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15 mar 2024 · John (born June 30, 1468, Meissen, near Dresden, Saxony—died Aug. 16, 1532, Schweinitz, near Wittenberg, Wittenberg) was an elector of Saxony and a fervent supporter of Martin Luther; he took a leading part in forming alliances among Germany’s Protestant princes against the Habsburg emperors’ attempts at forced reconversion.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
15 mar 2024 · John Frederick (II) (born Jan. 8, 1529, Torgau, Saxony—died May 9, 1595, Steyr, Austria) was an Ernestine duke of Saxony, or Saxe-Coburg-Eisenach, whose attempts to regain the electoral dignity, lost by his father to the rival Albertine branch of the House of Wettin, led to his capture and incarceration until his death.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
1 giorno fa · Catherine of Saxony: Albrecht III Achilles: Brother of 1471–1486 1414 1486 Margaret of Baden. Anna of Saxony. John Cicero: Son of 1486–1499 1455 1499 Margaret of Thuringia Joachim I Nestor: Son of 1499–1535 1484 1535 Elizabeth of Denmark: Joachim II Hector: Son of 1535–1571 1505 1571 Magdalena of Saxony. Hedwig of Poland. John George ...
2 giorni fa · John, Hereditary Prince of Saxony: 1498–1537 George, Duke of Saxony: Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Saxony: 1504–1539 James, Duke of Rothesay: 1507–1508 James IV of Scotland: Arthur Stewart, Duke of Rothesay: 1509–1510 Magnus III of Mecklenburg-Schwerin: 1509–1550 Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg: Henry, Duke of Cornwall: 1511 ...
15 mar 2024 · John George I of Saxony (born March 5, 1585, Dresden, Saxony—died Oct. 18, 1656, Dresden) was the elector of Saxony from 1611, and the “foremost Lutheran prince” of Germany, whose policies lost for Saxony opportunities for ascendancy and territorial expansion.
1 giorno fa · His mother was Marie-Josèphe of Saxony, the daughter of Augustus III, Prince-Elector of Saxony and King of Poland and Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria. Louis-Auguste was overlooked by his parents who favored his older brother, Louis, Duc de Bourgogne , who was regarded as bright and handsome but died at the age of nine in 1761.
20 ore fa · Hello and welcome to the History of the Germans: Episode 142: Adolf von Nassau – A shadow of a King. This is also Episode 5 of Season 8: the Holy Roman Empire 1250-1356 . After the death of Rudolf von Habsburg the electors chose another, now truly impecunious count, Adolf von Nassau to be king. They chose him over Rudolf’s son Albrecht and ...