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At the time of his birth, his father still carried the title Elector of Saxony, but he lost it in 1547 after his defeat and capture by the Emperor Charles V due to his support of the Protestant Reformation. Johann Frederick was released and forced to adopt the lesser title of duke of Saxony in an area substantially smaller than his former lands in Thuringia. In 1554, after the death of his father, Johann Wilhelm inherited the duchy of Saxony with his older brother, Johann Friedrich II, and his younger brother, Johann Friedrich III.
The three brothers divided the duchy: Johann Friedrich II as head of the family took Eisenach and Coburg; Johann Wilhelm received Weimar; and Johann Friedrich III inherited Gotha. In 1565, however, when Johann Frederick III died without heirs, the two surviving brothers drew up a new treaty that divided his lands. The older brother retained his original lands and occupied Gotha, whereas Johann William retained his lands in Weimar. The partition plan also stipulated that the two brothers should exchange their regions among themselves every three years. This provision was never carried out, however.
The political policies of Johann Friedrich II were directed towards recovering the lands and title of elector lost by his father in 1547. He did briefly recover the electorate during the period 1554–1556, but his involvement in political intrigues angered the Emperor Maximilian II. The Emperor finally imposed the Reichsacht (Imperial ban) on him, which made him the object of a Reichsexekution (Imperial police action) in which Johann Wilhelm participated. After a siege of his castle in Gotha, Johann Friedrich was finally defeated in 1566 and spent the rest of his life as an Imperial prisoner. His possessions were confiscated by the Emperor and handed over to Johann Wilhelm, who thereby became the only ruler of the entire duchy of Saxony.
Johann Wilhelm soon fell into disfavor with the Emperor, however, when he entered the service of the King Charles IX of France as a general in his campaign against the Huguenots (the French kings were the enemies of the Habsburg emperors). This also alienated his Protestant subjects. Johann Wilhelm was a member of the House of Wettin, which had served as the protecting power of Protestantism in Germany since the time of Frederick the Wise, yet he allied himself with the Catholic King of France against the Protestants Huguenots.
The Emperor played off the two surviving sons of Johann Friedrich II against Johann Wilhelm, and in 1572 the Division of Erfurt was concluded. The duchy of Saxony was divided into three parts. The older of the two sons of Johann Friedrich II, Johann Casimir, received Coburg, and the younger, Johann Ernst, received Eisenach. Johann Wilhelm retained only the smaller part of the duchy, the region around Weimar, but he added the districts of Altenburg, Gotha, and Meiningen to his territories. As a result of the Division of Erfurt, all of the territorial possessions of the House of Wettin, no matter which branch ruled the individual components, became contiguous. The house of Saxe-Weimar and the first house of Saxe-Altenburg, which later separated from Saxe-Weimar (see also the Ernestine duchies), both descend from Johann Wilhelm.
Thomas Klein (1974), "Johann Wilhelm, Herzog von Sachsen-Weimar", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 10, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 530–531
Justus Lipsius: Oratio In funere illustrißimi principis ac Dn. D. Johannis Guilielmi Ducis Saxoniae Lantgravii Thuringiae, Marchionis Misniae, habita Ienae ad XII. Calend. April: Anno 1573, ohne Ort 1601 (Digitalisat der ULB Sachsen-Anhalt)
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references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing German Wikipedia article at de Johann Wilhem Sachsen Weimar see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated de Johann Wilhem Sachsen Weimar to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Johann Wilhelm 11 March 1530 2 March 1573 was a duke of Saxe Weimar Johann WilhelmDuke of SaxonyReignNovember 1566 1572PredecessorJohann Friedrich IIDuke of Saxe WeimarReign1572 2 March 1573SuccessorFriedrich Wilhelm IBorn11 March 1530Torgau Electorate of Saxony Holy Roman EmpireDied2 March 1573 1573 03 02 aged 42 Weimar Saxe Weimar Holy Roman EmpireSpouseDorothea Susanne of SimmernIssueamong others Friedrich Wilhelm I Duke of Saxe Weimar Johann II Duke of Saxe WeimarMaria Abbess of QuedlinburgHouseHouse of Wettin Ernestine LineFatherJohann Frederick I Elector of SaxonyMotherSibylle of ClevesReligionLutheran Contents 1 Life 2 Marriage and issue 3 Ancestry 4 ReferencesLife EditHe was the second son of Johann Frederick I Elector of Saxony and Sibylle of Cleves At the time of his birth his father still carried the title Elector of Saxony but he lost it in 1547 after his defeat and capture by the Emperor Charles V due to his support of the Protestant Reformation Johann Frederick was released and forced to adopt the lesser title of duke of Saxony in an area substantially smaller than his former lands in Thuringia In 1554 after the death of his father Johann Wilhelm inherited the duchy of Saxony with his older