Maurice, Duke of Saxe

GPTKB entity

Properties (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Duke
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Electorate_of_Saxony
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Martin_Luther
gptkbp:birthDate 1521-03-21
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._Afra's_Church,_Meissen
gptkbp:children gptkb:George,_Duke_of_Saxe
gptkb:John_Frederick,_Duke_of_Saxe
Anna of Saxe
Sophie of Saxe
gptkbp:contribution Supporter of Protestant Reformation
gptkbp:court gptkb:Dresden
gptkbp:culturalContribution Patron_of_the_arts
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influence_on_German_culture
gptkbp:deathDate 1553-07-09
gptkbp:descendant Saxon nobility
gptkbp:dynasty Wettin dynasty
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Leipzig
gptkbp:father gptkb:George,_Duke_of_Saxe
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Early modern period
gptkbp:historicalRole Duke during the Reformation
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Key figure in the Reformation
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Wettin
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Maurice, Duke of Saxe
gptkbp:influenceOn Saxon politics
gptkbp:legacy Influence on future Dukes of Saxe
gptkbp:marriageDate 1541
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Saxon_Army
Guerrilla tactics
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Barbara_of_Saxe-Weimar
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Maurice_the_Brave
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Sievershausen
gptkbp:politicalPosition Duke
Allied_with_Protestant_princes
gptkbp:portrait gptkb:Lucas_Cranach_the_Elder
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:George,_Duke_of_Saxe
gptkbp:reignEnd 1553
gptkbp:reignStart 1541
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:significantEvent Saxony's_involvement_in_the_Schmalkaldic_War
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Anna_of_Denmark
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Augustus,_Duke_of_Saxe
gptkbp:title Duke of Saxe
gptkbp:treaty Treaty of Passau