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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Maurice,_Elector_of_SaxonyMaurice, Elector of Saxony - Wikipedia

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   Maurice (21 March 1521 – 9 July 1553) was Duke (1541–47) and later Elector (1547–53) of Saxony. His clever manipulation of alliances and disputes gained the Albertine branch of the Wettin dynasty extensive lands and the electoral dignity.

   • Father: Henry IV, Duke of Saxony
   • Mother: Catherine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

   • House: House of Wettin, Albertine Branch
   • Spouse: Agnes of Hesse

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3. www.britannica.com › Maurice-elector-of-SaxonyMaurice | German Protestantism, Lutheranism, Reformation

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   Mar 26, 2024 · Maurice (born March 21, 1521, Freiberg, Saxony—died July 9, 1553, Sievershausen, Saxony) was the duke (1541–53) and later elector (1547–53) of Saxony, whose clever manipulation of alliances and disputes gained the Albertine branch of the Wettin dynasty extensive lands and the electoral dignity.

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4. www.historyfiles.co.uk › KingListsEurope › GermanyKingdoms of Germany - Electorate of Saxony

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   Elector John Frederick is distracted by his cousin, Duke Maurice of the Albertine Saxe-Meissen, invading his lands, and ultimately the league is defeated in the Schmalkaldic War. John is captured and is forced to sign the Capitulation of Wittenberg, losing both his status as an elector and some of his lands to Maurice.

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   Who was Duke Maurice of Saxony?

   • Maurice, (born March 21, 1521, Freiberg, Saxony—died July 9, 1553, Sievershausen, Saxony), duke (1541–53) and later elector (1547–53) of Saxony, whose clever manipulation of alliances and disputes gained the Albertine branch of the Wettin dynasty extensive lands and the electoral dignity. Maurice succeeded his father, Duke Henry of Saxony, in 1541.

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   What was the Electorate of Saxony?

   • 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.

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   What happened to Electoral Saxony?

   • Small parts of Electoral Saxony were bequeathed to his three sons Augustus, Christian and Maurice. The bequests established independent duchies that created a collateral line of the family. The duchies of Saxe-Zeitz, Saxe-Merseburg and Saxe-Weissenfels that were created reverted to Electoral Saxony in 1718, 1738 and 1746 respectively.

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   How big was the Electorate of Saxony in 1805?

   • In 1805 the Electorate of Saxony covered 39,425 square kilometers. At the outbreak of the War of the Fourth Coalition against Napoleon in 1806, the Electorate of Saxony was allied with Prussia. Saxon soldiers fought against the Napoleonic armies in the Battle of Jena.

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6. oxfordre.com › religion › abstractMartin Luther and the Saxon Electors | Oxford Research ...

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   Discussions of Luther’s interaction with these Saxon electors were featured in 16th-century publications and art as well as early histories of the Reformation and of Saxony. Over the course of subsequent centuries, the relationship between Luther and the Ernestine electors has become central to the story of the Reformation and to Saxon history.

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   GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES. MAURICE ( 1 5 21 - 1 553), elector of Saxony, elder son of Henry, duke of Saxony, belonging to the Albertine branch of the Wettin family, was born at Freiberg on the 21st of March 1521. In January 1541 he married Agnes, daughter of Philip, landgrave of Hesse.

8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Electorate_of_SaxonyElectorate of Saxony - Wikipedia

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   Elector Maurice and his successor, his brother Augustus (r. 1553–1586), worked to fill in the gaps. On 13 July 1547 the estates of the realm from the old and new territories were convened in Leipzig for two weeks as state parliament. Elector Maurice succeeded in clearing the way for the recognition of the new faith in the Empire.

9. www.historyofwar.org › articles › people_saxonyMaurice, Duke and Elector of Saxony, 1521-53 - HistoryOfWar.org

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   Maurice, Duke and Elector of Saxony (1521-53) was a German prince best known for betraying the Protestant cause in the 1540s before turning on Charles V at the start of the 1550s and forming an alliance with the French. In 1485 Saxony had been split between the brothers Ernest and Albert.