Brief Life History of Maria Magdalena
When Maria Magdalena Wettin Dutchess von Sachsen was born on 7 March 1507, in Dresden, Saxony, Germany, her father, Georg der Bärtige von Wettin, was 35 and her mother, Barbara Jagiellon, was 28. She married Joachim II Hector von Hohenzollern, Elector of Brandenburg Herzog von Braunschweig-Lüneburg on 6 November 1524, in Dresden, Kreis Dresden, Saxony, Germany. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 25 January 1534, in Cölln, Kreis Bautzen, Saxony, Germany, at the age of 26, and was buried in Mitte, Berlin, Germany.
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- Legacy NFS Source: magdalena of saxony - Published information: birth-name: magdalena of saxony
- Germany, Select Marriages, 1558-1929
- Magdalene von Sachsen, "Find A Grave Index"
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Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Johan, Tor.
Swedish: ornamental or habitational name formed with an altered form of the (placename) element väst ‘west’ + the adjectival suffix -in, a derivative of Latin -in(i)us ‘relating to’. Compare Westen .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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