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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. He belonged to the Albertine branch of the House of Wettin.
- Christian I, Elector of Saxony
Christian I of Saxony (29 October 1560 in Dresden – 25...
- Christian I, Elector of Saxony
Under a guardianship government established for the underaged Christian II (r. 1591–1611), Calvinist movements in Saxony were opposed with violence. Calvinist supporters were removed from all offices, and the houses of wealthy Calvinists were stormed and set on fire.
The electors of Saxony from John the Steadfast onwards were Lutheran until Augustus II of Saxony converted to Catholicism in order to be elected King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania. His descendants (including all Kings of Saxony) have since been Catholic. Old Saxony.
ImageNameReign838 – 840Comes et marchio850 – 12 March 864 or 866Comes et marchio12 March 864 or 866 – 2 February 880Comes et marchio2 February 880 – 30 November 912first Duke of the Younger stem duchyCristián II de Sajonia ( Dresde, 23 de septiembre de 1583- ibidem, 23 de junio de 1611) fue elector de Sajonia y miembro de la Casa de Wettin. 1 . Biografía. Era el hijo mayor del elector Cristián I de Sajonia y de su esposa, Sofía de Brandeburgo. Sucede a su padre como elector de Sajonia en 1591, cuando apenas tenía ocho años.
Frederick III (17 January 1463 – 5 May 1525), also known as Frederick the Wise (German: Friedrich der Weise), was Prince-elector of Saxony from 1486 to 1525, who is mostly remembered for the protection given to his subject Martin Luther, the seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation.
Federico Cristián sucedió a su padre en octubre de 1763 como elector de Sajonia, aunque no como rey de Polonia, donde subió al trono Estanislao II Poniatowski, a raíz de un golpe de Estado instigado por la poderosa familia de los Czartoryski y apoyados por Rusia. Federico no pudo hacer valer sus derechos, pues falleció en diciembre del mismo año.
