page_title: John, Hereditary Prince of Saxony
section_title: Marriage and death
hierarchical_section_title: John, Hereditary Prince of Saxony / Life / Marriage and death
context_page_description: John of Saxony, also known as "John the Younger" or "Hans of Saxony" was Hereditary Prince of Saxony from the Albertine line of the House of Wettin.
context_section_description: On 8 March 1505, George agreed with Landgrave William II of Hesse to the future marriage of George's then 7-year-old son John  with William's 3-year-old daughter Elisabeth of Hesse (1502-1557).  She was the sister of Philip the Magnanimous.  William received 25,000 guilders marriage money.  The marriage took place on 20 May 1516 in Kassel.  Elisabeth leaned towards the Lutheran teachings and soon fell in conflict with her husband and his strict Catholic parents.  John is said to have invited Martin Luther, arguing that, if his father was adamantly against Luther, he would for Luther when he inherited the throne.  After meeting Luther, and realizing that Luther would not outlive George, John became melancholic and fell ill and finally died.
  Even at John's death bed, his wife and his father disputed religious issues. Elizabeth left Dresden for her wittum in Rochlitz, where she introduced  Lutheranism.
  John and Elisabeth's marriage was childless.  He was buried in Meissen Cathedral and succeeded as hereditary prince of Saxony by his younger brother Frederick.
caption: Portrait thought to be Johann of Saxony
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