Maurice of Saxony Wettin, Elector of Saxony^[1]

1521 - 1553  (32 years)

• Name	Maurice of Saxony Wettin
  Suffix	Elector of Saxony
  Birth	21 Mar 1521
  Gender	Male
  Acceded	1541
  Death	11 Jul 1553
  Notes	http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal11743 Second cousin of John Frederick, grandson of «u»Albert <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert%2C_Duke_of_Saxony>«/u». Though a Lutheran, allied with «u»Emperor Charles V <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_V%2C_Holy_Roman_Emperor>«/u» against the «u»Schmalkaldic League <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schmalkaldic_League>«/u». Gained the Electorate for the Albertine line in 1547 after Charles V's victory at the «u»Battle of Mühlberg <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_M%C3%BChlberg>«/u». http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_Saxony#Kings_of_Saxony
  Person ID	I15698	Glenn Cook Family
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2008

  
  

  Father	Henry the Pious of Saxony Wettin, Duke of Saxony,   b. 16 Mar 1473   d. 18 Aug 1541 (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Katharina von Mecklenburg,   b. 1487   d. 6 Jun 1561 (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	6 Jul 1512
  Family ID	F7526	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Agnes of Hesse,   b. 31 May 1527   d. 4 Nov 1555 (Age 28 years)
  Marriage	9 Jan 1541
  Children	1. Anna of Saxony,   b. 23 Dec 1544   d. 18 Dec 1577 (Age 32 years)
  Family ID	F7525	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2008

  
  

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  Maurice Wettin

  
  

• Sources

  [S36] Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science, University of Hull, England(B.C.Tompsett@dcs.hull.ac.uk), Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, (This work is Copyright b 1994-2002 Brian C Tompsett).