Christine of Saxony

See also: Christina of Saxony

Christina of Saxony
Landgravine of Hesse
Spouse	Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse
Issue
Agnes Anna William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel Philipp Ludwig Barbara Louis IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg Elisabeth Philip II, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels Christine George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
House	House of Wettin House of Hesse
Father	George, Duke of Saxony
Mother	Barbara Jagiellon
Born	25 December 1505(1505-12-25) Dresden
Died	15 April 1549(1549-04-15) (aged 43) Kassel

Christine of Saxony (25 December 1505 – 15 April 1549) was a German noble, landgravine of Hesse. She was the regent of Hesse in 1547-1549.

She was the daughter of George, Duke of Saxony "the Bearded", Duke of Saxony and Barbara Jagiellon. Her paternal grandparents were Albert, Duke of Saxony and Sidonie of Bohemia. Her maternal grandparents were Casimir IV Jagiellon, king of Poland and Elisabeth of Austria.

On 11 December 1523 in Kassel, she married Landgrave Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, called "the Magnanimous". They had 10 children. The marriage was arranged to forge an alliance between Hesse and Saxony and was unhappy; Philip claimed to be disgusted by her and only shared her bed by duty.

Whilst married to Christine, Philip practised bigamy and had another nine children with his other (morganatic) wife, Margarethe von der Saale; in 1540, Christine gave her consent to her husband's bigamy with his lover because of her view upon him as her sovereign. Saale, however, was never seen at court. During Philips absence and captivity in 1547-49, Christine was regent jointly with her son. Philip excluded Christine from being regent after his death out of fear that she would harm his other wife and children.

Children with Philip of Hesse

1. Agnes (31 May 1527 – 4 November 1555), married:
   1. in Marburg on 9 January 1541 to Maurice, Elector of Saxony;
   2. in Weimar on 26 May 1555 to John Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha.
2. Anna (26 October 1529 – 10 July 1591), married on 24 February 1544 to Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken.
3. William IV of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) (24 June 1532 – 25 August 1592).
4. Philipp Ludwig, died young in 1535.
5. Barbara of Hesse (8 April 1536 – 8 June 1597), married:
   1. in Reichenweier on 10 September 1555 to Duke Georg I of Württemberg;
   2. in Kassel on 11 November 1568 to Count Daniel of Waldeck.
6. Louis IV of Hesse-Marburg (27 May 1537 – 9 October 1604).
7. Elisabeth (13 February 1539 – 14 March 1582), married on 8 July 1560 to Louis VI, Elector Palatine.
8. Philip II of Hesse-Rheinfels (22 April 1541 – 20 November 1583).
9. Christine (29 June 1543 – 13 May 1604), married in Gottorp on 17 December 1564 to Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp.
10. Georg I of Hesse-Darmstadt, "the Pious" (10 September 1547 – 7 February 1596).

Ancestry

Sources

• This page is a translation of its German equivalent.

Christine of Saxony House of Wettin Born: 25 December 1505 Died: 15 April 1549
German royalty
Vacant Title last held by Anna of Mecklenburg-Schwerin as Landgravine of Upper and Lower Hesse	Landgravine of Hesse 11 December 1523 – 15 April 1549	Vacant Title next held by Sabina of Württemberg in Hesse-Kassel
		Vacant Title next held by Hedwig of Württemberg in Hesse-Marburg
		Vacant Title next held by Anna Elisabeth of Palatinate-Simmern in Hesse-Rheinfels
		Vacant Title next held by Magdalene of Lippe in Hesse-Darmstadt

Persondata
Name	Christine of Saxony
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	25 December 1505
Place of birth	Dresden
Date of death	15 April 1549
Place of death	Kassel