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May 26, 2024 · Towering 240 meters above the Elbe River, the Konigstein Fortress has guarded the strategic trade routes through Saxony for over 800 years. This awe-inspiring bastion sprawls across a 9.5-hectare plateau, making it one of the largest hilltop fortifications in Europe. With its 42-meter tall sandstone walls, 152-meter deep well, and elaborate ...
May 27, 2024 · Wettin dynasty. John George II (born May 31, 1613, Dresden, Saxony—died Aug. 22, 1680, Freiberg, Saxony) was the elector of Saxony (1657–80), under whom Dresden became the musical centre of Germany. In 1657, just after his accession, he made an arrangement with his three brothers with the object of preventing disputes over their separate ...
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May 24, 2024 · Johann George II (31 May 1613 - 22 August 1680) was the Elector of Saxony from 1656 to 1680. He belonged to the Albertine branch of the House of Wettin.. Biography 17th century Order of the Garter stall plate for John George II, Elector of Saxony.
May 9, 2024 · House / Dynasty: Wettin dynasty. 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 ...
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May 20, 2024 · Regencies of Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg and Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse (1543–1548), John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (1543–1547) and Maurice, Elector of Saxony (1547–1548) In 1557, reunited Kulmbach to Ansbach once more. Left no descendants, and the Margraviates passed to sons of the Elector John George.
2 days ago · You can see the elector of Saxony (the third from the right). Because the position as elector was so important, it was necessary to have one legitimate prince-elector from each principality. Saxony was forced to adopt what system of male inheritance, which did not allow for a ruler's domain to be split amongst many children? Hint
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May 8, 2024 · Maurice, Elector of Saxony was born on March 21, 1521, in Freiberg, Saxony, Germany. His birth geographical coordinates are 50° 54’ 39” North latitude and 13° 20’ 20” East longitude. Maurice, Elector of Saxony passed away at the age of 32 in 1553.
