Elector John George II of Saxony

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Elector_of_Saxony
gptkbp:birthDate 1613-03-31
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._Thomas_Church,_Leipzig
gptkbp:children gptkb:Sophie_of_Saxony
gptkb:Augustus_II_the_Strong
gptkb:John_George_III_of_Saxony
gptkbp:culturalContribution Support of education
Support of literature
Support of architecture
Support of music
Patron_of_the_arts
gptkbp:deathDate 1680-04-22
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations gptkb:Austria
gptkb:Denmark
gptkb:France
gptkb:Poland
gptkb:Sweden
gptkbp:era Early Modern period
gptkbp:father gptkb:John_George_I_of_Saxony
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Role in the Thirty Years' War
Influence_on_German_politics
Support_for_Protestantism
Cultural_patronage_in_Saxony
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Wettin
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Elector John George II of Saxony
gptkbp:influence Thirty Years' War
gptkbp:knownFor Support_of_the_Protestant_cause
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Battle_of_Nördlingen
Battle of Leipzig
Battle of Breitenfeld
Siege of Magdeburg
Battle of Wittstock
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Magdalena_Sibylle_of_Prussia
gptkbp:nationality Saxon
gptkbp:politicalPosition gptkb:Catholic_League
gptkb:Protestant_Union
Treaty of Westphalia
Treaty of Oliva
Peace of Prague
gptkbp:portrait Johann_Georg_II_von_Sachsen,_1650
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_George_I_of_Saxony
gptkbp:reign 1611-1656
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Anna_Sophie_of_Denmark
gptkbp:successor gptkb:John_George_III_of_Saxony
gptkbp:title gptkb:Elector_of_Saxony