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Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (1381–1428), Ernest, Elector of Saxony (1464–1486) and Frederick II, Elector of Saxony (1428–1464); Fürstenzug, Dresden, Germany
In 1455 Ernst was briefly kidnapped, along with his brother Albert, by the knight Kunz von Kaufungen an episode famous in German history as the Prinzenraub[2] (i.e. The Stealing of the Princes).
In 1464, he succeeded his father as Elector of Saxony, and annexed Thuringia in 1482, and three years later (Treaty of Leipzig, 1485) shared his territory with his brother Albert, until he arranged the division of the common possession.
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Ernst Sachsen to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Ernest Elector of Saxony news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message Ernest 24 March 1441 26 August 1486 known as Ernst in German was Elector of Saxony from 1464 to 1486 ErnestPortrait by Lucas Cranach the YoungerElector of SaxonyReign7 September 1464 26 August 1486PredecessorFrederick IISuccessorFrederick IIILandgrave of ThuringiaReign17 September 1482 26 August 1486PredecessorWilliam IISuccessorFrederick VIBorn24 March 1441Meissen Margravate of Meissen Electorate of Saxony Holy Roman EmpireDied26 August 1486 1486 08 26 aged 45 Colditz Castle Margravate of Meissen Electorate of Saxony Holy Roman EmpireBurialMeissen CathedralSpouseElisabeth of Bavaria Munich m 1460 died 1484 wbr Issueamong others Christina Queen of Denmark Frederick III Elector of SaxonyJohann Elector of Saxony Margarete Duchess of Brunswick LuneburgHouseHouse of WettinFatherFrederick II Elector of SaxonyMotherMargaret of Austria Styria Ernst was the founder and progenitor of the Ernestine line of Saxon princes 1 Contents 1 Biography 2 Children 3 Ancestry 4 References 5 SourcesBiography edit nbsp Frederick I Elector of Saxony 1381 1428 Ernest Elector of Saxony 1464 1486 and Frederick II Elector of Saxony 1428 1464 Furstenzug Dresden Germany Ernst was born in Meissen the second son but fourth in order of birth of the eight children of Frederick II Elector of Saxony and Margaret of Austria sister of Frederick III Holy Roman Emperor The death of his older brother Frederick 1451 made him the new heir apparent to the position of Elector of Saxony In 1455 Ernst was briefly kidnapped along with his brother Albert by the knight Kunz von Kaufungen an episode famous in German history as the Prinzenraub 2 i e The Stealing of the Princes In 1464 he succeeded his father as Elector of Saxony and annexed Thuringia in 1482 and three years later Treaty of Leipzig 1485 shared his territory with his brother Albert until he arranged the division of the common possession According to the Treaty of Leipzig he received an area around Wittenberg the southern Thuringian part the Vogtland and parts of the Pleissnerland As a residence he selected Wittenberg He provided for the welfare of the country and introduced the constitution One year after the division Ernest died in Colditz at the age of 46 years the consequence of a fall from a horse Children edit nbsp His wife Elisabeth of Bavaria In Leipzig on 19 November 1460 Ernst married Elisabeth of Bavaria They had seven children Christina 25 December 1461 Torgau 8 December 1521 Odense married on 6 September 1478 to King John I of Denmark Frederick III Elector of Saxony 17 January 1463 Torgau 5 May 1525 Lockau Ernest 26 June 1464 Meissen 3 August 1513 Halle Archbishop of Magdeburg 1476 1480 Bishop of Halberstadt 1480 1513 Adalbert 8 May 1467 Meissen 1 May 1484 Aschaffenburg Administrator of Mainz Johann Elector of Saxony 30 June 1468 Meissen 16 August 1532 Schweinitz Margarete 4 August 1469 Meissen 7 December 1528 Weimar married on 27 February 1487 to Henry I of Luneburg Wolfgang c 1473 Meissen c 1478 Torgau Ancestry editAncestors of Ernest Elector of Saxony16 Frederick II Margrave of Meissen8 Frederick III Landgrave of Thuringia17 Mathilde of Bavaria4 Frederick I Elector of Saxony18 Heinrich IV of Henneberg Schleusingen9 Catherine of Henneberg Schleusingen19 Judith of Brandenburg Salzwedel2 Frederick II Elector of Saxony20 Magnus II Duke of Brunswick Luneburg10 Henry the Mild Duke of Brunswick Luneburg21 Catherine of Anhalt Bernburg5 Catherine of Brunswick22 Wartislaw VI Duke of Pomerania11 Sofie of Pomerania Wolgast23 Anna of Mecklenburg Stargard1 Ernest Elector of Saxony24 Albert II Duke of Austria12 Leopold III Duke of Austria25 Johanna of Pfirt6 Ernest Duke of Austria26 Bernabo Visconti Lord of Milan13 Viridis Visconti27 Beatrice Regina della Scala3 Margaret of Austria28 Siemowit III of Masovia14 Siemowit IV Duke of Masovia29 Euphemia of Silesia Troppau7 Cymburgis of Masovia30 Algirdas Grand Duke of Lithuania15 Alexandra of Lithuania31 Uliana Alexandrovna of TverReferences edit Trim 2003 p 214 Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Frederick II Elector of Saxony Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 11 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 60 Sources editTrim David J B 2003 The Chivalric Ethos and the Development of Military Professionalism BRILL ISBN 978 9004120952 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ernest Elector of Saxony Ernest Elector of SaxonyHouse of WettinBorn 24 March 144126 August Preceded byFrederick II Elector of Saxony1464 1486 Succeeded byFrederick III Preceded byWilliam II Landgrave of Thuringia1482 1486 Succeeded byFrederick VI Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ernest Elector of Saxony amp 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