Maurice, Elector of Saxony

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16th-century politician Elector of Saxony German prince human nobleman

Maurice, Elector of Saxony was a 16th-century German prince of the Albertine line who played a pivotal and often controversial role in the politics and religious conflicts of the Holy Roman Empire during the Reformation.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Maurice, Elector of Saxony canonical	12
Elector Maurice of Saxony	1
Elector Maurice of Saxony (Protestant side)	1
Maurice of Saxony	1
Maurice, Count of Saxony	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	16th-century politician ⓘ Elector of Saxony ⓘ German prince ⓘ human ⓘ nobleman ⓘ
ally	Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
birthDate	1521-03-21 ⓘ
birthPlace	Electorate of Saxony ⓘ Freiberg ⓘ
causeOfDeath	battle injury ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
deathDate	1553-07-11 ⓘ
deathPlace	Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ Sievershausen ⓘ
endTime	as Elector of Saxony: 1553 ⓘ
era	Reformation ⓘ
familyBranch	Albertine line ⓘ
father	Henry IV, Duke of Saxony ⓘ
givenName	Maurice ⓘ
house	House of Wettin ⓘ surface form: Wettin dynasty
knownFor	later turning against Charles V ⓘ securing religious concessions for Protestants ⓘ shifting alliances during the Reformation ⓘ supporting Emperor Charles V against the Schmalkaldic League ⓘ
laterAlly	Protestant princes opposed to Charles V ⓘ
mannerOfDeath	killed in action ⓘ
militaryRank	military commander ⓘ
mother	Catherine of Mecklenburg ⓘ
name	Maurice, Elector of Saxony self-link ⓘ
nativeName	John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony ⓘ surface form: Moritz von Sachsen
nobleFamily	House of Wettin ⓘ
notableWork	negotiation of the Peace of Passau ⓘ role in the defeat of the Schmalkaldic League ⓘ
opponent	John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony ⓘ
participatedIn	Schmalkaldic War ⓘ Second Schmalkaldic War ⓘ
placeOfBurial	Freiberg Cathedral ⓘ
politicalAlignment	Protestant princes of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
positionHeld	Duke of Saxony ⓘ Elector of Saxony ⓘ
religion	Lutheranism ⓘ
sibling	Augustus, Elector of Saxony ⓘ surface form: August, Elector of Saxony
signed	Treaty of Passau ⓘ surface form: Peace of Passau
significantEvent	led imperial forces against the Schmalkaldic League ⓘ rebelled against Charles V in 1552 ⓘ received the electoral dignity of Saxony in 1547 ⓘ
spouse	Agnes of Hesse ⓘ
startTime	as Elector of Saxony: 1547 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Schmalkaldic War → hasCommander → Maurice, Elector of Saxony ⓘ

Second Schmalkaldic War → involves → Maurice, Elector of Saxony ⓘ

Anna of Saxony → father → Maurice, Elector of Saxony ⓘ

House of Wettin → hasNotableMember → Maurice, Elector of Saxony ⓘ

Augustus, Elector of Saxony → sibling → Maurice, Elector of Saxony ⓘ

Augustus, Elector of Saxony → predecessor → Maurice, Elector of Saxony ⓘ

Augsburg Interim → opposedBy → Maurice, Elector of Saxony ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maurice of Saxony

Battle of Mühlberg → commander → Maurice, Elector of Saxony ⓘ

Princes' War → hasLeader → Maurice, Elector of Saxony ⓘ

this entity surface form: Elector Maurice of Saxony

Princes' War → hasLeader → Maurice, Elector of Saxony ⓘ

this entity surface form: Elector Maurice of Saxony (Protestant side)

Elector of Saxony → notableOfficeHolder → Maurice, Elector of Saxony ⓘ

Maurice, Elector of Saxony → name → Maurice, Elector of Saxony self-link ⓘ

Treaty of Passau → signatory → Maurice, Elector of Saxony ⓘ

John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony → succeededBy → Maurice, Elector of Saxony ⓘ

Maurice de Saxe → alsoKnownAs → Maurice, Elector of Saxony ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maurice, Count of Saxony

Albertine branch of the House of Wettin → notableMember → Maurice, Elector of Saxony ⓘ