Ruler · 1471 – 1539

George, Duke of Saxony

Lived 1471 – 1539; politician. Duke of Duchies of Silesia, 1500 – 1539.

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Lived: 1471 – 1539; 68 years
In office: 39 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Duchies of Silesia
Left it: died in office; read off the dates alone

Duke

Duchies of Silesia · the 10th of 28 dated reigns · 1298 – 1799

6 before

Frederick IV of Austria1406 – 1439

Antonio II Acciaioli1439 – 1441

Sigismund, Archduke of Austria1446 – 1490

George, Duke of Saxony1500 – 1539

Enrique Pérez de Guzmán, 4th Duke of Medina Sidonia1507 – 1513

Guidobaldo II della Rovere1538 – …

Pier Luigi Farnese1545 – 1547

15 after

killed, executed or dead in battledied in officeleft alive by a regular roadending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1500 – 1539 · 39 years · came to it aged 29

Left it: died in officeread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1539, the year they died

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