John George of the Rhine

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Historical Figure
gptkbp:alliance Sweden_during_the_Thirty_Years'_War
gptkbp:birthYear 1585
gptkbp:bornIn Rhine region
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._Afra's_Church,_Meissen
gptkbp:children gptkb:Johann_Georg_II,_Elector_of_Saxony
gptkbp:committee gptkb:Council_of_War
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Ferdinand_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
gptkbp:court gptkb:Dresden_Court
gptkbp:culturalContribution Patron_of_the_arts
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influence_on_German_history
gptkbp:deathYear 1656
gptkbp:diedIn 1632
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations gptkb:France
gptkb:Sweden
Holy Roman Empire
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Wettin
gptkbp:era Early Modern Period
gptkbp:father gptkb:Augustus,_Elector_of_Saxony
gptkbp:historicalImpact Impact on the Protestant Reformation
Impact on military strategy
Impact on Saxon culture
Impact on the Thirty Years' War outcomes
Impact_on_the_balance_of_power_in_Europe
Impact_on_European_politics
Impact_on_the_Habsburg_dynasty
Influence_on_Protestantism
Impact_on_German_unification_efforts
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 17th century
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Role in the Thirty Years' War
Letters_of_John_George
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John George of the Rhine
gptkbp:influence Saxon politics
gptkbp:knownFor Leadership during the Thirty Years' War
gptkbp:legacy Saxon electoral power
gptkbp:marriageDate 1613
gptkbp:militaryRank General
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Anna_of_Denmark
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Nördlingen
Battle of Breitenfeld
Battle of Lützen
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:Electorate_of_Saxony
gptkbp:politicalRole Elector
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Christian_I_of_Saxony
gptkbp:reignEnd 1656
gptkbp:reignStart 1611
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Magdalena_Sibylle_of_Prussia
gptkbp:successor gptkb:John_George_II_of_Saxony
gptkbp:title gptkb:Elector_of_Saxony
gptkbp:treaty Treaty of Prague (1635)