Duke Wilhelm 'The Great' (of Saxe-Weimar)1

M, #13766, b. 11 April 1598, d. 17 May 1662
Father*Duke Johann (of Saxe-Weimar)1 b. 22 May 1570, d. 31 Oct 1605
Mother*Princess Dorothea Marie (of Anhalt-Zerbst)1 b. 2 Jul 1574, d. 18 Jul 1617
Reference8DND-71
Duke Wilhelm 'The Great' (of Saxe-Weimar) was born on 11 April 1598 in Altenburg, Saxe-Altenburg, Thuringia.1 He was the son of Duke Johann (of Saxe-Weimar) and Princess Dorothea Marie (of Anhalt-Zerbst).1 Duke Wilhelm 'The Great' (of Saxe-Weimar) married Princess Eleonore Dorothea (of Anhalt-Dessau), daughter of Prince Johann Georg I (of Anhalt-Dessau) and Countess Dorothea (of Simmern), on 23 May 1625 in Weimar, Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach, Thuringia.1 Duke Wilhelm 'The Great' (of Saxe-Weimar) died on 17 May 1662 in Weimar, Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Thuringia, at age 64.1 He was buried in Friedhof, Weimar, Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Thuringia.1
Wilhelm 'The Great''s father Duke Johann (of Saxe-Weimar) died on 31 October 1605 in Weimar, Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Thuringia.1 Wilhelm 'The Great''s mother Princess Dorothea Marie (of Anhalt-Zerbst) died on 18 July 1617 in Weimar, Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Thuringia.1 Duke Wilhelm 'The Great' (of Saxe-Weimar) became the father of Prince Wilhelm (of Saxe) on 26 March 1626.1 Wilhelm 'The Great''s son Prince Wilhelm (of Saxe) died on 1 November 1626.1 Duke Wilhelm 'The Great' (of Saxe-Weimar) became the father of Duke Johann Ernst II (of Saxe-Weimar) on 11 September 1627.1 Duke Wilhelm 'The Great' (of Saxe-Weimar) became the father of Prince Johann Wilhelm (of Saxe) on 16 August 1630.1 Duke Wilhelm 'The Great' (of Saxe-Weimar) became the father of Duke Adolf Wilhelm (of Saxe-Eisenach) on 14 May 1632.1 Duke Wilhelm 'The Great' (of Saxe-Weimar) became the father of Duke Johann Georg I (of Saxe-Marksuhl) on 12 July 1634.1 Duke Wilhelm 'The Great' (of Saxe-Weimar) became the father of Princess Wilhelmine Eleonore (of Saxe) on 7 July 1636.1 Duke Wilhelm 'The Great' (of Saxe-Weimar) became the father of Duke Bernhard (of Saxe) on 21 February 1638.1 Wilhelm 'The Great''s son Prince Johann Wilhelm (of Saxe) died on 16 May 1639.1 Duke Wilhelm 'The Great' (of Saxe-Weimar) became the father of Prince Friedrich (of Saxe) on 19 March 1640.1 Duke Wilhelm 'The Great' (of Saxe-Weimar) became the father of Princess Dorothea Marie (of Saxe-Weimar) on 14 October 1641.1 Wilhelm 'The Great''s daughter Princess Wilhelmine Eleonore (of Saxe) died on 1 April 1653.1 Wilhelm 'The Great''s son Prince Friedrich (of Saxe) died on 19 August 1656.1 Wilhelm 'The Great''s son Duke Johann Georg I (of Saxe-Marksuhl) was married to Countess Johannette (of Sayn-Wittgenstein) on 29 May 1661 in Wohla, Bautzen, Saxony.1

9 Children of Duke Wilhelm 'The Great' (of Saxe-Weimar) and Princess Eleonore Dorothea (of Anhalt-Dessau), daughter of Prince Johann Georg I (of Anhalt-Dessau) and Countess Dorothea (of Simmern),

Children
Last Edited9 Oct 2001

Citations

  1. [S227] Samuel H. Sloan, ROYALFAM.GED (461 Peachstone Terrace, San Rafael CA: n.pub.). There are some wild errors in the data.