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Maurice, Elector of Saxony

1521 - 1553

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Maurice (21 March 1521 – 9 July 1553) was Duke (1541–47) and later Elector (1547–53) of Saxony. His clever manipulation of alliances and disputes gained the Albertine branch of the Wettin dynasty extensive lands and the electoral dignity. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maurice, Elector of Saxony is the 3,877th most popular politician (down from 3,143rd in 2019), the 998th most popular biography from Germany (down from 842nd in 2019) and the 284th most popular German Politician.

Maurice, elector of Saxony is most famous for his successful military campaigns against the Ottoman Empire.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Maurice, Elector of Saxony ranks 3,877 out of 19,576. Before him are Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, Cleitus the Black, Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Robert M. La Follette, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, and Ramiro I of Aragon. After him are Salonia Matidia, Louis, Duke of Savoy, Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia, Lionel Jospin, Frederick II, Elector of Saxony, and Andrea Gritti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1521, Maurice, Elector of Saxony ranks 5. Before him are Pope Urban VII, Takeda Shingen, Peter Canisius, and Christina of Denmark. After him are Thomas Wyatt the Younger, Maria of Portugal, Duchess of Viseu, Andrew Avellino, Xu Wei, Antoine Caron, Richard Chancellor, and Philippe de Monte. Among people deceased in 1553, Maurice, Elector of Saxony ranks 9. Before him are Şehzade Mustafa, Lucas Cranach the Elder, Michael Servetus, Şehzade Cihangir, Pedro de Valdivia, and Charles III, Duke of Savoy. After him are Girolamo Fracastoro, John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, Lucrezia de' Medici, Sinan Pasha, Juan de Homedes, and Lord Guildford Dudley.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Maurice, Elector of Saxony ranks 998 out of 7,253. Before him are Wolfgang Overath (1943), Joost van den Vondel (1587), Nathan Mayer Rothschild (1777), Therese Neumann (1898), Bettina von Arnim (1785), and Princess Maria Anna of Saxony (1799). After him are Max Ophüls (1902), Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia (1907), Elizabeth Christ Trump (1880), Frederick II, Elector of Saxony (1412), Dorothea of Brandenburg (1430), and Hennig Brand (1630).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Maurice, Elector of Saxony ranks 284. Before him are Prince Henry of Prussia (1862), Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1671), Agnes of Merania (1175), Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1671), Albert V, Duke of Bavaria (1528), and Matthias Erzberger (1875). After him are Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia (1907), Frederick II, Elector of Saxony (1412), Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden (1728), Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of France (1174), Henry I, Duke of Bavaria (920), and Zwentibold (870).

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