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John George II, Elector of Saxony
Elector of Saxony from 1656 to 1680
Details
- Instance of
- human
- Born
- 31 May 1613
- Died
- 22 August 1680
- Place of birth
- Dresden
- Place of death
- Freiberg
- Sex or gender
- male
- Sibling
- Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz, Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels, Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg, Magdalene Sibylle of Saxony, Sophia Eleonore of Saxony, Marie Elisabeth of Saxony
- Occupation
- art collector
- Position held
- Prince-Elector
- Citizenship
- Electorate of Saxony
- Religion
- Lutheranism
- Awards
- Order of the Garter
- date of burial or cremation
- 10 October 1680
- depicted by
- Johann Georg II (1613-80), kurfurste av Sachsen, jmf Dso 312, NM 6684, Johann Georg II (1613-80), kurfurste av Saxen, jmf Dso 311, 312
- described by source
- Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Dresden Court Diary 1665, Dresdner Hefte, New International Encyclopedia
- family
- House of Wettin, Albertine branch
- languages spoken, written or signed
- German
- member of
- Fruitbearing Society
- name in native language
- Johann Georg II. von Sachsen
- nickname
- Der Preißwürdige
- noble title
- margrave
- place of burial
- Freiberg Cathedral
- work location
- Dresden
Connected on Wikidata
Subject of
- Johann Georg II., Kurfürst von Sachsen
- The New International Encyclopædia/John George II.
- Portrait of a Prince (Johan George II of Saxony?)
- John George II and his court - Saxony after the Thirty Years' War
- Digital surveying of court society. The court diaries of John George II of Saxony (1656-1680) as an early modern data repository and source of digital history
- Military discipline and noble hierarchy
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