George, Duke of Saxony
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George the Bearded was Duke of Saxony from 1500 to 1539 and was known for his strong opposition to the Reformation. While the Ernestine line accepted Lutheranism, the Albertines, led by George, resist
Portrait by Lucas Cranach the Elder, c. 1534
Guldengroschen of Saxony, c. 1508–1525. The obverse shows George's cousin, Frederick, while on the reverse, George is portrayed face to face with the future Elector, John.
The tomb of George the Bearded in the Georgskappelle, Meissen Cathedral
Henry IV of Saxony
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Henry IV the Pious, Duke of Saxony was a Duke of Saxony from the House of Wettin. Succeeding his brother George, Duke of Saxony, a fervent Catholic who sought to extinguish Lutheranism by any means po
George, Duke of Saxony
…resisted religious change. Although he tried to prevent a Lutheran succession, the Act of Settlement of 1499 ensured that, after his death in 1539, Henry IV—a Lutheran—became duke and introduced Lutheranism as the official state religion of the Albertine territories. George was also a knight of the Order…
Lucas Cranach d.Ä. Bildnis Herzog Heinrich des Frommen von Sachsen
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