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Jun 26, 2024 · John Frederick, wounded and taken prisoner, was condemned to death but saved himself by acquiescing to electoral and territorial losses. He refused to compromise on religious issues, however, and enjoined his sons to refuse peace with Maurice.
2 days ago · After Frederick's death the bishops and conservative aristocrats prevented the election of his openly Protestant son Christian as his successor. Christopher, Count of Oldenburg ( r. 1526–1566 ) took up arms on the deposed Christian II 's behalf, but the war known as Count's Feud ended with the victory of Frederick's son who ordered the arrest ...
Jul 2, 2024 · After his father's abdication in 1919, Georg, Crown Prince of Saxony, the king's first-born son and heir, renounced his rights on the Saxon throne to become a Catholic priest. This was very controversial among people who hoped that the monarchy might one day be restored.
3 days ago · After the death of the Danish king Frederick I, his son Christian III became king in 1534. When Lübeck attempted at this time to restore the exiled Christian II as king in Denmark, Gustav Vasa gave the young Christian III strong military support in a war against Lübeck.
Jun 25, 2024 · We’ve put together a list of every Targaryen king, from Aegon the Conqueror, Jaehaerys, and Viserys to Maegor and The Mad King.
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3 days ago · He defeated the candidacies of Frederick III of Saxony, Francis I of France, and Henry VIII of England in the 1519 Imperial election. According to some, Charles became emperor due to the fact that by paying huge bribes to the electors, he was the highest bidder. He won the crown on 28 June 1519.
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Jun 20, 2024 · For a century after Frederick II’s death the only “true” emperor was Henry VII (king from 1308 to 1313), who was crowned in Rome in 1312 by legates of the Avignon pope.
