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28 de ene. de 2022 · Elector John Frederick I of Saxony (l. 1503-1554), portrait by Lucas Cranach the Younger, 1578. Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Dresden
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 ...
In a previous paper which I read some years ago before the Society I declared my intention of discussing the reasons for which Frederick the Great made his famous attack on Saxony in 1756—an attack which roused half Europe against him, and brought him within a hair's-breadth of ruin, but of which he never seems to have repented.
6 de nov. de 2022 · Coat of Arms of Frederick Augustus III of Saxony (Order of Charles III).svg 446 × 770; 13.36 MB. Dresden Schauspielhaus Erinnerungstafel Erbaut 1.JPG 2,576 × 1,932; 2.49 MB. Enemy Activities - Officers - King of Saxony conversing with one of his men who has just received an Iron Cross, and giving final instruction before going into the fray.
Frederick Augustus II (German: Friedrich August II.; 18 May 1797 in Dresden – 9 August 1854 in Brennbüchel, Karrösten, Tyrol) was King of Saxony and a member of the House of Wettin. He was the eldest son of Maximilian, Prince of Saxony – younger son of the Elector Frederick Christian of Saxony – by his first wife, Caroline of Bourbon, Princess of Parma .
1496. Medium. Tempera on canvas. Dimensions. 76 cm × 57 cm (30 in × 22 in) Location. Gemäldegalerie, Berlin. The Portrait of Frederick III of Saxony is a tempera -on-canvas painting by German Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer, executed in 1496. It is housed in the Gemäldegalerie of Berlin, Germany.
In 1756, Saxony joined the coalition of Austria, France and Russia against Prussia. Frederick II of Prussia chose to attack pre-emptively and invaded Saxony in August 1756, precipitating the Seven Years' War. The Prussians quickly defeated Saxony and incorporated the Saxon army into the Prussian army.
