Ruler · 1521 – 1553
Maurice, Elector of Saxony
Lived 1521 – 1553; military personnel. Head of state of Electorate of Saxony, 1541 – 1553.
Wikidata's English label: Maurice 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
- 1521 – 1553
- 32 years
- In office
- 12 years
- one reign
- Lines
- 1
- Electorate of Saxony
- Left it
- natural death
- Kokkonen & Sundell
Head of state
Electorate of Saxony · the 11th of 25 dated reigns · 1356 – 1806
7 before
John, Elector of Saxony1525 – 1532
Henry IV1539 – 1541
Maurice, Elector of Saxony1541 – 1553
Augustus, Elector of Saxony1553 – 1586%2C_by_German_School_of_the_16th_century.jpg/120px-Johann_Friedrich_II%2C_Duke_of_Saxony_(1529-1595)%2C_by_German_School_of_the_16th_century.jpg)
John Frederick II of Saxony1554 – 156611 after
John, Elector of Saxony1525 – 1532
Henry IV1539 – 1541Maurice, Elector of Saxony1541 – 1553Augustus, Elector of Saxony1553 – 1586John Frederick II of Saxony1554 – 1566Reigned 1541 – 1553 · 12 years
- Came to it
- inheritedthe child of the ruler before, on record
- Left it
- natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell
Maurice succeeded his father as duke of Saxony in 1541.
Maurice later returned to the imperial side, but was killed in 1553 after defeating Albert Alcibiades at the Battle of Sievershausen.
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