Christian II, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg
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Christian II, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg (b. Merseburg, 19 November 1653 - d. Merseburg, 20 October 1694), was a duke of Saxe-Merseburg and member of the House of Wettin.
He was the second but eldest surviving son of Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg and Christiane of Schleswig-Holstein-Glücksburg.
[edit] Life
The death of his older brother Johann Georg (3 January 1654), make him the new heir of the duchy of Saxe-Merseburg.
Christian succeeded his father when he died, on 18 October 1691. He not left large traces in the history of the duchy during the three years of his reign.
[edit] Marriage and Issue
In Moritzburg an der Elster on 14 October 1679, Christian married with Erdmuthe Dorothea of Saxe-Zeitz. They had seven children:
- Christian III Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg (b. Merseburg, 7 November 1680 - d. Merseburg, 14 November 1694).
- Johann Wilhelm (b. Merseburg, 11 October 1681 - d. Merseburg, 29 May 1685).
- August Frederick (b. Delitzsch, 10 March 1684 - d. Merseburg, 13 August 1685).
- Philipp Ludwig (b. Merseburg, 3 November 1686 - d. Merseburg, 9 June 1688).
- Maurice Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg (b. Merseburg, 5 February 1688 - d. Merseburg, 21 April 1731).
- Frederick Erdmann (b. Merseburg, 20 September 1691 - d. Köthen, 2 June 1714), married on 15 February 1714 to Eleonore Wilhelmine of Anhalt-Köthen. The union lasted only four months and was childless.
- Christiane Eleonore Dorothea (b. Merseburg, 6 November 1692 - d. Merseburg, 30 March 1693).
| Preceded by Christian I |
Duke of Saxe-Merseburg 1691 – 1694 |
Succeeded by Christian III |
