Christian II, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg


Christian II of Saxe-Merseburg, was a duke of Saxe-Merseburg and member of the House of Wettin.
He was the second son of Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg, and Christiana of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.

Life

The death of his older brother Johann Georg on 3 January 1654 made him the new heir of the duchy of Saxe-Merseburg. Christian succeeded his father when he died, on 18 October 1691.
Christian II's short reign had little impact on the history of the duchy. In fact, he is only remembered today for one of the obelisks in the gardens of Schloss Merseburg, where he appears together with his wife.

Marriage and issue

In Moritzburg an der Elster on 14 October 1679, Christian married Erdmuthe Dorothea of Saxe-Zeitz. They had seven children:
  1. Christian III Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg.
  2. Johann Wilhelm.
  3. August Frederick.
  4. Philipp Ludwig.
  5. Maurice Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg.
  6. Frederick Erdmann, married on 15 February 1714 to Eleonore Wilhelmine of Anhalt-Köthen. The union lasted only four months and was childless.
  7. Christiane Eleonore Dorothea.