Augustus

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Augustus was a 16th-century Elector of Saxony known for his role in consolidating Lutheranism and strengthening the administrative and economic foundations of his territory within the Holy Roman Empire.

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Label Occurrences
Augustus canonical 10
Romanorum Imperator Augustus 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Elector of Saxony ⓘ
human ⓘ
ruler ⓘ
authorityOver Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
burialPlace Freiberg Cathedral ⓘ
coatOfArms Arms of the Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
country Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1526-07-31 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1586-02-11 ⓘ
educatedAt University of Leipzig ⓘ
endTime 1586 ⓘ
era 16th century ⓘ
father Henry IV, Duke of Saxony ⓘ
followedBy Christian I, Elector of Saxony ⓘ
givenName Augustus ⓘ
heritage German ⓘ
implementedPolicy centralization of territorial administration ⓘ
codification of electoral laws and ordinances ⓘ
promotion of mercantilist economic measures ⓘ
knownFor administrative reforms in the Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
consolidating Lutheranism in Saxony ⓘ
economic reforms in the Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
strengthening territorial governance within the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
support of Lutheran orthodoxy ⓘ
languagesSpoken German ⓘ
memberOfDynasty House of Wettin ⓘ
mother Catherine of Mecklenburg ⓘ
nobleTitle Duke of Saxony ⓘ
Elector ⓘ
officeContested Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
participantIn Schmalkaldic War aftermath ⓘ
partOf Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
patronOf Lutheran theologians ⓘ
placeOfBirth Freiberg ⓘ
placeOfDeath Dresden ⓘ
positionHeld Elector of Saxony ⓘ
reignEnd 1586 ⓘ
reignStart 1553 ⓘ
religion Lutheranism ⓘ
religiousPolicy enforcement of Lutheran confessional uniformity ⓘ
residence Albrechtsburg ⓘ
Dresden Castle ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
significantEvent Battle of Sievershausen ⓘ
spouse Anna of Denmark ⓘ
startTime 1553 ⓘ
succeeded Maurice, Elector of Saxony ⓘ
supported Lutheran clergy and church institutions ⓘ
workLocation Dresden ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gratian → positionHeld → Augustus ⓘ
Lothair I → title → Augustus ⓘ
Augustus Keppel → givenName → Augustus ⓘ
subject linked to: Admiral Augustus Keppel
Henry V → title → Romanorum Imperator Augustus ⓘ
linked to: Augustus
George V of Hanover → givenName → Augustus ⓘ
A. E. Staley → givenName → Augustus ⓘ
Augustus, Elector of Saxony → givenName → Augustus ⓘ
subject linked to: Augustus
Maurice → title → Augustus ⓘ
subject linked to: Maurice (Byzantine emperor)
Krupp Gardens → dedicatedTo → Augustus ⓘ