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Sep 16, 2022 · John George I, Elector of Saxony. Deutsch: Kurfürst Johann Georg I. von Sachsen (* 5. März 1585 in Dresden; † 8. Oktober 1656 ebenda) war ein Fürst aus dem Hause Wettin (albertinische Linie). Er war der zweite Sohn des Kurfürsten von Sachsen Christian I. und folgte seinem kinderlosen Bruder Christian II. am 23.
These halberds of characteristic shape, with elegantly S-shaped axe blade, long tapering spike with sharp mid-ridge, and fleur-de-lis shaped beak, were made for the Trabantenleibgarde (palace and bodyguard) of the Prince Elector Christian I of Saxony (1586–91).
Oct 9, 2022 · Christian II, Elector of Saxony John George I, Elector of Saxony Sophie, Duchess of Pomerania Prince Augustus Dorothea, Abbess of Quedlinburg: House: House of Wettin: Father Augustus I, Elector of Saxony: Mother Anna of Denmark: Born 29 October 1560 Dresden: Died 25 September 1591 (aged 30) Dresden
Anne of Denmark ( Danish and German: Anna; Haderslev, 22 November 1532 – Dresden, 1 October 1585) was a Danish princess from the House of Oldenburg. Through her marriage with Augustus of Saxony she became Electress of Saxony. She was renowned for her knowledge of plants and her skill in the preparation of herbal remedies, and contributed to ...
In Dresden, on September 12, 1602, Christian married Hedwig, daughter of the King Frederick II of Denmark. This marriage was childless. He died in Dresden in 1611. Having left no issue, on his death his brother John George succeeded him as Elector. Christian II of Saxony was Elector of Saxony from 1591 to 1611.
This is one of a set of twelve matching armors for use in foot combat commissioned in 1591 by Sophie of Brandenburg as a Christmas gift for her husband, Christian I (reigned 1586–91). These armors are among the last commissions of Anton Peffenhauser, the leading Augsburg armorer during the second half of the sixteenth century.
The grave of Frederick I of Saxony, Princes Chapel, Meissen Cathedral Portal to the Princes Chapel, Meissen Cathedral. Frederick I, the Belligerent or the Warlike (German: Friedrich der Streitbare; 11 April 1370 – 4 January 1428), a member of the House of Wettin, ruled as Margrave of Meissen from 1407 and Elector of Saxony (as Frederick I) from 1423 until his death.
