Maurice, Elector of Saxony

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Maurice, Elector of Saxony was a 16th-century German prince of the Albertine line who played a pivotal and often controversial role in the politics and religious conflicts of the Holy Roman Empire during the Reformation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 16th-century politician ⓘ
Elector of Saxony ⓘ
German prince ⓘ
human ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
ally Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
birthDate 1521-03-21 ⓘ
birthPlace Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
Freiberg ⓘ
causeOfDeath battle injury ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
deathDate 1553-07-11 ⓘ
deathPlace Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
Sievershausen ⓘ
endTime as Elector of Saxony: 1553 ⓘ
era Reformation ⓘ
familyBranch Albertine line ⓘ
father Henry IV, Duke of Saxony ⓘ
givenName Maurice ⓘ
house Wettin dynasty ⓘ
linked to: House of Wettin
knownFor later turning against Charles V ⓘ
securing religious concessions for Protestants ⓘ
shifting alliances during the Reformation ⓘ
supporting Emperor Charles V against the Schmalkaldic League ⓘ
laterAlly Protestant princes opposed to Charles V ⓘ
mannerOfDeath killed in action ⓘ
militaryRank military commander ⓘ
mother Catherine of Mecklenburg ⓘ
name Maurice, Elector of Saxony ⓘ
nativeName Moritz von Sachsen ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Wettin ⓘ
notableWork negotiation of the Peace of Passau ⓘ
role in the defeat of the Schmalkaldic League ⓘ
opponent John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony ⓘ
participatedIn Schmalkaldic War ⓘ
Second Schmalkaldic War ⓘ
placeOfBurial Freiberg Cathedral ⓘ
politicalAlignment Protestant princes of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
positionHeld Duke of Saxony ⓘ
Elector of Saxony ⓘ
religion Lutheranism ⓘ
sibling August, Elector of Saxony ⓘ
signed Peace of Passau ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Passau
significantEvent led imperial forces against the Schmalkaldic League ⓘ
rebelled against Charles V in 1552 ⓘ
received the electoral dignity of Saxony in 1547 ⓘ
spouse Agnes of Hesse ⓘ
startTime as Elector of Saxony: 1547 ⓘ

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Schmalkaldic War → hasCommander → Maurice, Elector of Saxony ⓘ
Second Schmalkaldic War → involves → Maurice, Elector of Saxony ⓘ
Anna of Saxony → father → Maurice, Elector of Saxony ⓘ
House of Wettin → hasNotableMember → Maurice, Elector of Saxony ⓘ
Augustus, Elector of Saxony → sibling → Maurice, Elector of Saxony ⓘ
Augustus, Elector of Saxony → predecessor → Maurice, Elector of Saxony ⓘ
Augsburg Interim → opposedBy → Maurice of Saxony ⓘ
linked to: Maurice, Elector of Saxony
Battle of Mühlberg → commander → Maurice, Elector of Saxony ⓘ
Princes' War → hasLeader → Elector Maurice of Saxony ⓘ
linked to: Maurice, Elector of Saxony
Princes' War → hasLeader → Elector Maurice of Saxony (Protestant side) ⓘ
linked to: Maurice, Elector of Saxony
Elector of Saxony → notableOfficeHolder → Maurice, Elector of Saxony ⓘ
Maurice, Elector of Saxony → name → Maurice, Elector of Saxony ⓘ
Treaty of Passau → signatory → Maurice, Elector of Saxony ⓘ
John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony → succeededBy → Maurice, Elector of Saxony ⓘ
Maurice de Saxe → alsoKnownAs → Maurice, Count of Saxony ⓘ
linked to: Maurice, Elector of Saxony
Albertine branch of the House of Wettin → notableMember → Maurice, Elector of Saxony ⓘ
Albertine line → hasMember → Maurice, Elector of Saxony ⓘ
Emilia of Nassau → grandfather → Maurice, Elector of Saxony ⓘ
Augustus, Elector of Saxony → succeeded → Maurice, Elector of Saxony ⓘ
subject linked to: Augustus
Schulpforta → foundedAsSchoolBy → Elector Maurice of Saxony ⓘ
linked to: Maurice, Elector of Saxony
Adiaphoristic controversy → keyFigure → Elector Maurice of Saxony ⓘ
linked to: Maurice, Elector of Saxony
Catherine of Mecklenburg → child → Maurice, Elector of Saxony ⓘ
Catherine of Mecklenburg → motherOf → Maurice, Elector of Saxony ⓘ
Sievershausen → hasAssociatedPerson → Maurice, Elector of Saxony ⓘ
Treaty of Chambord (1552) → signatory → Maurice, Elector of Saxony ⓘ