Duke George of Saxony

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Duke George of Saxony was a powerful early 16th-century German prince known for his staunch opposition to Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German prince ⓘ
Roman Catholic ⓘ
duke ⓘ
human ⓘ
activeDuring Reformation ⓘ
associatedWith Dresden court ⓘ
Meissen Cathedral ⓘ
birthName George of Saxony ⓘ
burialPlace Meissen Cathedral ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1471-08-27 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1539-04-17 ⓘ
era Early modern period ⓘ
linked to: Early Modern period
father Albert III, Duke of Saxony ⓘ
givenName George ⓘ
grandfather Frederick II, Elector of Saxony ⓘ
hasAlias George the Bearded ⓘ
heldTitleFrom 1500 ⓘ
heldTitleUntil 1539 ⓘ
implemented measures against spread of Lutheran writings ⓘ
memberOfDynasty House of Wettin ⓘ
mother Sidonie of Poděbrady ⓘ
motherFather George of Poděbrady ⓘ
nativeLanguage German ⓘ
nobleFamily Wettin dynasty ⓘ
linked to: House of Wettin
nobleRank duke ⓘ
nobleTitle Duke of Saxony ⓘ
notableFor political opposition to Lutheranism ⓘ
staunch defense of Catholicism in Saxony ⓘ
opposedTo Martin Luther ⓘ
Protestant Reformation ⓘ
linked to: Reformation
participatedIn Imperial politics of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
partOf Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
placeOfBirth Meissen ⓘ
placeOfDeath Dresden ⓘ
politicalAlignment Catholic princely party in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
positionHeld Duke of Saxony ⓘ
religion Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence Dresden ⓘ
ruledTerritory Duchy of Saxony ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sibling Henry IV, Duke of Saxony ⓘ
spouse Barbara Jagiellon ⓘ
successor Henry IV, Duke of Saxony ⓘ
supported Catholic clergy in Saxony ⓘ
timePeriod 16th century ⓘ
title George the Bearded ⓘ

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Leipzig Disputation (1519) → organizedBy → Duke George of Saxony ⓘ
Battle of Frankenhausen → commander → Duke George of Saxony ⓘ
Albertine line → hasMember → George of Saxony ⓘ
linked to: Duke George of Saxony
Guelders Wars → involvedPerson → George, Duke of Saxony ⓘ
linked to: Duke George of Saxony