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Frederic III, also known as Frederic the Wise, was the son of Ernest, Elector of Saxony and Elisabeth of Bavaria. He was born in Torgau in 1463 and succeeded his father as Duke of Saxony and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire in 1486. In 1502, he founded the University of Wittenberg; Luther and Melanchthon both studied and later taught theology ...
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.
Göttingen ( / ˈɡɜːtɪŋən /, US also / ˈɡɛt -/, [3] [4] German: [ˈɡœtɪŋən] ⓘ; Low German: Chöttingen) is a university city in Lower Saxony, central Germany, the capital of the eponymous district. The River Leine runs through it. At the end of 2019, the population was 118,911.
May 1, 2024 · Frederick III (born Jan. 17, 1463, Torgau, Saxony—died May 5, 1525, Lochau, near Torgau) was the elector of Saxony who worked for constitutional reform of the Holy Roman Empire and protected Martin Luther after Luther was placed under the imperial ban in 1521. Succeeding his father, the elector Ernest, in 1486, Frederick allied himself with ...
When They Lived: St. Matilda, also known as Mathilda or Matilda of Ringelheim, lived from around 895 to 968 AD. Where They Lived: St. Matilda resided primarily in the region of Saxony, which is located in present-day Germany. Notable World Events During the Time of Their Life: Viking Age: St. Matilda lived during a period
May 18, 2018 · Saxony Federal state and historic region in e central Germany; the capital is Dresden. Initially it referred to the homeland of the Saxons in nw Germany. It then successively became a Duchy, a collection of fiefdoms, an electoral region, a Duchy again, and finally (1815–71) comprised the Prussian Province of Saxony and the Kingdom of Saxony.
Living traditions in Saxony. In Saxony, old customs and traditions meet joie de vivre, a pioneering spirit and inventiveness. The region is not only the place of origin of a series of ingenious inventions that still shape our lives today. Many people also preserve long-standing traditions and carefully merge them with our modern life.
