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George the Bearded (Meissen, 27 August 1471 – Dresden, 17 April 1539) was Duke of Saxony from 1500 to 1539 known for his opposition to the Reformation. While the Ernestine line embraced Lutheranism, the Albertines (headed by George) were reluctant to do so. Despite George's efforts to avoid a succession by a Lutheran upon his death in 1539, he could not prevent it from happening. Under the ...
6 giorni fa · WikiTree person ID. Wettin-45. subject named as. Friederich August Joseph Maria Anton Johann Nepomuk Aloys Xaver Friedrich August III-I Kurfürst von Sachsen, Elector of Saxony, König von Sachsen, King of Saxony Sachsen (Wettin) (23 Dec 1750 - 5 May 1827) 0 references.
Detailed information about the coin 1⁄12 Thaler, Frederick August III, Electorate of Saxony (Albertinian Line), with pictures and collection and swap management: mintage, descriptions, metal, weight, size, value and other numismatic data
Poland - Augustus II, Baroque, Enlightenment: A personal union with Saxony, where Augustus II was a strong ruler, seemed at first to offer some advantages to Poland. A king with a power base of his own might reform the Commonwealth, which was still a huge state and potentially a great power. But such hopes proved vain. Pursuing schemes of dynastic greatness, Augustus II involved unwilling ...
10 mar 2021 · English: Frederick Augustus II (in Germany: Friedrich August II. ); May 18, 1797 - August 9, 1854) was King of Saxony (1836-1854). Friedrich August II of Saxony. king of Saxony. Kong Fredrik August II av Sachsen, malt av Carl Christian Vogel von Vogelstein omkring 1836. image.
The Holy Roman Empire was dissolved in August 1806 following the defeat of Emperor Francis II by Napoleon at the Battle of Austerlitz, thereby rendering Saxony an independent state. Following the defeat of Saxony's ally Prussia at the Battle of Jena in October 1806, Saxony joined the Confederation of the Rhine , subordinating itself to the First French Empire , then the dominant power in ...
August of Saxony by Lucas Cranach jr., 1572 Elector Augustus I of Saxony, 1526-1586 (reigned 1553-1586) Augustus was born into the Wettin dynasty of Saxony , a family that had protected Martin Luther and nurtured the Protestant Reformation.
