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The Prussians invaded Saxony on August 29th, 1756, marking the beginning of the Seven Years War of 1756-63. Frederick the Great. At his accession in 1740 Frederick the Great of Prussia launched a struggle with Austria for the mastery of Germany which was not settled for another hundred years. Highly intelligent and cultivated, he had the ...
Frederick the Wise, Elector of Saxony (1463-1525), the subject of this print, was one of Dürer's earliest significant patrons. The print was done a year before the death of Frederick and is based on a silverpoint drawing made by Dürer now in the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris.
4 de oct. de 2023 · Augustus II, King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania Rules Without a Queen. Frederick Augustus' conversion caused dissent among the people of Saxony, but it won him his prize in the Catholic Commonwealth of Poland-Lithuania as King Augustus II. Christiane never travelled to Poland or Lithuania, and she was not accorded a ceremonial crowning.
Sam Wellman's Frederick the Wise unlocks German research to make available in English, for the first time, a full-length story of Frederick III of Saxony. The fascinating biographical journey reveals why this noteworthy elector risked his realm of Saxony to protect the fiery monk Martin Luther and the developing reforms of the Church.
Title: Frederick the Wise, Elector of Saxony. Artist: Albrecht Dürer (German, Nuremberg 1471–1528 Nuremberg) Sitter: Portrait of Frederick the Wise, Elector of Saxony. Date: 1524. Medium: Engraving. Dimensions: Sheet: 7 1/2 × 4 15/16 in. (19.1 × 12.5 cm) Classification: Prints. Credit Line: George Khuner Collection, Bequest of Marianne ...
Frederick III, also known as Frederick the Wise, was Elector of Saxony from 1486 to 1525, who is mostly remembered for the worldly protection of his subject Martin Luther. Frederick was the son of Ernest, Elector of Saxony and his wife Elisabeth, daughter of Albert III, Duke of Bavaria. He is notable as being one of the most powerful early ...
Frederick Christian (German: Friedrich Christian; 5 September 1722 – 17 December 1763) was the Prince-Elector of Saxony for 73 days in 1763. He was a member of the House of Wettin . He was the third but eldest surviving son of Frederick Augustus II , Prince-Elector of Saxony and King of Poland , by his wife, Maria Josepha of Austria .
