Henry IV the Pious, Duke of Saxony (German: Heinrich der Fromme) (16 March1473 – 18 August1541) was a Duke of Saxony from the House of Wettin. A self portrait Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472 – October 16, 1553) was a German painter. ... March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in Leap years). ... Events Ottoman sultan Mehmed II defeats the White Sheep Turkmens lead by Uzun Hasan at Otlukbeli Axayacatl, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan invades the territory of neighboring Aztec city of Tlatelolco. ... August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events The first official translation of the entire Bible in Swedish February 12 - Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile. ... 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. ... The Wettin dynasty of German counts, dukes, Prince Electors (Kurfürsten) and kings ruled the area of todays German state of Saxony for more than 800 years as well as holding for a time the kingship of Poland. ...
He was born in Dresden as the second son of Albert, Duke of Saxony and his wife Sidonia of Bohemia. His gouvernment begans in the age of 66 years. The brother of George was Protestant contrary to this. Protestantism became thereby in Saxony state religion. From left to right: Brühls Terrace; the Hofkirche and the castle; the Semper Opera House. ... Albert Wettin (January 27, 1443 – September 12, 1500), Duke of Saxony, surnamed the Bold or the Courageous, was the younger son of Frederick II the Gentle. ... George the Bearded, Duke of Saxony (27 August 1471 - 17 April 1539), was duke of Saxony from 1500 to 1539. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... The Free State of Saxony (German: Freistaat Sachsen; Sorbian: Swobodny Stata Sakska) is at a land area of 18,413 km² and a population of 4. ...
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On 6 July1512 Henry was married with Katharina of Mecklenburg (d. 1561), daughter of Duke Magnus II of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. They had six children: July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. ... 1512 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events The Edict of Orleans suspends the persecution of the Huguenots. ...
Sybille (1515-1592), married in 1540 to Duke Franz I of Sachsen-Lauenburg
Aemilia (1516-1591), married in 1533 to Georg, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Sidonie (1518-1575), married in 1545 to Duke Erich II of Braunschweig-Kalenberg
Events January 6 - King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves, his fourth Queen consort. ... Events January 25 - King Henry VIII of England marries Anne Boleyn, his second Queen consort. ... Georg Hohenzollern Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach was born in 1484 and died 1543. ... Events February 27 - Battle of Ancrum Moor - Scots victory over superior English forces December 13 - Official opening of the Council of Trent (closed 1563) Battle of Kawagoe - between two branches of Uesugi families and the late Hojo clan in Japan. ... Maurice of Saxony, born March 21, 1521, Freiberg, Saxony, died July 9, 1553, Sievershausen, Saxony Moritz von Sachsen Duke (1541–53) and later elector (1547–53) of Saxony, whose clever manipulation of alliances and disputes gained the Albertine branch of the Wettin dynasty extensive lands and the electoral dignity. ... Portrait by Lucas Cranach the Elder Augustus, Elector of Saxony (31 July 1526 – 11 February 1586) was an Elector of Saxony from the House of Wettin. ... George the Bearded, Duke of Saxony (27 August 1471 - 17 April 1539), was duke of Saxony from 1500 to 1539. ... 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. ... Maurice of Saxony, born March 21, 1521, Freiberg, Saxony, died July 9, 1553, Sievershausen, Saxony Moritz von Sachsen Duke (1541–53) and later elector (1547–53) of Saxony, whose clever manipulation of alliances and disputes gained the Albertine branch of the Wettin dynasty extensive lands and the electoral dignity. ...
Godfrey of Bouillon, Duke of Lower Lorraine at the head of the people of Lorraine, the Germans, and the French from the north, followed the valley of the Danube, crossed Hungary, and arrived at Constantinople, 23 December, 1096.
In 1390 Louis II, Duke of Bourbon, took the cross, and at the instigation of the Genoese went to besiege el-Mahadia, an African city on the coast of Tunis.
In her letters to Bedford, the regent, and to the Duke of Burgundy, Joan of Arc alluded to the union of Christendom against the Saracens, and the popular belief expressed in the poetry of Christine de Pisan was that, after having delivered France, the Maid of Orleans would lead Charles VII to the Holy Land.
Charles IV The Capetians are usually reckoned to begin with Hugh Capet, but his family (the house of Paris or "Robertians," after Robert the Strong) had been nudging the Carolingians for some time, and his uncle (by marriage), grandfather, and great uncle had already been Kings of France.
Finally, the succession of HenryIV, to anticipate a bit, brings with it the remaining possessions of the Kingdom of Navarre and the Duchy and Counties of Vendôme, Foix, Albret, etc. By then, few fiefs within West Francia were left outside the control of the King.
Henry of Guise was of the house of Anjou and Lorraine, descendants of King John II of France.
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