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Engraving of John George I, Elector of Saxony. Anselm van Hulle Engraving, Cornelis Danckaerts Historis, 1642. John George succeeded to the electorate on 23 June 1611 on the death of his elder brother, Christian II.
Article History. Born: March 5, 1585, Dresden, Saxony. Died: Oct. 18, 1656, Dresden (aged 71) House / Dynasty: Wettin dynasty.
John George died twenty-three days later, on 27 April. He was buried in the Freiberg Cathedral . Because he died without legitimate issue—Electress Eleonore suffered two miscarriages during their marriage, in August 1692 and February 1693—he was succeeded as elector by his brother Frederick Augustus I (king of Poland as Augustus II of Poland ).
John George I (5 March 1585 – 8 October 1656) was Elector of Saxony from 1611 to 1656. He led Saxony through the Thirty Years' War, which dominated his 45-year reign.
Also known as. Johann Georg I, Elector of Saxony. primary name: primary name: Johann Georg I. other name: other name: (Elector of) Saxony. other name: other name: (Kurfürst von) Sachsen. other name: other name: John George I.
May 27, 2024 · Last Updated: May 27, 2024 • Article History. Born: May 31, 1613, Dresden, Saxony. Died: Aug. 22, 1680, Freiberg, Saxony (aged 67) House / Dynasty: Wettin dynasty. John George II (born May 31, 1613, Dresden, Saxony—died Aug. 22, 1680, Freiberg, Saxony) was the elector of Saxony (1657–80), under whom Dresden became the musical centre of Germany.
views 3,509,936 updated. John George, 1585–1656, elector of Saxony (1611–56). A drunkard, he nonetheless ruled the leading German Protestant state during the Thirty Years War. He vacillated in his policy between support of the Holy Roman Empire against the Lutheran princes and aid to his fellow Lutherans.
