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5 days ago · However, these three nephews divided the land with him. Albert II retained Saxe-Wittenberg, and became the head of the Elder Saxon Line; Albert III, Eric I and John II ruled together in Saxe-Lauenburg, becoming the founders of the Younger Saxon Line. 1296–1298. Saxe-Wittenberg. John I.
17 hours ago · Scholars have concentrated on Luther’s interactions with the elector of Saxony Frederick III, “the Wise” (1463–1525, r. 1486–1525), during the early Reformation. Less scholarly attention has been paid to the relationship between Luther and the electors of Saxony during the reign of Frederick’s brother John the Steadfast (1468–1532 ...
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May 1, 2024 · Frederick Augustus I (born Dec. 23, 1750, Dresden, Saxony—died May 5, 1827, Dresden) was the first king of Saxony and duke of Warsaw, who became one of Napoleon’s most loyal allies and lost much of his kingdom to Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. Succeeding his father in 1763 as the elector Frederick Augustus III, he brought order and ...
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2 days ago · Regencies of Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg and Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse (1543–1548), John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (1543–1547) and Maurice, Elector of Saxony (1547–1548) In 1557, reunited Kulmbach to Ansbach once more. Left no descendants, and the Margraviates passed to sons of the Elector John George.
May 9, 2024 · king of Poland and elector of Saxony. Also known as: August Friedrich, August II Wettin, August Mocny, August der Starke, Augustus Frederick, Augustus the Strong, Frederick Augustus I. Written and fact-checked by. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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May 6, 2024 · He also wrote five so called Lutheran Masses, which have fewer parts for use in Protestant services. His Mass in B Minor seems to have been inspired, at least in part, by Palestrina’s Missa sine nomine. The Mass was begun in 1733 in order to gain favor with the Catholic Elector of Saxony, Augustus III.
5 days ago · John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (German: Johann Friedrich der Großmütige) Otto Henry, Elector Palatine (German: Ottheinrich der Großmütige) King John V of Portugal (Portuguese: João o Magnânimo) Landgrave Philipp I of Hesse; King Ladislaus of Naples; Inca Roca (Quechua: Inka Roq'a) Charles II of Alençon (French: Charles le Magnanime)
