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- 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.
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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. Biography. Monument to John George in Johanngeorgstadt. Born in Dresden, John George was the second son of the Elector Christian I and Sophie of Brandenburg. [2] .
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.
Oct 29, 2022 · Birthplace: Dresden, Sachsen, Deutschland (HRR) Death: October 08, 1656 (71) Dresden, Sachsen, Deutschland (Germany) Place of Burial: Dresden, Sachsen, Deutschland (HRR) Immediate Family: Son of Christian I, Kurfürst von Sachsen and Sophie von Hohenzollern, Kurfürstin zu Sachsen.
JOHN GEORGE I. (1585–1656), elector of Saxony, second son of the elector Christian I., was born on the 5th of March 1585, succeeding to the electorate in June 1611 on the death of his elder brother, Christian II.
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.
[Last update: 2020/06/07] "John George I (German: Johann Georg I.) (5 March 1585 – 8 October 1656) was Elector of Saxony from 1611 to 1656." - (en.wikipedia.org 07.06.2020)
Elector of Saxony, succeeded to the throne after the death of his brother Christian II in 1611.
