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John George IV. 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 .
Anna Sofia, 1647-1717, princess of Denmark, electress of Saxony, her sons Johann Georg IV - Nationalmuseum - 15544.tif 2,277 × 2,497; 16.3 MB Becherglas Georg IV 1692.JPG 2,221 × 3,339; 3.6 MB Benoeming van Johan Georg IV, keurvorst van Saksen tot ridder van de Kouseband door Willem III, munt uitgedeeld bij schietwedstrijden te Dresden, NG-VG ...
Apr 23, 2024 · John George IV 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 emperor Leopold I.
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Apr 30, 2022 · 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)
House of Wettin. Father. Christian I, Elector of Saxony. Mother. Sophie of Brandenburg. Religion. Lutheran. 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.
1710-1733 (second reign in Poland) Biography. Ruler; in 1694, succeeded his elder brother John George IV as elector of Saxony (Frederick Augustus I). In 1697, crowned king of Poland, as Augustus II; deposed in 1704, but regained the throne in 1710.
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Poland. 1620 Taler - John George I. The Electorate of Saxony, also known as Electoral Saxony ( German: Kurfürstentum Sachsen or Kursachsen ), was a territory of the Holy Roman Empire from 1356–1806. Its territory included the areas around the cities of Dresden, Leipzig and Chemnitz. In the Golden Bull of 1356, Emperor Charles IV designated ...
