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John George IV (18 October 1668 in Dresden – 27 April 1694 in Dresden) was Elector of Saxony from 1691 to 1694. He belonged to the Albertine branch of the House of Wettin and was the eldest son of John George III, Elector of Saxony and Anna Sophie of Denmark.
Apr 30, 2022 · Death: April 27, 1694 (25) Dresden, Sachsen, Deutschland (HRR) (died of smallpox) Immediate Family: Son of John George III, Elector of Saxony and Anna Sophie Oldenburg, Kurfürstin zu Sachsen. Husband of Princess Eleonore Erdmuthe of Saxe-Eisenach. Partner of Magdalena Sibylla von Rochlitz, Reichsgräfin.
- Dresden, Sachsen
- Dresden, Sachsen, Deutschland (HRR)
- October 18, 1668
- Kurfürst von Sachsen (1680-1684)
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Apr 23, 2024 · House / Dynasty: Wettin dynasty. John George IV (born Oct. 18, 1668, Dresden, Saxony—died April 27, 1694, Dresden) was the elector of Saxony (1691–94). At the beginning of his reign his chief adviser was Hans Adam von Schöning (1641–96), who counselled a union between Saxony and Brandenburg and a more independent attitude toward the ...
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Stories followed that John George’s fall had unhinged his mind, but John George had had violent tantrums since his youth. In the autumn of 1692, Sibylle was pregnant, and it was probably John George’s child.
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JOHN GEORGE IV. (1668-1694), elector of Saxony, was born on the 18th of October 1668. (1668-1694), elector of Saxony, was born on the 18th of October 1668. At the beginning of his reign his chief adviser was Hans Adam von Scheming (1641-1696), who counselled a union between Saxony and Brandenburg and a more independent attitude towards the emperor.
Born in Meissen, John was the fifth of the seven children of Ernest, Elector of Saxony and Elisabeth of Bavaria. From 1486 onward he was the heir presumptive of his childless brother Frederick the Wise. John received a part of the paternal inheritance and afterwards assisted his kinsman, Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, in
