Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg

Christian I of Saxe-Merseburg (Dresden, 27 October 1615 Merseburg, 18 October 1691), was the first duke of Saxe-Merseburg and a member of the House of Wettin.

Christian I
Duke of Saxe-Merseburg
Reign1657 - 1691
SuccessorChristian II
SpouseChristiana of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
HouseWettin

He was the sixth (third surviving) son of Johann Georg I, Elector of Saxony, and his second wife Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia.

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