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The young elector's reign was immediately hit with internal strife; Christian I's unexpected death had sparked rumours that he had been poisoned by a Lutheran establishment in Saxony to forestall a Calvinist reformation.
The introduction of Calvinism into Electoral Saxony began under Elector Christian I (r. 1586–1591). In time it prevailed over the orthodox Lutheran party, and the new church order was enforced nationwide. With Christian's death in 1591, the situation changed abruptly.
Christian II of Saxony (23 September 1583 – 23 June 1611) was Elector of Saxony from 1591 to 1611. You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in German. (July 2012) Click for important translation instructions. View a machine-translated version of the German article.
Sep 6, 2019 · Christian II. Date of birth. 23 September 1583 (statement with Gregorian date earlier than 1584) Dresden. Date of death. 23 June 1611. Dresden. Place of burial. Freiberg Cathedral.
Elector of Saxony, succeeded to the throne after the death of his brother Christian II in 1611.
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In alchemy: Modern alchemy. …1603 the elector of Saxony, Christian II, imprisoned and tortured the Scotsman Alexander Seton, who had been traveling about Europe performing well-publicized transmutations.
Christian II of Saxony (23 September 1583 – 23 June 1611) was Elector of Saxony from 1591 to 1611. He was born in Dresden, the eldest son of Christian I of Saxony and Sophie of Brandenburg. He belonged to the Albertine line of the House of Wettin. Christian succeeded his father as Elector of Saxony in 1591 at the age of eight.
