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May 9, 2024 · February 1, 1733, Warsaw, Poland (aged 62) House / Dynasty: Wettin dynasty. Role In: Second Northern War. Treaty of Carlowitz. Augustus II (born May 12, 1670, Dresden, Saxony [Germany]—died February 1, 1733, Warsaw, Poland) was the king of Poland and elector of Saxony (as Frederick Augustus I).
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4 days ago · Her parents were Emich Carl, Prince of Leiningen (1763-1814) and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1786-1861). Emich Carl was a wealthy nobleman who had inherited the Principality of Leiningen, an estate of over 1,700 square kilometers, in 1803 at age 39. Victoria was his second wife and a princess of the House of Wettin by birth.
1 day ago · However, Sigismund, King of the Romans, had already granted Margrave Frederick IV the Warlike of Meissen (House of Wettin) an expectancy of the Saxon electorate in order to remunerate his military support. On 1 August 1425 Sigismund enfeoffed the Wettinian Frederick as Prince-Elector of Saxony, despite the protests of Eric V.
May 9, 2024 · John Frederick (II) 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 his death.
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May 13, 2024 · The current House of Windsor can be traced back to the House of Wettin, which existed around 982. This connection dates back over 1,000 years. The British royal family has a rich and extensive history, and their lineage has been well-documented throughout the centuries.
23 hours ago · Construction work at the farmstead has uncovered a hoard of 17th-century coins in the gate area leading to the central courtyard. Archaeologists found 285 silver coins in layers of compacted soil, which were sent to the restoration workshop of the LDA Saxony-Anhalt. The hoard was likely deposited in the late 1650’s, with more than half of the ...
May 22, 2024 · Professor Watanabe-O’Kelly’s first chapter examines the influence of Lutheranism upon the Saxon court, as seen through the prisms of death (the House of Wettin’s burial chapel in the Cathedral at Freiberg) and entertainment (tournaments).
