Magdalena Sibylle of Brandenburg-Bayreuth

Magdalene Sibylle of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
Born(1612-10-27)27 October 1612
Bayreuth
Died20 March 1687(1687-03-20) (aged 74)
Dresden
SpouseJohn George II, Elector of Saxony
IssueJohn George III, Elector of Saxony
Names
Magdalene Sibylle of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
HouseHouse of Hohenzollern
FatherChristian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
MotherMarie of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth

Magdalene Sibylle of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (27 October 1612 – 20 March 1687) was Electress of Saxony from 1656 to 1680 as the wife of John George II.[1] The daughter of Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, and Marie of Prussia, she was by birth a Markgräfin, or Margravine, and a member of the Brandenburg-Bayreuth branch of the House of Hohenzollern.

  1. ^ Fritz Roth: Restlose Auswertungen von Leichenpredigten für genealogische und kulturhistorische Zwecke. Selbstverlag, Boppard/Rhein 1980, Band 10, S. 492, R 9803