Johann Georg, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels
Johann Georg of Saxe- Weissenfels ( born July 13, 1677 Hall, † March 16 1712 in White Rock ) was the third Duke of Saxon Sekundogenitur Saxe- Weissenfels and Prince of Saxe- cross- ford and came from a branch of the Albertine Wettin.
Family
Johann George was the third son of Duke Johann Adolf I of Saxe- Weissenfels and his wife Johanna Magdalene of Saxe- Altenburg, daughter of Duke Friedrich Wilhelm II of Saxe -Altenburg.
Government in the Duchy
Since his two older brothers had died in childhood, Johann Georg followed his father Johann Adolf I. 1697 on the ducal throne. Due to his minority at the throne took over briefly Elector Friedrich August I of Saxony guardianship. Since Selbiger had to convert later to obtain the Polish crown to the Catholic faith, he confided in turn in 1700 representing the Directorate of Corpus Evangelicorum to.
Like its two predecessors also tended to Johann Georg great courtly splendor, under which he was specially carried away to build a small river port for its Lustflottille in order to amuse his wife and the court on the Saale- rides. However, the duke formed was also active as a patron of the arts and sciences. Under his reign the city of White Rock came to an enormous flowering and was, together with the Saxon Dresden at the economic and cultural centers in central Germany. However, he enlarged by his lifestyle the accumulated already under his predecessors debt significantly and contributed with financial ruin in which eventually came under its also a waste of addicted brother and successor.
In order to maintain security and order at festivals and lifts prompted Johann Georg before his homage the establishment of civil companies to service their male inhabitants were used.
Upon penetration of Sweden in the Saxon area during the Great Northern War, he could not prevent the occupation of his principality from 1706 to 1707.
Inspired by the " Palme north" of the grandfather August, the latter had created in connection with his capacity as head of the fruit -bearing Society, Johann Georg established on 24 June 1704 based on knightly virtues Medal " De la noble passion" (Fr. " company of the noble inclination " ) and gave this the slogan" J'aime L' honneur qui vient par la vertu " (French " I love the honor that comes from virtue "). The statutes that even the Duke - both in German and French - written, required in addition to a noble origin and a integrity of life.
Duke Johann Georg was buried in a Zinnprunksarg in the royal crypt of the castle church of New Castle Augustus.
Since his only son, Hereditary Prince Johann Georg did not even survive the first year, the ducal throne passed to his brother Christian.
Marriage and issue
He completed his only marriage on January 7, 1698 in Jena with Friederike Elisabeth of Saxe- Eisenach, the daughter of Johann Georg I, Duke of Saxe- Eisenach from his marriage to Johanetta of Sayn -Wittgenstein- Sayn.
With his wife he had the following children:
- Friederike Elisabeth ( * August 4, 1701 in White Rock, † February 28, 1706 in White Rock ), Princess of Saxe- Weissenfels
- Johann Georg (* October 20, 1702 in Weissenfels, † March 5, 1703 in White Rock ), Hereditary Prince of Saxe- Weissenfels
- Johannetta Wilhelmine ( born May 31, 1704 White Rock, † July 9, 1704 in Weissenfels ), Princess of Saxe- Weissenfels
- Johannetta Amalia ( born September 8, 1705 White Rock, † February 7, 1706 in White Rock ), Princess of Saxe- Weissenfels
- Johanna Magdalena ( born March 17, 1708 White Rock, † January 25, 1760 in Leipzig), Princess of Saxe- Weissenfels ∞ Ferdinand, Duke of Courland and Semgallen
- Friederike Amalia ( born March 1, 1712 Weissenfels; † January 31, 1714 in White Rock ), Princess of Saxe- Weissenfels