Agnes von Hessen, Kurfürstin zu Sachsen, Herzogin zu Sachsen-Coburg-Eisenach

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Agnes von Hessen (Van Hessen), Kurfürstin zu Sachsen, Herzogin zu Sachsen-Coburg-Eisenach

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Birthplace: Marburg, Hessen, Deutschland(HRR)
Death: November 04, 1555 (28)
Weimar, Thuringia, Germany
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Philipp I "the Magnanimous", Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel and Christina von Sachsen, Landgräfin zu Hessen
Wife of Maurits Van Saksen; Moritz von Sachsen, Kurfürst and Johann Friedrich II, Herzog von Sachsen
Fiancée of Erich II von Braunschweig-Kalenberg
Mother of Albrecht Van Saksen; Anna Van Oranje-Nassau; Princess Anna van Oranje - Nassau, Prinzessin and Albrecht von Sachsen, Prinz
Sister of Anna von Hessen, Pfalzgräfin und Herzogin von der Pfalz-Zweibrücken; William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel; Princess Barbara von Hessen-Kassel, Gräfin von Waldeck-Wildungen, Gräfin von Württemberg; Ludwig IV "der Ältere" von Hessen-Marburg, Landgraf; Elisabeth von Hessen-Kassel, Kurfürstin von der Pfalz and 4 others
Half sister of Philipp Conrad von Hessen, Graf von Dietz; Herman von Hessen, Graf von Dietz; Christoph Ernst von Hessen, Graf von Dietz; Margarethe von Dietz, Gräfin von Eberstein; Albrecht von Hessen, Graf von Dietz and 3 others

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About Agnes von Hessen, Kurfürstin zu Sachsen, Herzogin zu Sachsen-Coburg-Eisenach

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Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse

Philip married in Dresden on 11 December 1523 Christine of Saxony (daughter of George, Duke of Saxony) and had in this marriage 10 children:

Agnes (31 May 1527 – 4 November 1555), married:

in Marburg on 9 January 1541 to Elector Maurice of Saxony;

in Weimar on 26 May 1555 to Duke John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony.


Maurice, Elector of Saxony

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After Maurice came of age, in 1539, his parents began to look for a wife for him. The favorite was Philip's eldest daughter, Agnes. The marriage plans threatened to fail, however, because the illegal double marriage of the Landgrave. Without the knowledge of his parents, Maurice remained committed to his engagement with Agnes. The wedding, particularly disapproved by his mother, took place in Marburg on 9 January 1541. Letters from that time illustrate the strong mutual devotion of the couple. Together they had two children:

Anna (b. Dresden, 23 December 1544 – d. Dresden, 18 December 1577), married on 24 August 1561 to Prince William I of Orange-Nassau. They divorced in 1574.

Albrecht (b. Dresden, 28 November 1545 – d. Dresden, 12 April 1546).

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Agnes von Hessen, Kurfürstin zu Sachsen, Herzogin zu Sachsen-Coburg-Eisenach's Timeline

1527
May 31, 1527
Marburg, Hessen, Deutschland(HRR)
1544
December 23, 1544
Dresden, SN, Germany
December 23, 1544
Dresden, Sachsen, Deutschland (HRR)
1545
November 28, 1545
Dresden, Sachsen, Deutschland(HRR)
1545
1555
November 4, 1555
Age 28
Weimar, Thuringia, Germany