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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). He succeeded his father to the duchy in 1541, attained to the electorship after the ...
In 1485 the split into the Ernestine and Albertine branches, splitting Saxony between them. During the Schmalkaldic War the two branches were headed by John Frederick I and Maurice, respectively Elector of Saxony (Ernestine) and Duke of Saxony (Albertine).
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. 1521–1541: Infancy and youth.
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. In that year he became duke of Saxony by his father’s death, and he continued Henry’s ...
Follow @DrJohnRickard. Tweet. 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.
Maurice of Saxony. Born: 21-Mar-1521 Birthplace: Freiburg, Saxony, Germany Died: 9-Jul-1553 Location of death: Sievershausen, Saxony, Germany Cause of death: War. Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: White Occupation: Royalty. Nationality: Germany Executive summary: Elector of Saxony, 1547-53
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.
