Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz

Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz
Maurice of Saxe-Zeitz
Duke of Saxe-Zeitz
Reign22 April 1657 – 4 December 1681
PredecessorNone
SuccessorMoritz Wilhelm
Full name
Maurice of Saxe-Zeitz
Born(1619-03-28)28 March 1619
Dresden
Died4 December 1681(1681-12-04) (aged 62)
Zeitz
Noble familyHouse of Wettin
Spouse(s)Sophie Hedwig of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Dorothea Maria of Saxe-Weimar
Sophie Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg
Issue
Detail
Erdmuthe Dorothea, Duchess of Saxe-Merseburg
Maurice William, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz
Prince Christian August
Frederick Henry, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz-Pegau-Neustadt
FatherJohn George I, Elector of Saxony
MotherMagdalene Sibylle of Prussia

Maurice of Saxe-Zeitz (28 March 1619 – 4 December 1681) was a duke of Saxe-Zeitz and member of the House of Wettin.

Born in Dresden, he was the youngest surviving son of John George I, Elector of Saxony, and his second wife Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia.