John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony

John Frederick II of Saxony (8 January 1529 19 May 1595), was Duke of Saxony (1554–1566).

John Frederick II
Duke of Saxony
Reign3 March 1554 – November 1566
PredecessorJohn Frederick I
SuccessorJohn William
Landgrave of Thuringia
Reign1554 – November 1566
PredecessorJohn Ernest
SuccessorJohn William
Born8 January 1529
Torgau
Died19 May 1595(1595-05-19) (aged 66)
Schloss Steyer, Upper Austria
Burial
Morizkirche, Coburg
Spouse
(m. 1555; died 1555)
    (m. 1558; died 1594)
    Issue
    among others...
    HouseWettin (Ernestine line)
    FatherJohn Frederick I, Elector of Saxony
    MotherSibylle of Cleves
    ReligionLutheran
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