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  1. 5 days ago · Today the Church commemorates Frederick the Wise, Christian Ruler. He was the Prince-elector of Saxony, and is most remembered for sheltering Martin Luther, who was under threat of execution by the Holy Roman Emperor. Frederick was born in Torgau to Ernest, Elector of Saxony, whom Frederick succeeded as elector in 1486.

  2. 4 days ago · Today, we commemorate Frederick the Wise, the Elector of Saxony, the prince of the German states. It seems odd for the church to remember a prince, Christian or not. In 1502, he founded the University in Wittenberg, with two of its earliest professors well known to you: Martin Luther and Philip Melanchthon.

  3. 3 days ago · Elector of Saxony: Anna Sophie of Denmark 1647–1717: Frederica Amalia of Denmark 1649–1704: Christian Albert 1641–1695 Duke of Holstein-Gottorp: Wilhelmine Ernestine of Denmark 1650–1706: Charles II 1651–1685 Elector Palatine: George 1653–1708 Duke of Cumberland: Anne 1665–1714 Queen of Great Britain: Frederick Louis 1653–1728

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  5. 3 days ago · Biography. As a child, Elizabeth had a close relation with her brother, the future Christian II of Denmark.She was able to read and write in both Danish and German. On 10 April 1502 she married Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg, in a double wedding alongside her uncle, the future Frederick I of Denmark, and her sister-in-law Anna of Brandenburg.

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › SaxonySaxony - Wikipedia

    1 day ago · The Elector Frederick Augustus III accordingly became King Frederick Augustus I of Saxony. Frederick Augustus remained loyal to Napoleon during the wars that swept Europe in the following years; he was taken prisoner and his territories were declared forfeit by the allies in 1813, after the defeat of Napoleon.

  7. 3 days ago · Frederick III, Elector of Saxony was born on January 17, 1463, in Torgau, Saxony, Germany. His birth geographical coordinates are 51° 33’ 37” North latitude and 12° 59’ 46” East longitude. Frederick III, Elector of Saxony passed away at the age of 62 in 1525.

  8. 5 days ago · Saxony. Saxony, Land (state), eastern Germany. Poland lies to the east of Saxony, and the Czech Republic lies to the south. Saxony also borders the German states of Saxony-Anhalt to the northwest, Brandenburg to the north, Bavaria to the southwest, and Thuringia to the west. The capital is Dresden. Area 7,109 square miles (18,413 square km).

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