John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony - Marriage and Children

Marriage and Children

In Weimar on 26 May 1555 John Frederick II married his first wife Agnes of Hesse, Dowager Electress of Saxony. Six months later she suffered a miscarriage and died, on 4 November 1555.

In Weimar on 12 June 1558 John Frederick II married his second wife Countess Palatine Elisabeth of Simmern-Sponheim, daughter of the later (1559) Frederick III, Elector Palatine. They had four sons:

1. John Frederick (b. Weimar, 30 November 1559 – d. Weimar, 8 August 1560)
2. Frederick Henry (b. Heldburg, 3 February 1563 – d. Eisenberg, 4 August 1572)
3. John Casimir, Duke of Saxe-Coburg (b. Gotha, 12 June 1564 – d. Coburg, 16 July 1633)
4. John Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach (b. Gotha, 9 July 1566 – d. Eisenach, 23 October 1638)