Resultado de búsqueda
Agnes was a daughter of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, and his first wife, Christine of Saxony. She married Maurice, Duke (and later Elector) of Saxony, on 9 January 1541. From this marriage, she had two children: Anna of Saxony (23 December 1544 – 18 December 1577) and Albert (28 November 1545 – 12 April 1546).
When August died in 1586, Christian I succeeded him as the Elector of Saxony and rejected his father's orthodoxy; Christian I was a committed Philippist and his chancellor Nikolaus Krell introduced a Philippist bible in 1589, despite mounting popular opposition. An alcoholic and gambling addict, Christian I allowed Krell to dominate his court.
Duke of Saxony and later Elector of Saxony (1521-1553) ... Maurice, Elector of Saxony. ... Wikipedia (28 entries)
Margarete, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg. House. House of Wettin. Father. Frederick II, Elector of Saxony. Mother. Margaret of Austria-Styria. Ernest (24 March 1441 – 26 August 1486), known as Ernst in German, was Elector of Saxony from 1464 to 1486. Ernst was the founder and progenitor of the Ernestine line of Saxon princes.
Anna of Saxony (1544–1577), was the daughter of Maurice, Elector of Saxony and wife of William the Silent. Anna of Saxony may also refer to: Anna of Saxe-Wittenberg (died 1327) [ ru], daughter of Albert II, Duke of Saxony, wife of Henry II, Lord of Mecklenburg. Anna of Meissen [ it] (died 1395), Duchess of Saxe-Wittenberg as wife of Rudolf ...
21 de dic. de 2023 · When the heiress Princess Anna of Saxony from the House of Wettin married William (Willem) the Silent, Prince of Orange on 25th August 1561 she couldn't have known that she was on the path towards her cruel demise. Born on 23rd December 1544 to Maurice, Elector of Saxony and his wife Agnes of Hesse, she was the couple's only surviving child.
Maurice was Duke (1541–47) and later Elector (1547–53) of Saxony. His clever manipulation of alliances and disputes gained the Albertine branch of the Wettin dynasty extensive lands and the electoral dignity.
