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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. In the Golden Bull of 1356, Emperor Charles IV designated the Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg an ...
Jun 16, 2015 · The Elector, Frederick III of Saxony, called the Wise (1463-1525), was one of the most prominent of the German princes of the 16 th. century. Under his rule, Saxony experienced a period of peace and prosperity as well as far-reaching social changes, which were caused by the work of Martin Luther and the Reformation.
May 1, 2024 · Frederick III was the elector of Saxony who worked for constitutional reform of the Holy Roman Empire and protected Martin Luther after Luther was placed under the imperial ban in 1521. Succeeding his father, the elector Ernest, in 1486, Frederick allied himself with Berthold, archbishop of.
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The Saxon elector was considered “imperial vicar,” which meant Frederick functionally served as king after the death of Maximilian until a successor was elected. He was also considered a favorite to take the crown.
He became elector of Saxony on his father’s death (1733). As a candidate for the Polish crown, he secured the support of the emperor Charles VI by assenting to the Pragmatic Sanction of 1713, designed to preserve the integrity of the Habsburg inheritance, and that of the Russian empress Anna by supporting Russia’s claim to Courland .
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House of Wettin. Father. Frederick II, Elector of Saxony. Mother. Margaret of Austria-Styria. Ernest (24 March 1441 – 26 August 1486), known as Ernst in German, was Elector of Saxony from 1464 to 1486. Ernst was the founder and progenitor of the Ernestine line of Saxon princes. [1]
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Title: Portrait of Augustus II, Elector of Saxony, King of Poland, and Grand Duke of Lithuania. Enameler: Attributed to Georg Friedrich Dinglinger (German, 1666–1720) Date: after ca. 1712–20. Culture: German, Dresden. Medium: Enamel on copper; silver partially gilt frame set with diamonds, emeralds, and fresh-water-pearls
