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Christian I, Elector of Saxony. Mother. Sophie of Brandenburg. Religion. Lutheran. Christian II of Saxony (23 September 1583 – 23 June 1611) [1] was Elector of Saxony from 1591 to 1611. [2] He was born in Dresden, the eldest son of Christian I, Elector of Saxony and Sophie of Brandenburg.
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Frederick Augustus II (1797 –1854) King of Saxony
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Added: Apr 19, 2009. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 36064400. Source citation. He was the eldest son of Christian I of Saxony and Sophie of Brandenburg and Elector of Saxony from 1591 to 1611. Christian succeeded his father as Elector of Saxony in 1591 at the age of eight. Because of his youth, his kinsman, Duke Frederick Wilhelm I of Saxe-Weimar ...
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Scholars have concentrated on Luther’s interactions with the elector of Saxony Frederick III, “the Wise” (1463–1525, r. 1486–1525), during the early Reformation. Less scholarly attention has been paid to the relationship between Luther and the electors of Saxony during the reign of Frederick’s brother John the Steadfast (1468–1532 ...
Parents: Friedrich Christian, Elector of Saxony and Maria Antonia of Bavaria Married: January 17, 1769, to Countess Palatine Amalie of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld Children: – Princess Maria Augusta (1782) Reign: January 1, 1806 – May 5, 1827 * Friedrich August III, Elector, became the first King of Saxony as Friedrich August I. Died: May 5 ...
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 ...
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.
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