John the Steadfast, Elector

Family relations: Fifth child Of seven) of Elector Ernst of Saxony and Elisabeth of Bavaria, daughter of Albrecht III, younger brother (and heir) of Elector Frederic the Wise. Married 1) in Torgau on 1 March 1500 Sophia von Mecklenburg (1481-1503), father of his successor, Elector John Frederic I (1503-1554), and 2) Margaret of Anhalt-Köthen, father of four children: Maria, Margareta, Johann and Johann Ernst, Duke of Saxe-Coburg.

John the Steadfast, Elector

Family relations: Fifth child Of seven) of Elector Ernst of Saxony and Elisabeth of Bavaria, daughter of Albrecht III, younger brother (and heir) of Elector Frederic the Wise. Married 1) in Torgau on 1 March 1500 Sophia von Mecklenburg (1481-1503), father of his successor, Elector John Frederic I (1503-1554), and 2) Margaret of Anhalt-Köthen, father of four children: Maria, Margareta, Johann and Johann Ernst, Duke of Saxe-Coburg.