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1. • • John Frederick (II) (born Jan. 8, 1529, Torgau, Saxony—died May 9, 1595, Steyr, Austria) was an Ernestine duke of Saxony, or Saxe-Coburg-Eisenach, whose attempts to regain the electoral dignity, lost by his father to the rival Albertine branch of the House of Wettin, led to his capture and incarceration until his death.
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   • In 1697 Elector Frederick Augustus I (reigned 1694–1733) became king of Poland (as Augustus II ), initiating an economically draining bond between Saxony and the declining Polish kingdom that lasted until 1768. Special 30% offer for students! Finish the semester strong with Britannica. Napoleon conquered Saxony in 1806 and made it a kingdom.

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   When did Saxony become a German king?

   • In the late 8th century the Saxons were conquered and Christianized by the Frankish ruler Charlemagne. In 843 Saxony became part of the East Frankish, or German, kingdom. By the early 10th century Saxony had emerged as a hereditary duchy under the Liudolfing dynasty, and in 919 Duke Henry of Saxony was elected German king.

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   • Prussia acquired Wittenberg, Torgau, northern Thuringia, and most of Lusatia, which became the Prussian province of Saxony; the truncated kingdom of Saxony became a member of the German Confederation. As a result of uprisings in 1830, a constitution was granted in the kingdom in 1831.

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   2 days ago · To stop Joseph II's attempts to acquire Bavaria, Frederick enlisted the help of the Electors of Hanover and Saxony along with several other minor German princes.

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   1 day ago · If he joined the French against the British in the hope of annexing Hanover, he might fall victim to an Austro-Russian attack. The hereditary elector of Saxony, Frederick Augustus II, was also elective King of Poland as Augustus III, but the two territories were physically separated by Brandenburg and Silesia. Neither state could pose as a ...

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   5 days ago · In 1697 Elector Frederick Augustus I (reigned 1694–1733) became king of Poland (as Augustus II), initiating an economically draining bond between Saxony and the declining Polish kingdom that lasted until 1768.

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   3 days ago · In exchange for allowing Frederick II to annex Silesia, Maria Theresa won the right to be recognized as Empress and for her husband to be recognized as emperor consort. They had been crowned as such on Sept. 13, 1745.

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   5 days ago · The Prince Palatine, Frederick’s son, was given a new, eighth electoral vote. The Palatinate was divided between the re-established Elector Palatine Charles Louis (son and heir of Frederick V) and Elector-Duke Maximilian of Bavaria, and thus between the Protestants and Catholics.

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    1 day ago · See also Charles Louis, Frederick IV and Frederick V, electors Palatine of the Rhine -, George William, margrave of Brandenburg -, John Frederick I and John George, dukes of Saxony -, Maximilian duke of Bavaria -, Maurice, duke of Saxony -, Sotern, Philip Christopher von archbishop of Treves -, Wambold, Anselm Casimir von archbishop of Mainz.

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    3 days ago · The Commissioners of Customs to cause all civility and despatch to be used in delivering the baggage of Mr. Loss, who is coming minister here from the Elector of Saxony. A petition of Mary Petre to be admitted to a, post entry of six half pieces of cambric seized at the Custom House for being short entered, referred to the Customs Commissioners,