Christian I, Elector of Saxony

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Christian I, Elector of Saxony, was a late 16th-century German prince of the Albertine line of the House of Wettin who ruled the Electorate of Saxony during the early phase of the Protestant Reformation’s consolidation in the Holy Roman Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Elector of Saxony
German prince
human
member of nobility
associatedWith Lutheran Church in Saxony NERFINISHED
Protestant Reformation NERFINISHED
birthDate 1560-10-29
birthPlace Dresden NERFINISHED
burialPlace Freiberg Cathedral NERFINISHED
capitalOfRealmDuringReign Dresden NERFINISHED
child Anna Sabina of Saxony NERFINISHED
Christian II, Elector of Saxony NERFINISHED
Dorothea of Saxony NERFINISHED
John George I, Elector of Saxony NERFINISHED
Sophie of Saxony NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED
deathDate 1591-09-25
deathPlace Dresden NERFINISHED
dynasticBranch Albertine line NERFINISHED
era 16th century
father Augustus, Elector of Saxony NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Christian NERFINISHED
governedTerritory Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED
hasAncestry German
heldRank Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire
house House of Wettin NERFINISHED
language German
monarchOf Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED
mother Anna of Denmark, Electress of Saxony NERFINISHED
motherTongue German
nobleFamily House of Wettin NERFINISHED
nobleTitle Elector of Saxony NERFINISHED
notableFor ruling Saxony during early consolidation of Lutheran Protestantism
participatedIn consolidation of the Protestant Reformation in the Holy Roman Empire
positionHeld Elector of Saxony
predecessor Augustus, Elector of Saxony NERFINISHED
realm Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED
reignEnd 1591
reignStart 1586
religion Lutheranism
spouse Sophie of Brandenburg NERFINISHED
style Elector
successor Christian II, Elector of Saxony NERFINISHED
titleHolderNumber Christian I of Saxony NERFINISHED

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Augustus, Elector of Saxony successor Christian I, Elector of Saxony
Elector of Saxony notableOfficeHolder Christian I, Elector of Saxony