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25 dic 2023 · John was the eldest son of the Duke George the Bearded (14711539), from his marriage to Barba John of Saxony (24 August 1498 in Dresden 11 January 1537 in Dresden), also known as John the Younger or Hans of Saxony was Hereditary Prince of Saxony from the Albertine line of the House of Wettin.
Life. Born at Prüfening Abbey in Regensburg, Bavaria, he was the eldest child of the then Hereditary Prince Frederick Christian of Saxony, later Margrave of Meissen, and Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis . At the age of 18 Emanuel was imprisoned and sentenced to death by the National Socialists for being opposed to their rule.
Christian II died in Dresden on 23 July 1611; after having participated in a tournament in full armour, he climbed off his horse, drank a large amount of beer to cool down, and suddenly died from a heart attack. Having left no legitimate children with his wife, his brother Johann Georg succeeded him as the Elector of Saxony.
John Frederick surrendered, and passed his time in prison until his death in 1595; Grumbach was taken and executed; and the position of the elector was made quite secure. The form of Lutheranism taught in the Electorate of Saxony was that of Melanchthon , and many of its teachers and adherents, such as Caspar Peucer and Johann Stössel , afterwards called Crypto-Calvinists , were favoured by ...
Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Saxony: 4. John of Saxony: 9. Princess Carolina of Parma: 2. George of Saxony: 10. Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria: 5. Princess Amalie Auguste of Bavaria: 11. Princess Caroline of Baden: 1. Prince Johann Georg of Saxony: 12. Ferdinand, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry: 6. Ferdinand II of Portugal: 13.
Johann Georg III was born in Dresden, the only son of Johann George II and Magdalene Sybille of Brandenburg-Bayreuth . John George succeeded his father as elector of Saxony when he died, in 1680; he was also appointed Marshal of the Holy Roman Empire. Because of his courage and his enthusiasm for the War he gained the nickname of the " Saxonian ...
Prince George was a Generalfeldmarschall before his ascension. It gradually became clear that George's elder brother, Albert (1828–1902), and his wife, Queen Carola (1833–1907), would not have any children, thereby making George the heir presumptive to the throne. He succeeded Albert as King of Saxony on 19 June 1902, albeit for just a ...
