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He belonged to the Albertine line of the House of Wettin . Engraving of John George I, Elector of Saxony. Anselm van Hulle. Engraving, Cornelis Danckaerts Historis, 1642. John George succeeded to the electorate on 23 June 1611 on the death of his elder brother, Christian II.
- 23 June 1611 – 8 October 1656
- Christian I, Elector of Saxony
Mar 15, 2024 · John George I of Saxony (born March 5, 1585, Dresden, Saxony—died Oct. 18, 1656, Dresden) was the elector of Saxony from 1611, and the “foremost Lutheran prince” of Germany, whose policies lost for Saxony opportunities for ascendancy and territorial expansion. The leader of the German Lutherans, for most of his life John George proved an ...
Encyclopedias almanacs transcripts and maps. John George. views 2,621,110 updated. John George, 1585–1656, elector of Saxony (1611–56). A drunkard, he nonetheless ruled the leading German Protestant state during the Thirty Years War.
1585-1656. Biography. Elector of Saxony, succeeded to the throne after the death of his brother Christian II in 1611.
Mar 15, 2024 · John George III (born June 20, 1647, Dresden, Saxony [Germany]—died September 12, 1691, Tübingen, Württemberg) was the elector of Saxony (1680–91). He forsook the vacillating foreign policy of his father, John George II, and in June 1683 joined an alliance against France.
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Engraving of John George I, Elector of Saxony. Bust length with short hair, beard, lace collar, armour, and sash. The Elector is pictured between two allegorical figures who hold a wreath above his head. This portrait is printed as the frontispiece to Soteria Serenissimo Saxonum Duci Sacrique Romani Imperii Electori Septemviro Dn.
May 18, 2018 · In 1618 Elector John George I rejected approaches to become king of Bohemia. He continued instead a policy of helping the emperor maintain the empire's constitutional foundation, seeking to preserve his power as elector. As war loomed, John George, an enemy of Calvinism, pledged Saxony's support to the Catholic emperor.