Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz | |
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![]() Maurice of Saxe-Zeitz | |
Duke of Saxe-Zeitz | |
Reign | 22 April 1657 – 4 December 1681 |
Predecessor | None |
Successor | Moritz Wilhelm |
Full name | Maurice of Saxe-Zeitz |
Born | Dresden | 28 March 1619
Died | 4 December 1681 Zeitz | (aged 62)
Noble family | House 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 |
Father | John George I, Elector of Saxony |
Mother | Magdalene 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.