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Christian I of Saxony (29 October 1560 in Dresden – 25 September 1591 in Dresden) was Elector of Saxony from 1586 to 1591. He belonged to the Albertine branch of the House of Wettin . He was the sixth but second surviving son of Augustus, Elector of Saxony and Anna of Denmark .
Christian II, Elector of Saxony. Christian II (23 September 1583 – 23 June 1611) [1] was Elector of Saxony from 1591 to 1611. [2] Early life and background. He was born in Dresden, the eldest son of Christian I, Elector of Saxony and Sophie of Brandenburg, the daughter of John George, Elector of Brandenburg.
The introduction of Calvinism into Electoral Saxony began under Elector Christian I (r. 1586–1591). In time it prevailed over the orthodox Lutheran party, and the new church order was enforced nationwide. With Christian's death in 1591, the situation changed abruptly.
Contents. Christian II. elector of Saxony. Learn about this topic in these articles: alchemy. In alchemy: Modern alchemy. …1603 the elector of Saxony, Christian II, imprisoned and tortured the Scotsman Alexander Seton, who had been traveling about Europe performing well-publicized transmutations.
"Christian I of Saxony (29 October 1560 in Dresden – 25 September 1591 in Dresden) was Elector of Saxony from 1586 to 1591. He belonged to the Albertine line of the House of Wettin. He was the sixth but second surviving son of Elector Augustus of Saxony and Anna of Denmark.
Christian II of Saxony (23 September 1583 – 23 June 1611) was Elector of Saxony from 1591 to 1611. You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in German. (July 2012) Click for important translation instructions. View a machine-translated version of the German article.
Details. individual; ruler; German; Male. Life dates. 1585-1656. Biography. Elector of Saxony, succeeded to the throne after the death of his brother Christian II in 1611. New search.
