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House of Wettin. Father. Ernest, Elector of Saxony. Mother. Elisabeth of Bavaria. Ernest II of Saxony (26 or 27 June 1464 – 3 August 1513 in Halle) held two episcopal titles: Archbishop of Magdeburg (from 1476 until his death); Administrator of the Diocese of Halberstadt (from 1480 until his death).
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References. Sources. External links. Augustus, Elector of Saxony. Augustus (31 July 1526 – 11 February 1586) was Elector of Saxony from 1553 to 1586. First years. Augustus was born in Freiberg, the youngest child and third (but second surviving) son of Henry IV, Duke of Saxony, and Catherine of Mecklenburg.
- House of Wettin, Albertine Line
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Electors of Saxony. Kings of Saxony. Heads of the Albertine Branch of the House of Wettin (since 1918) References. Other websites. List of rulers of Saxony. Coat of arms of Saxony used since the accession of the House of Ascania to dukedom in 1180, comprising the Ascanian crest with an added bendwise crancelin indicating the Saxon ducal rank.
Signature. Frederick III (17 January 1463 – 5 May 1525), also known as Frederick the Wise (German: Friedrich der Weise ), was Prince-elector of Saxony from 1486 to 1525, who is mostly remembered for the protection given to his subject Martin Luther, the seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation. Frederick was the son of Ernest, Elector of ...
