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Electoral Saxony left the direct fighting provisionally with the armistice of 1645 and permanently through a 1646 treaty with Sweden. After the conclusion on 23 October 1648 of the Peace of Westphalia that ended the Thirty Years' War, Swedish troops were slow in leaving Electoral Saxony. Only after payment of a stipulated tribute of 276,600 ...
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Sep 28, 2011 · In the Electorate of Saxony, the Estates essentially comprised two bodies, the nobility and the cities, with spiritual foundations and universities playing a minor role. The Landschaft, the parliament of the Estates, had an extraordinarily complex protocol, proceedings between the various groups usually being conducted in writing.
- Ulrich Siegel
- 1997
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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. Quick Facts Saxonia Electoralis (Latin)Kurfürstentum Sachsen (German), Status ...
Auf dem Weg zur Kurfürstenmacht (The Rise of Electoral Power in Saxony) Occasioned by the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017, the new permanent exhibition in Dresden’s Residenzschloss (Royal Palace) presents the princely and ecclesiastical protagonists of the Reformation period in Saxony. Visitors do not need to be experts in ...
- Taschenberg 2, Dresden, 01067
Oct 31, 2015 · The town of Wittenberg (c. 1536), a tiny mud-cottage town in east Germany that served as the capital of Electoral Saxony. A 1522 printed copy of Luther’s 95 theses. Had Luther ever done this before—nail a set of theses to the Wittenberg door? If so, did previous attempts have any impact?
Mar 3, 2017 · Situated within Electoral Saxony, Wittenberg was ruled by the Ernestine branch of the Wettin dynasty and had recently acquired a university. When Luther arrived, the town was being rebuilt by its ruler, Elector Frederick the Wise, who was determined to transform it into a centre of political and cultural power.
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. It was centered around the cities of Dresden, Leipzig and Chemnitz. In the Golden Bull of 1356, Emperor Charles IV designated the Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg an electorate, a territory ...
