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May 20, 2024 · 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.
May 8, 2024 · Maurice was Duke and later Elector of Saxony. His clever manipulation of alliances and disputes gained the Albertine branch of the Wettin dynasty extensive lands and the electoral dignity. Maurice, Elector of Saxony was born on March 21, 1521, in Freiberg, Saxony, Germany.
5 days ago · While Frederick completed his conquest of Silesia, a French force under Maurice de Saxe took Prague on 26 November 1741, allowing the Bavarian elector, Charles Albert, to be crowned King of Bohemia.
May 26, 2024 · In the 18th century, Konigstein reached its heyday under the rule of Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland. The "Sun King" of Saxony hosted lavish banquets and hunts at the fortress, using it as an impregnable strongbox for the crown jewels and state treasury.
May 21, 2024 · Auf dem Weg zur Kurfürstenmacht (The Rise of Electoral Power in Saxony) Occasioned by the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017, the new permanent exhibition in Dresden’s Residenzschloss (Royal Palace) presents the princely and ecclesiastical protagonists of the Reformation period in Saxony.
- Taschenberg 2, Dresden, 01067
May 23, 2024 · Download stock image of “Maurice, Elector of Saxony (1521–1553). Illustration for Weltgeschichte Fur Das Volk by Otto von Corvin and Wilhelm Held (Verlag und Druck von Otto Spamer, 1880).” from the Look and Learn History Picture Archive.
1 day ago · As it had not accepted the Augsburg Interim decree (1548), the city, by the emperor's commands, was besieged (1550–1551) by Maurice, Elector of Saxony, but it retained its independence. The rule of the archbishop was replaced by that of various administrators belonging to Protestant dynasties.
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