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May 1, 2024 · Regency of John George II, Elector of Saxony (1669-1672) Son of Frederick William II. Died as a minor. His lands were divided between Saxe-Gotha and Saxe-Weimar. Frederick William III: 12 July 1657: 1669–1672: 14 April 1672: Ernestine Saxe-Altenburg: Unmarried: Saxe-Altenburg merged in Saxe-Gotha to form Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg: Frederick I: 15 ...
May 1, 2024 · Malcolm IV of Scotland. "~ Martel " ( Old French, "The Hammer"): Charles Martel of the Franks. Geoffrey II of Anjou. Geoffrey IV of Anjou. "~ the Man": John II of Portugal ( Spanish: Juan el Hombre, a nickname given to him by Isabella of Castile) "~ the Martyr": Edward the Martyr of England. King Charles I of England.
Apr 23, 2024 · John George IV (born Oct. 18, 1668, Dresden, Saxony—died April 27, 1694, Dresden) was the elector of Saxony (1691–94). At the beginning of his reign his chief adviser was Hans Adam von Schöning (1641–96), who counselled a union between Saxony and Brandenburg and a more independent attitude toward the emperor Leopold I.
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4 days ago · John George III 1647–1691 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 ...
May 2, 2024 · She was the widow of John George II, who died in 1680. Their son is now Elector of Saxony as John George III. Pictured: Magdalene Sybille of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1612-1687), Electress of Saxony from 1656 to 1680 as the consort of John George II.
May 1, 2024 · Frederick III (born Jan. 17, 1463, Torgau, Saxony—died May 5, 1525, Lochau, near Torgau) was the elector of Saxony who worked for constitutional reform of the Holy Roman Empire and protected Martin Luther after Luther was placed under the imperial ban in 1521. Succeeding his father, the elector Ernest, in 1486, Frederick allied himself with ...
Apr 22, 2024 · The battle of Mühlberg (24 April, 1547) decided the issue in favour of the emperor in the north. The Elector John Frederick of Saxony was captured, and shortly after the Landgrave Philip of Hesse was also forced to submit. The conditions of peace included the transfer of the electoral dignity from the former to his cousin Maurice, the ...
