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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.
George Frideric Handel served as Kapellmeister for George, Elector of Hanover (who eventually became King George I of Great Britain). A Kapellmeister might also be the director of music for a church. Thus, Georg Reutter was the Kapellmeister at St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna, where his young choristers included both Joseph and Michael Haydn.
Biography. 17th century Order of the Garter stall plate for John George II, Elector of Saxony. Located in St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England. He was the third but eldest surviving son of John George I, Elector of Saxony [1] and Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia, his second spouse. [2] [3] He succeeded his father as Elector of ...
Early life. Johann Georg III was born in Dresden, the only son of Johann George II and Magdalene Sybille of Brandenburg-Bayreuth . John George succeeded his father as elector of Saxony when he died, in 1680; he was also appointed Marshal of the Holy Roman Empire. Because of his courage and his enthusiasm for the War he gained the nickname of ...
Dimensions. 103.5 cm × 83 cm (40.7 in × 33 in) Location. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. Portrait of John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony ( German: Kurfürst Johann Friedrich von Sachsen) is an oil painting by the Venetian painter Titian, made in late 1550 or early 1551. The painting is in the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in ...
George the Bearded ( Meissen, 27 August 1471 – Dresden, 17 April 1539) was Duke of Saxony from 1500 to 1539 known for his opposition to the Reformation. While the Ernestine line embraced Lutheranism, the Albertines (headed by George) were reluctant to do so. Despite George's efforts to avoid a succession by a Lutheran upon his death in 1539 ...
John (30 June 1468 – 16 August 1532), [1] known as John the Steadfast or John the Constant ( Johann, der Beständige ), was Elector of Saxony from 1525 until 1532 from the House of Wettin . He is notable for organising the Lutheran Church in the Electorate of Saxony from a state and administrative level. In that, he was aided by Martin Luther ...
