Ruler · 1441 – 1486

Ernest, Elector of Saxony

Lived 1441 – 1486. Head of state of Electorate of Saxony, 1464 – 1486. The atlas files them under Holy Roman Empire.

Wikidata's English label: Ernest of Saxony.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: 1441 – 1486; 45 years
In office: 22 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Electorate of Saxony
Left it: natural death; Kokkonen & Sundell

Head of state

Electorate of Saxony · the 4th of 25 dated reigns · 1356 – 1806

Rudolf I of Saxe-Wittenberg1356

Albert III, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg1419 – 1422

Frederick I1423 – 1428

Ernest, Elector of Saxony1464 – 1486

Albert III of Saxony1464 – 1500

Frederick III of Saxony1486 – 1525

George, Duke of Saxony1500 – 1539

18 after

deposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1464 – 1486 · 22 years

Came to it: the grandchild of the ruler before, on record
Left it: natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell

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