Christian II, Elector of Saxony

Christian II
Elector of Saxony
Reign	25 September 1591 – 23 June 1611
Predecessor	Christian I
Successor	John George I
Regent	Frederick William I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
Spouse	Hedwig of Denmark
House	House of Wettin
Father	Christian I, Elector of Saxony
Mother	Sophie of Brandenburg
Born	23 September 1583(1583-09-23) Dresden
Died	23 June 1611(1611-06-23) (aged 27) Dresden
Religion	Lutheranism

Christian II of Saxony (23 September 1583 – 23 June 1611) was Elector of Saxony from 1591 to 1611.

He was born in Dresden, the eldest son of Christian I of Saxony and Sophie of Brandenburg.

Christian succeeded his father as Elector of Saxony in 1591 at the age of eight. Because of his youth, his kinsman, Duke Frederick William I of Saxe-Weimar, assumed the regency of the Electorate until 1601, when Christian was declared an adult and began to govern.

In the course of the event that eventually led to the Thirty Years' War, his refusal to join the Union of Auhausen deepened the division between the Protestant German states.

In Dresden on 12 September 1602, Christian married Hedwig, daughter of the King Frederick II of Denmark. This marriage was childless. He died in Dresden in 1611.

Having left no issue, on his death his brother John George succeeded him as Elector.

Ancestry

Christian's ancestors in three generations

Christian II, Elector of Saxony	Father: Christian I, Elector of Saxony	Paternal Grandfather: Augustus, Elector of Saxony	Paternal Great-grandfather: Henry IV, Duke of Saxony
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Catherine of Mecklenburg
		Paternal Grandmother: Anna of Denmark	Paternal Great-grandfather: Christian III of Denmark
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg
	Mother: Sophie of Brandenburg	Maternal Grandfather: John George, Elector of Brandenburg	Maternal Great-grandfather: Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Magdalena of Saxony
		Maternal Grandmother: Sabina of Brandenburg-Ansbach	Maternal Great-grandfather: George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Hedwig of Münsterberg-Oels

Christian II, Elector of Saxony House of Wettin Born: 23 September 1583 Died: 23 June 1611
Preceded by Christian I	Elector of Saxony 1591–1611	Succeeded by John George I

Persondata
Name	Christian II, Elector of Saxony
Alternative names	Christian II., Kurfürst von Sachsen (German)
Short description	Elector of Saxony from 1591 to 1611
Date of birth	23 September 1583
Place of birth	Dresden
Date of death	23 June 1611
Place of death	Dresden