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   Who was John the Old Saxon?

   • John the Old Saxon an Anglo-Saxon scholar and abbot of Athelney John of Saxony (astronomer) ( fl. 1327–1355). John, Elector of Saxony (1468–1532). John, King of Saxony (1801–1873, King of Saxony, 1854–1873).

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   Who is John of Saxony?

   • John of Saxony (astronomer) ( fl. 1327–1355). John, Elector of Saxony (1468–1532). John, King of Saxony (1801–1873, King of Saxony, 1854–1873). This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.

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   What did John Saxony do for a living?

   • John, (born June 30, 1468, Meissen, near Dresden, Saxony—died Aug. 16, 1532, Schweinitz, near Wittenberg, Wittenberg), 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.

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   Who ruled Saxony?

   • In the almost 40 years that John governed as a duke over the Electorate of Saxony, he was often overshadowed by the person of his brother Frederick, who, as the eldest of the House of Wettin and the incumbent Elector, decisively determined the policy of Saxony.

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   John (German: Johann; Polish: Jan; 12 December 1801 – 29 October 1873) was King of Saxony from 9 August 1854 until his death in 1873. He was a member of the House of Wettin. During his reign, Saxony became a part of the German Empire.

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   John (born Dec. 12, 1801, Dresden, Saxony—died Oct. 29, 1873, Pillnitz, near Dresden) was the king of Saxony (1854–73) who was passionately interested in law and in the arts. Under the name Philalethes he published a translation of Dante’s Divine Comedy (1839–49).

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   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.

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