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Maurice Moritz von Sachsen, Engern und Westfalen (de) officially: Duke of Saxony, Angria and Westphalia colloquially: Duke of Saxe Lauenburg Dukes of Saxe Lauenburg (Joint rule with his brothers Magnus II (till 1588) and Francis II) Joint reign…
Maurice of Saxe-Lauenburg was the fourth son of Francis I of Saxe-Lauenburg and Sybille of Saxe-Freiberg, daughter of Duke Henry IV the Pious of Saxony. Maurice ruled Saxe-Lauenburg as duke between 1581 and 1612, together with his elder brothers Magnus II and Francis II, who survived him.
Albert was a son of John I, Duke of Saxony and Ingeborg Birgersdotter of Småland. Albert III's father, John I, resigned as duke in 1282 in favour of his three sons Albert III, Eric I, and John II. As they were all minors, their uncle Albert II acted as their regent. When Albert III and his brothers came of age they shared the government of the ...
Francis II, though, only officiated as administrator of Saxe-Lauenburg, while Magnus II appealed to Rudolph II to endow him with the throne. On 31 January 1585 Rudolph II finally ruled in favour of Francis II, as agreed with Francis I in 1581. Meanwhile, Francis II had won over his brother Maurice by sharing rule with him and with the estates.
Eric I of Saxe-Lauenburg (c.1280–1360) was a member of the House of Ascania who ruled as one of the dukes of Saxony from 1282 until 1338. Early life [ edit ] Eric was a son of John I, Duke of Saxony , and Ingeborg Birgersdotter of Småland (*ca. 1253–30 June 1302*, Mölln ), a daughter or grandchild of Birger jarl .
Eric IV succeeded his father in 1368 as Duke of Saxe-Ratzeburg-Lauenburg. Neighbouring territories ( Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, Hamburg, and Schauenburg and Holstein-Kiel) had been at feud with the Saxon dukes Eric II and his cousin Albert V since 1363. In 1378 Prince-Archbishop Albert II reconciled with Eric IV, who had married Albert's ...
1361. The first two rulers in Saxe-Ratzeburg to use the name Eric are the first Saxon rulers at all with that name. The third of their number is accounted for by the duke of Saxe-Mölln-Bergedorf, with the later Eric IV continuing the joint numbering. 1368 - 1401. Eric IV of Saxe-Lauenburg. Son.
