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
linked to: Lusatia

Upper Lusatia
linked to: Lusatia
activeInPeriod Thirty Years' War
early 17th century
allegiance Holy Roman Empire
birthDate 1585-03-05
birthPlace Dresden
burialPlace Dresden Cathedral
child Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels
Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg
John George II, Elector of Saxony
Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz
countryOfCitizenship Electorate of Saxony
deathDate 1656-10-08
deathPlace Dresden
father Christian I, Elector of Saxony
givenName John George
house House of Wettin
languageUsed German
militaryRole commander of Saxon forces in the Thirty Years' War
mother Sophie of Brandenburg
nativeLanguage German
nobleFamilyBranch Albertine line of the House of Wettin
nobleTitle Elector of Saxony
Landgrave of Thuringia
Margrave of Meissen
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
reignEnd 1656
reignStart 1611
religion Lutheranism
residence Dresden
roleInEvent mediator between Emperor Ferdinand II and Protestant estates
signed Peace of Prague (1635)
spouse Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia
successor John George II, Elector of Saxony
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
Albertine line hasMember John George I, Elector of Saxony
Albertine line hasMember John George I, Duke of Saxony
linked to: John George I, Elector of Saxony
Peace of Prague (1635) principalImperialAlly Elector John George I of Saxony
linked to: John George I, Elector of Saxony
Saxe-Weissenfels foundedBy Elector John George I of Saxony
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Symphoniae sacrae II dedicatedTo John George I, Elector of Saxony
Christian I, Elector of Saxony child John George I, Elector of Saxony
Hans Georg von Arnim-Boitzenburg employer John George I, Elector of Saxony