brother Johann Friedrich II and his younger brother Johann Friedrich III The three brothers divided the duchy Johann Friedrich II as head of the family took Eisenach and Coburg Johann Wilhelm received Weimar and Johann Friedrich III inherited Gotha In 1565 however when Johann Frederick III died without heirs the two surviving brothers drew up a new treaty that divided his lands The older brother retained his original lands and occupied Gotha whereas Johann William retained his lands in Weimar The partition plan also stipulated that the two brothers should exchange their regions among themselves every three years This provision was never carried out however The political policies of Johann Friedrich II were directed towards recovering the lands and title of elector lost by his father in 1547 He did briefly recover the electorate during the period 1554 1556 but his involvement in political intrigues angered the Emperor Maximilian II The Emperor finally imposed the Reichsacht Imperial ban on him which made him the object of a Reichsexekution Imperial police action in which Johann Wilhelm participated After a siege of his castle in Gotha Johann Friedrich was finally defeated in 1566 and spent the rest of his life as an Imperial prisoner His possessions were confiscated by the Emperor and handed over to Johann Wilhelm who thereby became the only ruler of the entire duchy of Saxony Johann Wilhelm soon fell into disfavor with the Emperor however when he entered the service of the King Charles IX of France as a general in his campaign against the Huguenots the French kings were the enemies of the Habsburg emperors This also alienated his Protestant subjects Johann Wilhelm was a member of the House of Wettin which had served as the protecting power of Protestantism in Germany since the time of Frederick the Wise yet he allied himself with the Catholic King of France against the Protestants Huguenots The Emperor played off the two surviving sons of Johann Friedrich II against Johann Wilhelm and in 1572 the Division of Erfurt was concluded The duchy of Saxony was divided into three parts The older of the two sons of Johann Friedrich II Johann Casimir received Coburg and the younger Johann Ernst received Eisenach Johann Wilhelm retained only the smaller part of the duchy the region around Weimar but he added the districts of Altenburg Gotha and Meiningen to his territories As a result of the Division of Erfurt all of the territorial possessions of the House of Wettin no matter which branch ruled the individual components became contiguous The house of Saxe Weimar and the first house of Saxe Altenburg which later separated from Saxe Weimar see also the Ernestine duchies both descend from Johann Wilhelm Marriage and issue Edit Dorothea Susanne of Simmern In Heidelberg on 15 June 1560 Johann Wilhelm married Dorothea Susanne of Simmern daughter of Frederick III Elector Palatine They had five children Friedrich Wilhelm I Duke of Saxe Weimar b Weimar 25 April 1562 d Weimar 7 July 1602 Sibylle Marie b Weimar 7 November 1563 d Altenburg 20 February 1569 stillborn son Weimar 9 October 1564 Johann II Duke of Saxe Weimar b Weimar 22 May 1570 d Weimar 18 July 1605 Maria b Weimar 7 October 1571 d Quedlinburg 7 March 1610 Abbess of Quedlinburg 1601 1610 Ancestry EditAncestors of Johann Wilhelm Duke of Saxe Weimar16 Frederick II Elector of Saxony8 Ernst Elector of Saxony17 Margarete of Austria Styria4 Johann Elector of Saxony18 Albrecht III Duke of Bavaria9 Elizabeth of Bavaria Munich19 Anna of Brunswick Grubenhagen Einbeck2 Johann Frederick I Elector of Saxony20 Henry IV Duke of Mecklenburg Werle10 Magnus II Duke of Mecklenburg Schwerin and Gustrow21 Dorothea of Brandenburg5 Sophie of Mecklenburg Schwerin22 Eric II Duke of Pomerania Wolgast11 Sophie of Pomerania Wolgast23 Sophia of Pomerania Stolp1 Johann Wilhelm Duke of Saxe Weimar24 Johann I Duke of Cleves12 Johann II Duke of Cleves25 Elizabeth of Nevers6 Johann III Duke of Cleves26 Heinrich III Landgrave of Hesse Marburg13 Mathilde of Hesse27 Anna of Katzenelnbogen3 Sibylle of Cleves28 Gerhard VII Duke of Julich Berg14 Wilhelm IV Duke of Julich Berg29 Sophie of Saxe Lauenburg7 Maria of Julich Berg Ravensburg30 Albrecht III Achilles Elector of Brandenburg15 Sibylle of Brandenburg31 Anna of SaxonyReferences EditErnst Wulcker Johann Wilhelm Herzog zu Sachsen permanent dead link In Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie Band 14 Duncker amp Humblot Leipzig 1881 pp 343 350 Thomas Klein 1974 Johann Wilhelm Herzog von Sachsen Weimar Neue Deutsche Biographie in German vol 10 Berlin Duncker amp Humblot pp 530 531 Justus Lipsius Oratio In funere illustrissimi principis ac Dn D Johannis Guilielmi Ducis Saxoniae Lantgravii Thuringiae Marchionis Misniae habita Ienae ad XII Calend April Anno 1573 ohne Ort 1601 Digitalisat der ULB Sachsen Anhalt Regnal titlesPreceded byJohann Friedrich II Duke of Saxony1566 1572 Succeeded byHimselfas Duke of Saxe WeimarJohann Casimiras Duke of Saxe CoburgJohann Ernstas Duke of Saxe EisenachPreceded byHimselfas Duke of Saxony Duke of Saxe Weimar1572 1573 Succeeded byFriedrich Wilhelm I Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Johann Wilhelm Duke of Saxe Weimar amp oldid 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