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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. He consequently belonged to the Albertine branch of the House of Wettin.
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Jul 27, 2024 · Augustus was the elector of Saxony and leader of Protestant Germany who, by reconciling his fellow Lutherans with the Roman Catholic Habsburg Holy Roman emperors, helped bring the initial belligerency of the Reformation in Germany to an end.
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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 1806 The Elector of Saxony became King of an independent Kingdom of Saxony. For the Kings that followed the electors, see below the Kingdom of Saxony . To continue the list of the multiple duchies that were contemporaries of this kingdom, follow this table.
NameReignNotes838 – 840Comes et marchio850 – 12 March 864 or 866Comes et marchio12 March 864 or 866 – 2 February 880Comes et marchio2 February 880 – 30 November 912first Duke of the Younger stem duchyElector Augustus I of Saxony, 1526-1586 (reigned 1553-1586) Augustus was born into the Wettin dynasty of Saxony, a family that had protected Martin Luther and nurtured the Protestant Reformation.
Johann Georg I (1585-1656) Elector of Saxony. Married firstly Sibylle Elisabeth of Württemberg (1584 - 1606) daughter of Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg and secondly Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia (1586 – 1659) daughter of Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia. See Cadets for further junior descendants.
Augustus (31 July 152611 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. He consequently belonged to the Albertine branch of the House of Wettin.
