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Ernest (24 March 1441 – 26 August 1486) was Elector of Saxony from 1464 to 1486. Ernst was the founder and progenitor of the Ernestine line of Saxon princes.
This is a list of members of the recent House of Wettin. It includes only those who were members of the male-line descent from Ernest, Elector of Saxony, and consequently bore his "surname", Wettin .
Cranach, Lucas I - Die Magdeburger Erzbischöfe Ernst von Sachsen und Albrecht von Brandenburg mit der Magdalenenkapelle als Stiftskirche.jpg 2,375 × 3,500; 3.1 MB
Dec 10, 2023 · Bernard II (c. 995 – 29 June 1059) was the Duke of Saxony (1011 – 1059), the third of the Billung dynasty, a son of Bernard I and Hildegard. He had the rights of a count in Frisia. Bernard expanded the powers of the duke in Saxony and is regarded as the greatest of the Billungers. He was originally a supporter of Emperor Henry II and he ...
Ernest (Ernst) 7 September 1464-26 August 1486 Son of Frederick II, divided Saxony with his brother Albert, taking Wittenberg, northern Meissen, and southern Thuringia.
Frederick III (17 January 1463 – 5 May 1525), also known as Frederick the Wise (German Friedrich der Weise), was Elector of Saxony from 1486 to 1525, who is mostly remembered for the worldly protection of his subject Martin Luther. Frederick was the son of Ernest, Elector of Saxony and his wife Elisabeth, daughter of Albert III, Duke of ...
Jun 7, 2018 · Ernst II was the last reigning Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, succeeding his uncle, Ernst I, in 1908. Prince Ernst Bernhard Georg Johann Karl Friedrich Peter Albert was born in Altenburg, Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg, now in Thuringia, Germany, on August 31, 1871, the only son of Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg and Princess Auguste of Saxe-Meiningen.
