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5 days ago · Despite the edict, Luther was clandestinely protected by Frederick the Wise, Elector of Saxony, who had Luther taken to Wartburg Castle for his safety.During his stay at Wartburg, Luther translated the New Testament into German, further spreading his reformist ideas among the German-speaking populace and making the scriptures more accessible to the laity.
4 days ago · In the 18th century, Konigstein reached its heyday under the rule of Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland. The "Sun King" of Saxony hosted lavish banquets and hunts at the fortress, using it as an impregnable strongbox for the crown jewels and state treasury.
2 days ago · Bach's final works from his Leipzig period are, beyond doubt, his greatest. He composed the Kyrie and Gloria that would later form part of the great Mass in B minor and presented it to the King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania and Elector of Saxony in 1733. Later, the remaining movements of the mass were added and today it is regarded as the ...
2 days ago · Dresden is the traditional capital of Saxony and the third largest city in eastern Germany after Berlin and Leipzig. It lies in the broad basin of the Elbe River between Meissen and Pirna, 19 miles (30 km) north of the Czech border and 100 miles (160 km) south of Berlin. Sheltering hills north and south of the Elbe valley contribute to the mild ...
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4 days ago · source: Wikipedia. King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria. King Maximilian I Joseph was the first King of Bavaria, reigning from 1806 until his death in 1825. He was born on May 27, 1756, in Schwetzingen, Electorate of the Palatine, now in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, the son of Friedrich Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld and ...
4 days ago · And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.”. – John F. Kennedy. “The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.”. – Albert Einstein. “Don’t go through life, grow through life.”. – Eric Butterworth. “To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.”.
3 days ago · Quotes from famous people. “Sometimes the road less traveled is less traveled for a reason.” —Jerry Seinfeld. “Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight.” —Phyllis Diller. “Misers are no fun to live with, but they make great ancestors.” —Tom Snyder. “Happiness is good health and a bad memory.” —Ingrid Bergman.
