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- John George died at Freiberg on the 22nd of August 1680.
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John George succeeded to the electorate on 23 June 1611 on the death of his elder brother, Christian II. The geographical position of the Electorate of Saxony rather than her high standing among the German Protestants gave her ruler much importance during the Thirty Years' War.
Died: Oct. 18, 1656, Dresden (aged 71) House / Dynasty: Wettin dynasty. John George I of Saxony (born March 5, 1585, Dresden, Saxony—died Oct. 18, 1656, Dresden) was the elector of Saxony from 1611, and the “foremost Lutheran prince” of Germany, whose policies lost for Saxony opportunities for ascendancy and territorial expansion.
After the Peace of Westphalia, which with regard to Saxony did little more than confirm the treaty of Prague, John George died on 8 October 1656. Assessment Although not without political acumen, John George was not a great ruler; his character appears to have been harsh and unlovely, and he was addicted to drink and other diversions such as ...
John George died at Freiberg on the 22nd of August 1680. John George III. (1647–1691), elector of Saxony, the only son of John George II., was born on the 20th of June 1647. He forsook the vacillating foreign policy of his father and in June 1683 joined an alliance against France.
After the peace of Westphalia, which with regard to Saxony did little more than confirm the treaty of Prague, John George died on the 8th of October 1656. Although not without political acumen, he was not a great ruler; his character appears to have been harsh and unlovely, and he was addicted to drink.
John George succeeded his father as elector when he died, on 12 September 1691. At the beginning of his reign his chief adviser was Hans Adam von Schöning , who counselled a union between Saxony and Brandenburg and a more independent attitude towards the emperor.
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 ...
