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George, Duke of Saxony

George
Lucas Cranach d.Ä. - Bildnis des Herzogs Georg von Sachsen (Gemäldegalerie, Berlin).jpg
Duke of Saxony; Margrave of Meissen
Reign 12 September 1500 – 17 April 1539
Predecessor Albert III & IV
Successor Henry IV
Born (1471-08-27)27 August 1471
Meissen
Died 17 April 1539(1539-04-17) (aged 67)
Dresden
Spouse Barbara Jagiellon
Issue
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John, Hereditary Duke of Saxony
Frederick, Hereditary Duke of Saxony
Christine, Landgravine of Hesse
Magdalena, Electoral Princess of Brandeburg
House House of Wettin
Albertine Line
Father Albert III, Duke of Saxony
Mother Sidonie Podiebrad
Religion Roman Catholicism

George the Bearded, Duke of Saxony (Meissen, 27 August 1471 – Dresden, 17 April 1539), was duke of Saxony from 1500 to 1539.

Duke George was a member of the Order of the Golden Fleece.

His father was Albert the Brave of Saxony, founder of the Albertine line of the Wettin family, his mother was Sidonie, daughter of George Podiebrad, King of Bohemia. Elector Frederick the Wise, a member of the Ernestine branch of the same family, known for his protection of Luther, was a cousin of Duke George.

George, as the eldest son, received an excellent training in theology and other branches of learning, and was thus much better educated than most of the princes of his day.

As early as 1488, when his father was in East Frisia fighting on behalf of the emperor, George was regent of the ducal possessions, which included the Margraviate of Meissen with the cities of Dresden and Leipzig.

George was married at Dresden, on 21 November 1496, to Barbara Jagiellon, daughter of Casimir IV, King of Poland and Elisabeth, daughter of Albrecht II of Hungary. They had ten children, but all, with the exception of a daughter, died before their father:

Albert the brave of Saxony

Sidonie of Bohemia

Barbara Duchess of Saxony


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