Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz
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Maurice of Saxe-Zeitz (28 March 1619 – 4 December 1681) was a duke of Saxe-Zeitz and member of the House of Wettin.
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Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz | |
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Full name | Maurice of Saxe-Zeitz |
Born | (1619-03-28)28 March 1619 Dresden |
Died | 4 December 1681(1681-12-04) (aged 62) Zeitz |
Noble family | House of Wettin |
Spouse(s) | Sophie Hedwig of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Dorothea Maria of Saxe-Weimar Sophie Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg |
Issue Detail | Erdmuthe Dorothea, Duchess of Saxe-Merseburg Maurice William, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz Prince Christian August Frederick Henry, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz-Pegau-Neustadt |
Father | John George I, Elector of Saxony |
Mother | Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia |
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Born in Dresden, he was the youngest surviving son of John George I, Elector of Saxony, and his second wife Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia.