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 ⓘ
linked to: John George I, Elector of Saxony
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 ⓘ