Denmark [aged 60] died. His son [his brother-in-law] Christian [aged 23] succeeded V King of Denmark and Norway. Charlotte Amalie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [aged 19] by marriage Queen Consort Denmark and Norway.

On 12th May 1670 [his son] Frederick Augutus Elector Saxony King of Poland was born to John George Wettin III Elector Saxony [aged 22] and [his wife] Anna Sophie Oldenburg [aged 22] at Dresden.

On 22nd August 1680 [his father] John George Wettin Elector Saxony [aged 67] died. His son John [aged 33] succeeded Elector Saxony.

On 28th July 1683 [his brother-in-law] Prince George of Denmark 1st Duke Cumberland [aged 30] and Queen Anne of England Scotland and Ireland [aged 18] were married at Chapel Royal, St James's Palace. She the daughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland [aged 49] and Anne Hyde Duchess of York. He the son of [his father-in-law] Frederick III King of Denmark and [his mother-in-law] Sophie Amalie Hanover Queen Consort Denmark [aged 55]. They were second cousin once removed.

In 1689 [his brother-in-law] Prince George of Denmark 1st Duke Cumberland [aged 35] was created 1st Duke Cumberland by his father-in-law King James II of England Scotland and Ireland [aged 55]. Queen Anne of England Scotland and Ireland [aged 23] by marriage Duchess Cumberland.

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On 12th September 1691 John George Wettin III Elector Saxony [aged 44] died. His son John [aged 22] succeeded IV Elector Saxony.

On 1st July 1717 [his former wife] Anna Sophie Oldenburg [aged 69] died.

Royal Ancestors of John George Wettin III Elector Saxony 1647-1691

Kings Wessex: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Malcolm III of Scotland

Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Son of King John "The Good" II of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 22 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Kings Spain: Great x 6 Grand Son of John II King Aragon

Royal Descendants of John George Wettin III Elector Saxony 1647-1691
Number after indicates the number of unique routes of descent. Descendants of Kings and Queens not included.

John George Wettin IV Elector Saxony [1]

Charles IV King Spain [1]

Louis XVI King France [1]

Louis XVIII King France [1]

King Charles X of France [1]

Francis Lorraine II Holy Roman Emperor [1]

Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies Queen Consort Spain [1]

Maria Christina of Austria Queen Consort Spain [2]

Ancestors of John George Wettin III Elector Saxony 1647-1691

Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert III Duke Saxony 8 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry IV Duke Saxony 9 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Augustus Wettin Elector of Saxony 10 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Magnus II Duke of Mecklenburg

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine of Mecklenburg Duchess of Saxony

Great x 1 Grandfather: Christian Wettin I Elector Saxony 10 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Frederick I of Denmark

Great x 3 Grandfather: Christian III King of Denmark 8 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna of Brandenburg 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Philip III of France

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anna Oldenburg 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Philip III of France

Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway

Grandfather: John George Elector Saxony 10 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Joachim "Nestor" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg 7 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Joachim Hohenzollern Margrave of Brandenburg 8 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France

Great x 2 Grandfather: John George Hohenzollern Margrave of Brandenburg 9 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France

Great x 1 Grandmother: Sophie of Brandenburg 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Philip III of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach 7 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophia Jagiellon Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Philip III of France

Great x 2 Grandmother: Sabina of Brandenburg-Ansbach 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Philip III of France

father: John George Wettin Elector Saxony 5 x Great Grandson of John II King Aragon

Great x 2 Grandfather: Albert "The Elder" Hohenzollern I Duke Prussia 7 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Casimir IV King Poland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophia Jagiellon Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Philip III of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elisabeth Habsburg Queen Consort Poland 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Philip III of France

Great x 1 Grandfather: Albert Frederick Hohenzollern Duke Prussia 8 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: William IV Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 7 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Eric "The Elder" Guelph I Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg 8 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anna Maria Guelph Duchess Prussia 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Grandmother: Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia 4 x Great Granddaughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandfather: John "Babymaker" de la Marck II Duke Cleves 3 x Great Grandson of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: John de la Marck III Duke Cleves 4 x Great Grandson of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mathilde Hesse Duchess Cleves 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William de la Marck Duke of Jülich Cleves Berg 5 x Great Grandson of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maria Jülich Berg Duchess Cleves

Great x 1 Grandmother: Marie Eleonore de la Marck 3 x Great Granddaughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile 4 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor Great Grandson of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile Granddaughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 2 Grandmother: Maria Habsburg Spain Duchess Cleves 2 x Great Granddaughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandfather: Vladislaus II King Hungary 6 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Jagiellon 2 x Great Granddaughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Foix Queen Consort of Hungary and Bohemia Great Granddaughter of John II King Aragon

John George Wettin III Elector Saxony 6 x Great Grandson of John II King Aragon