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4 days ago · John George II was the elector of Saxony (1657–80), under whom Dresden became the musical centre of Germany. In 1657, just after his accession, he made an arrangement with his three brothers with the object of preventing disputes over their separate territories, and in 1664 he entered into friendly.
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2 days ago · To distinguish him from other rulers bearing the title Duke of Saxony, he was commonly called Elector of Saxony. Regency of Matilda of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1266–1270) Children of Henry II, ruled jointly, first under their mother, who was elected Abbess of Gernrode in 1275.
2 days ago · Saxony, officially the Free State of Saxony, is a landlocked state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, as well as the countries of Poland and the Czech Republic. Its capital is Dresden, and its largest city is Leipzig.
3 days ago · The Reformation was officially introduced in Electoral Saxony under John the Constant (r. 1525–1532) on Christmas Day 1525. Electoral Saxony's conversion facilitated the adoption of the Reformation in smaller German states, such as Mansfeld and Hessen.
5 days ago · The great and decisive battle of Mühlberg, in which the Protestants for a time were crushed, and the deposed Elector of Saxony, John Frederick, was captured by Charles, 24 April, 1547. 5. Dr. Thirlby, the English envoy with the Emperor. Previous Table of contents Next.
4 days ago · The King being thus resolved, sends Post unto the Elector of Saxony, to inform him of his purposes, and to lay the Plot for their Uniting.
3 days ago · Friedrich the Wise, Elector of Saxony [left wing of the triptych] Hamburger Kunsthalle: 153: 212: Johann the Steadfast, Elector of Saxony [central panel of the triptych]
