Henry IV, Duke Of Saxony
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 483 years ago |
Date of birth | March 16,1473 |
Zodiac sign | Pisces |
Born | Dresden |
Germany | |
Date of died | August 18,1541 |
Died | Dresden |
Germany | |
Spouse | Catherine of Mecklenburg |
Children | Maurice, Elector of Saxony |
Augustus, Elector of Saxony | |
Sidonie of Saxony | |
Parents | Albert III, Duke of Saxony |
Sidonie of Poděbrady | |
Grandchildren | Anna of Saxony |
Christian I, Elector of Saxony | |
Elisabeth of Saxony | |
Grandparents | Frederick II, Elector of Saxony |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 897479 |
Henry IV, Duke Of Saxony Life story
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 possible, Henry established the Lutheran church as the state religion in his domains.