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House of Wettin. Father. Christian I, Elector of Saxony. Mother. Sophie of Brandenburg. Religion. Lutheran. John George I (5 March 1585 – 8 October 1656) was Elector of Saxony from 1611 to 1656. He led Saxony through the Thirty Years' War, which dominated his 45-year reign.
Jun 6, 2015 · english: portrait of john george i (1585-1656), elector of saxony, standing three-quarter length, wearing a green vest with a black cloak
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Wettin dynasty. John George I of Saxony (born March 5, 1585, Dresden, Saxony—died Oct. 18, 1656, Dresden) was the elector of Saxony from 1611, and the “foremost Lutheran prince” of Germany, whose policies lost for Saxony opportunities for ascendancy and territorial expansion. The leader of the German Lutherans, for most of his life John ...
Sep 16, 2022 · John George I, Elector of Saxony. Deutsch: Kurfürst Johann Georg I. von Sachsen (* 5. März 1585 in Dresden; † 8. Oktober 1656 ebenda) war ein Fürst aus dem Hause Wettin (albertinische Linie). Er war der zweite Sohn des Kurfürsten von Sachsen Christian I. und folgte seinem kinderlosen Bruder Christian II. am 23.
Engraving of John George I, Elector of Saxony. Bust length with short hair, beard, lace collar, armour, and sash. The Elector is pictured between two allegorical figures who hold a wreath above his head. This portrait is printed as the frontispiece to Soteria Serenissimo Saxonum Duci Sacrique Romani Imperii Electori Septemviro Dn. Johanni Georgio &c. (1622).
