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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.
- House of Wettin, Albertine Branch
- Agnes of Hesse
Maurice ( Moritz von Sachsen ), Duke, 1541-1553 and later Elector of Saxony, 1547-1553, was born 21 March 1521, the son of Duke Heinrich IV the Pious, who introduced the Reformation in Albertine Saxony, and Katharina of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (d. 1561).
Legacy. Ancestry. References. External links. Maurice de Saxe. Maurice, Count of Saxony ( German: Hermann Moritz von Sachsen, French: Maurice de Saxe; 28 October 1696 – 20 November 1750) was a notable soldier, officer and a famed military commander of the 18th century.
- Johanna Viktoria von Loeben
- Maria Aurora of Königsmarck
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MAURICE (1521–1553), 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.
Martin Luther and the Saxon Electors | Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Religion. Marjorie Elizabeth Plummer. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780199340378.013.270. Published online: 29 March 2017. Summary. Although born in the territory of the Counts of Mansfield, Luther’s connection to Saxony began early.
Maurice, Elector of Saxony primary name: Maurice of Saxony ... (1541-53) and later elector (1547-53) of Saxony. Married 1541 Agnes, daughter of Philip I of Hesse.
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.
