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George, Duke of Saxony
Duke of Saxony (1471-1539)
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Details
Instance of
human
Born
27 August 1471
Died
17 April 1539
Place of birth
Meissen
Place of death
Dresden
Sex or gender
male
Given name
Georg
Father
Albert III, Duke of Saxony
Mother
Sidonie of Poděbrady
Spouse
Barbara Jagiellon
Child
John, Hereditary Prince of Saxony
,
Christine of Saxony
,
Magdalena of Saxony
,
Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Saxony
,
Christopher von Sachsen
,
Wolfgang von Sachsen
,
Anne von Sachsen
,
Christopher von Sachsen
,
Agnes von Sachsen
,
Margaret von Sachsen
Sibling
Duchess Katharina, Duchess Consort of Brunswick-Lüneburg
,
Henry IV
,
Frederick of Saxony
Occupation
politician
Position held
duke
,
duke
Religion
Catholic Church
Awards
Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
depicted by
George (the bearded), Duke of Saxony
described by source
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
,
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
,
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)
,
Contemporaries of Erasmus (vol. 3)
,
Dresdner Hefte
educated at
Leipzig University
family
House of Wettin
languages spoken, written or signed
German
,
Latin
name in native language
Georg der Bärtige
noble title
duke
place of burial
Meissen Cathedral
relative
Frederick III of Saxony
,
John, Elector of Saxony
,
Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
significant person
Erasmus
,
Johannes Dantiscus
,
Philipp Melanchthon
Connected on Wikidata
Subject of
Georg, Herzog von Sachsen
Die ersten Anzeichen der lutherischen Bewegung in Dresden
Hans Jenitz, Geheim-Sekretär des Kurfürsten August
Georg, 1471-1539, hertig av Sachsen
George the Bearded, Duke of Saxony, Duke of Saxony
George, Duke of Saxony (1471-1539)
George (the bearded), Duke of Saxony
Portrait of George the bearded, Elector of Saxony (1471-1539)
George the Bearded, Duke of Saxony
Portrait of Duke George of Saxony
Portrait of George (the Bearded), Duke of Saxony
Vor 500 Jahren: Thomas Müntzer und der Bauernkrieg
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Depicted in
Fürstenzug
Georg, 1471-1539, hertig av Sachsen
Saint Elizabeth with Duke George of Saxony as Donor (interior left wing)
George the Bearded, Duke of Saxony, Duke of Saxony
George, Duke of Saxony (1471-1539)
George (the bearded), Duke of Saxony
Portrait of George the bearded, Elector of Saxony (1471-1539)
Altarpiece of George the Bearded [left wing]
George the Bearded, Duke of Saxony
Portrait of Duke George of Saxony
Portrait of George (the Bearded), Duke of Saxony
Parent of
Christine of Saxony
Magdalena of Saxony
John, Hereditary Prince of Saxony
Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Saxony
Christopher von Sachsen
Wolfgang von Sachsen
Christopher von Sachsen
Anne von Sachsen
Agnes von Sachsen
Margaret von Sachsen
Spouse of
Barbara Jagiellon
Child of
Albert III, Duke of Saxony
Sidonie of Poděbrady