Search results
JOHN GEORGE I. (1585-1656), elector of Saxony, second son of the elector Christian I., was born on the 5th of March 1585, succeeding to the electorate in June 1611 on the death of his elder brother, Christian II. The geographical position of electoral Saxony hardly less than her high standing among the German Protestants gave her ruler much ...
Anna Sofia, 1647-1717, princess of Denmark, electress of Saxony, her sons Johann Georg IV - Nationalmuseum - 15544.tif 2,277 × 2,497; 16.3 MB Becherglas Georg IV 1692.JPG 2,221 × 3,339; 3.6 MB Benoeming van Johan Georg IV, keurvorst van Saksen tot ridder van de Kouseband door Willem III, munt uitgedeeld bij schietwedstrijden te Dresden, NG-VG ...
Engraving of John George I, Elector of Saxony. Bust length with short hair, beard, collar, and armour, holding a branch in left hand and with right hand resting on a closed volume. Within a wreathed oval border supported by the allegorical figures of Time and Eternity standing in front of columns on either side. With a view of a building in the background, surmounted by the tree bearing the ...
Catherine of Mecklenburg -Schwerin. Religion. Roman Catholic (1521-1536) Lutheran (1536-1553) Signature. Maurice (21 March 1521 – 9 July 1553) was Duke (1541–47) and later Elector (1547–53) of Saxony. His clever manipulation of alliances and disputes gained the Albertine branch of the Wettin dynasty extensive lands and the electoral dignity.
Augustus was born in Dresden on 12 May 1670, the younger son of John George III, Elector of Saxony and Princess Anna Sophie of Denmark. As the second son, Augustus had no expectation of inheriting the electorate, since his older brother, John George IV, assumed the post after the death of their father on 12 September 1691. Augustus was well ...
Christian II, born in Dresden on September 23, 1583 and died in the same city on June 23, 1611, was Elector of Saxony, Count Palatine of Saxony and Margrave of Misnia from 1591 until his death. When his father Christian I died in 1591, Christian, the eldest of the 3 brothers and heir, was just eight years old.
John of Saxony Monument Pastel profile; by Friedrich Gonne. John was born in Dresden, the third son of Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Saxony—younger son of the Elector Frederick Christian of Saxony—by his first wife, Carolina of Bourbon, Princess of Parma. During most of his life, John stood little chance of inheriting the Saxon Crown: he ...
