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The Electorate of Saxony, also known as Electoral Saxony ( German: Kurfürstentum Sachsen or Kursachsen ), was a territory of the Holy Roman Empire from 1356–1806. Its territory included the areas around the cities of Dresden, Leipzig and Chemnitz. In the Golden Bull of 1356, Emperor Charles IV designated the Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg an ...
Augustus was born in Freiberg, the youngest child and third (but second surviving) son of Henry IV, Duke of Saxony, and Catherine of Mecklenburg. He consequently belonged to the Albertine branch of the House of Wettin. Brought up as a Lutheran, he received a good education and studied at Leipzig University.
Augustus was the elector of Saxony and leader of Protestant Germany who, by reconciling his fellow Lutherans with the Roman Catholic Habsburg Holy Roman emperors, helped bring the initial belligerency of the Reformation in Germany to an end.
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Jun 16, 2015 · The Elector, Frederick III of Saxony, called the Wise (1463-1525), was one of the most prominent of the German princes of the 16 th. century. Under his rule, Saxony experienced a period of peace and prosperity as well as far-reaching social changes, which were caused by the work of Martin Luther and the Reformation.
Jun 27, 2018 · People. History. Polish History: Biographies. Augustus II. views 1,362,972 updated Jun 27 2018. Augustus II (1670-1733), called Augustus the Strong, was elector of Saxony and king of Poland. Better known for his extravagance and promiscuity than for political shrewdness, he failed in his modest attempts to create a strong and independent Poland.
‘Electors of Saxony: Friedrich the Wise, Johann the Steadfast and Johann Friedrich the Magnanimous’ was created in 1532 by Lucas Cranach the Elder in Northern Renaissance style. Find more prominent pieces of portrait at Wikiart.org – best visual art database.
Oct 14, 2023 · A Princess of Saxony is a portrait by Lucas Cranach, usually known as the Elder to distinguish him from his son. Cranach was one of the key painters of the German renaissance alongside painters such as Hans Holbein the Younger, Matthias Grünewald and Albrecht Dürer. While much of the artist's work included mythological scenes and religious ...
