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Augustus was on a visit to Denmark when by Maurice's death in July 1553 he became elector of Saxony. Elector of Saxony Augustus as depicted on a 1568 thaler, minted in Dresden. The first care of the new elector was to come to terms with John Frederick, and to strengthen his own hold upon the electoral position.
Battle of Mühlberg 1547 and imprisonment of Elector John Frederick I of Saxony. Painting from 1630, German Historical Museum , Berlin When the Schmalkaldic War broke out in 1546, he marched to the south at the head of his troops, but the unexpected invasion of his country by his cousin Duke Maurice compelled him to return.
Portrait of Prince-Elector Maurice of Saxony (1521–1553), in armour (by Lucas Cranach the Younger) - Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden.jpg 1,232 × 1,600; 1.48 MB. Kurfürst Moritz 1541 1547 1553.jpg 1,070 × 1,087; 268 KB. 20091020330DR Meißen Gemälde Mauritius Churfürst zu Sachsen.jpg 1,805 × 2,262; 4.47 MB.
See also Maurice, Elector of Saxony on Wikipedia; and our 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica disclaimer . MAURICE (1521–1553), elector of Saxony, elder son of Henry, duke of Saxony, belonging to the Albertine branch of the Wettin family, was born at Freiberg on the 21st of March 1521. In January 1541 he married Agnes, daughter of Philip, landgrave ...
Maurice (21 March 1521 – 9 July 1553) 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. Maurice was the fourth child but first son of the future Henry IV, Duke of Saxony, then a Catholic, and his Protestant wife Catherine of Mecklenburg ...
House of Wettin. Father. Christian I, Elector of Saxony. Mother. Sophie of Brandenburg. Religion. Lutheran. John George I (5 March 1585 – 8 October 1656) was Elector of Saxony from 1611 to 1656. He led Saxony through the Thirty Years' War, which dominated his 45-year reign.
The grave of Frederick I of Saxony, Princes Chapel, Meissen Cathedral Portal to the Princes Chapel, Meissen Cathedral. Frederick I, the Belligerent or the Warlike (German: Friedrich der Streitbare; 11 April 1370 – 4 January 1428), a member of the House of Wettin, ruled as Margrave of Meissen from 1407 and Elector of Saxony (as Frederick I) from 1423 until his death.
