Ernest, Elector Of Saxony (1441 at Altenburg-1486) founder of the Ernestine line of Saxon princes, ancestor of Prince Consort. He was kidnapped along with his brother Albert in 1455, an episode famous in German history as the "Prinzenraub" (i. e. the stealing of the prince). In 1464, he succeeded his father Frederick II, and annexed Thuringia in 1482, and three years later shared his territory with his brother Albert. This page is about the year 1441. ... Altenburg is a town in the German Bundesland of Thuringia. ... Events Tízoc, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan dies of poisoning. ... List of Dukes, Electors, and Kings of Saxony, 880-1918 The original Duchy of Saxony was in Northern Germany, roughly corresponding to the modern German state of Lower Saxony and Westphalia. ... Prince consort, generally speaking, is the husband of a Queen regnant (unless he himself is a king). ... The history of Germany is, in places, extremely complicated and depends much on how one defines Germany. ... Events February - Norway who was also serving as King of Sweden is declared deposed from the later throne. ... The Free State of Thuringia (German Freistaat Thüringen) lies in central Germany and is among the smaller of the countrys sixteen Bundesländer (federal states), with an area of 16,200 sq. ... Events Portuguese fortify Fort Elmina on the Gold Coast Tizoc rules the Aztecs Diogo Cão, a Portuguese navigator, becomes the first European to sail up the Congo. ... Albert of Saxony can refer to: Albert, King of Saxony Albert of Saxony (philosopher) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
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The electoral dignity had connected with it the obligation of primogeniture, that is, only the eldest son could succeed as ruler; this excluded the division of the territory among several heirs and consequently the disintegration of the country.
Duke Ernest, the founder of the Ernestine line, received by the Partition of Leipzig the Duchy of Saxony and the electoral dignity united with it, besides the Landgravate of Thuringia; Albert, the founder of the Albertine line, received the Margravate of Meissen.
Elector Frederick Augustus III (1763-1827) received the title of King of Saxony as Frederick Augustus I. The new kingdom was an ally of France in all the Napoleonic wars of the years 1807-13.
John, Elector of Saxony, known as John the Steadfast or John the Constant (born 1468 at Schweinitz Castle - August 16, 1532) was Elector of Saxony from 1525 until 1532 (from the House of Wettin).
He was the son of Ernest, Elector of Saxony, and followed his brother Frederick the Wise as ruler.
In 1527 the Lutheran Church was established as the state church in Ernestine Saxony, with the Elector as Chief Bishop.
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