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Ernest (24 March 1441 – 26 August 1486), known as Ernst in German, was Elector of Saxony from 1464 to 1486. Ernst was the founder and progenitor of the Ernestine line of Saxon princes . [1]
Ernest: Son of Frederick II. Ernestines founder in Saxe-Thuringen. 1482: Ernest succeeds his uncle, William III, as landgrave of Thuringia upon the latter's death. The Wettin lands are now united under a single ruler, although that does not long remain the case.
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He was the second son (but fourth in order of birth) of the eight children of Frederick II, Elector of Saxony and Margarete of Austria, sister of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor. The death of his older brother Frederick (1451) made him the new heir apparent to the position of Elector of Saxony.
Ernest (24 March 1441 – 26 August 1486) was Elector of Saxony from 1464 to 1486. You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in German. (September 2012) Click for important translation instructions. View a machine-translated version of the German article.
Ernest (24 March 144126 August 1486) was Elector of Saxony from 1464 to 1486. Ernst was the founder and progenitor of the Ernestine line of Saxon princes. Biography
Ernest, Elector of Saxony * March 24, 1441 Meißen, + August 26, 1486 near Colditz, Elector of Saxony, Landgrave in Thuringia and Margrave of Meißen, progenitor of the Ernestine line of the House of Wettin
May 4, 2024 · Ernst Ernst I Kurfürst von Sachsen, Elector of Saxony von Sachsen (Wettin) (24 Mar 1441 - 26 Aug 1486)
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