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May 9, 2024 · 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). Though he regained Poland’s former provinces of Podolia and Ukraine, his reign marked the beginning of Poland’s decline as a European power.
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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 14, 2024 · king (1836-1854), Saxony. Frederick Augustus II (born May 18, 1797, Dresden, Saxony—died Aug. 9, 1854, the Tirol, Austria) was a reform-minded king of Saxony and nephew of Frederick Augustus I, who favoured German unification but was frightened into a reactionary policy by the revolutions of 1848–49. Frederick Augustus shared the regency ...
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May 5, 2024 · Frederick the Wise was Elector of Saxony from 1486 to 1525 and was a key supporter of which prominent religious reformer and author of 'The Ninety-Five Theses'? Hint John Calvin
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.
1 day ago · Frederick II ( German: Friedrich II.; 24 January 1712 – 17 August 1786) was the monarch of Prussia from 1740 until 1786. He was the last Hohenzollern monarch titled King in Prussia, declaring himself King of Prussia after annexing Royal Prussia from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1772. His most significant accomplishments include his ...
4 days ago · 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 ...
