John George I, Elector of Saxony

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John George I, Elector of Saxony, was a powerful early 17th-century German prince of the House of Wettin whose shifting alliances during the Thirty Years' War made him a key political and military figure in the Holy Roman Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Elector of Saxony
German prince
Lutheran
human
member of the nobility
acquiredTerritory Lower Lusatia NERFINISHED
Upper Lusatia NERFINISHED
activeInPeriod Thirty Years' War NERFINISHED
early 17th century
allegiance Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED
birthDate 1585-03-05
birthPlace Dresden NERFINISHED
burialPlace Dresden Cathedral NERFINISHED
child Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels NERFINISHED
Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg NERFINISHED
John George II, Elector of Saxony NERFINISHED
Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED
deathDate 1656-10-08
deathPlace Dresden NERFINISHED
father Christian I, Elector of Saxony NERFINISHED
givenName John George NERFINISHED
house House of Wettin NERFINISHED
languageUsed German
militaryRole commander of Saxon forces in the Thirty Years' War
mother Sophie of Brandenburg NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage German
nobleFamilyBranch Albertine line of the House of Wettin NERFINISHED
nobleTitle Elector of Saxony NERFINISHED
Landgrave of Thuringia NERFINISHED
Margrave of Meissen NERFINISHED
notableFor role as leading Lutheran prince in the Holy Roman Empire
shifting alliances during the Thirty Years' War
partOf German nobility
Holy Roman Empire
politicalAlignment at times cooperated with Protestant powers
initially neutral in the Thirty Years' War
later allied with the Holy Roman Emperor
positionHeld Elector of Saxony
predecessor Christian II, Elector of Saxony NERFINISHED
reignEnd 1656
reignStart 1611
religion Lutheranism
residence Dresden NERFINISHED
roleInEvent mediator between Emperor Ferdinand II and Protestant estates
signed Peace of Prague (1635) NERFINISHED
spouse Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia NERFINISHED
successor John George II, Elector of Saxony NERFINISHED
territorialPolicy sought to expand Saxon influence in Lusatia

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Battle of Breitenfeld (1631) commander John George I, Elector of Saxony
Elector of Saxony notableOfficeHolder John George I, Elector of Saxony