词条 | John George I, Elector of Saxony |
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| title = | name = John George I | full name = | image =Johann Georg I Saxony.jpg | caption = John George I in 1652, portrait by Frans Luycx | succession = Elector of Saxony | reign =23 June 1611 – 8 October 1656 | predecessor =Christian II | successor =John George II | spouse =Sibylle Elisabeth of Württemberg Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia | issue =Sophie Eleonore, Landgravine of Hesse-Darmstadt Marie Elisabeth, Duchess of Holstein-Gottorp John George II, Elector of Saxony August, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg Magdalene Sibylle, Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz | house =House of Wettin | father =Christian I, Elector of Saxony | mother =Sophie of Brandenburg | birth_date ={{birth date|1585|3|5|df=y}} | birth_place = Dresden | death_date ={{death date and age|1656|10|8|1585|3|5|df=y}} | death_place = Dresden ? | place of burial= | religion= Lutheran |}} John George I (German: Johann Georg I.) (5 March 1585 – 8 October 1656) was Elector of Saxony from 1611 to 1656. BiographyBorn in Dresden, John George was the second son of the Elector Christian I and Sophie of Brandenburg.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911|p=459}} He belonged to the Albertine line of the House of Wettin. John George succeeded to the electorate on 23 June 1611 on the death of his elder brother, Christian II. The geographical position of the Electorate of Saxony rather than her high standing among the German Protestants gave her ruler much importance during the Thirty Years' War. At the beginning of his reign, however, the new elector took up a somewhat detached position. His personal allegiance to Lutheranism was sound, but he liked neither the growing strength of Brandenburg nor the increasing prestige of the Palatinate; the adherence of the other branches of the Saxon ruling house to Protestantism seemed to him to suggest that the head of the Electorate of Saxony should throw his weight into the other scale, and he was prepared to favour the advances of the Habsburgs and the Roman Catholic party.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911|p=459}} Thus John George was easily induced to vote for the election of Ferdinand, Archduke of Styria, as emperor in August 1619, an action which nullified the anticipated opposition of the Protestant electors. The new emperor secured the help of John George for the impending campaign in Bohemia by promising that he should be undisturbed in his possession of certain ecclesiastical lands. Carrying out his share of the bargain by occupying Silesia and Lusatia, where he displayed much clemency, the Saxon elector had thus some part in driving Frederick V, elector palatine of the Rhine, from Bohemia and in crushing Protestantism in that country, the crown of which he himself had previously refused.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911|p=459}} Gradually, however, he was made uneasy by the obvious trend of the imperial policy towards the annihilation of Protestantism, and by a dread lest the ecclesiastical lands should be taken from him; and the issue of the edict of restitution in March 1629 put the capstone to his fears. Still, although clamouring vainly for the exemption of the electorate from the area covered by the edict, John George took no decisive measures to break his alliance with the emperor. He did, indeed, in February 1631 call a meeting of Protestant princes at Leipzig, but in spite of the appeals of the preacher Matthias Hoe von Hohenegg (1580–1645) he contented himself with a formal protest.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911|p=459}} Meanwhile, Gustavus Adolphus had landed in Germany, aiming to relieve Magdeburg. Gustavus attempted to conclude an alliance with John George to allow him to cross the Elbe at Wittenberg, but John George remained hesitant to join the Protestant cause and the discussions went nowhere. Hoping that an alliance would be concluded eventually, Gustavus avoided any military action.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911|p=459}} Tilly, commander of the main imperial force, was also concerned about the possibility of an alliance, no matter how unlikely it was at the time. In order to preempt any such move, he invaded Saxony and started to ravage the countryside. This had the effect of driving John George into the alliance he had hoped to preempt, which was concluded in September 1631. The Saxon troops were present at the battle of Breitenfeld, but were routed by the imperialists, the elector himself seeking safety in flight.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911|p=459}} Nevertheless, he soon took the offensive. Marching into Bohemia the Saxons occupied Prague, but John George soon began to negotiate for peace and consequently his soldiers offered little resistance to Wallenstein, who drove them back into Saxony. However, for the present the efforts of Gustavus Adolphus prevented the elector from deserting him, but the position was changed by the death of the king at Lützen in 1632, and the refusal of Saxony to join the Protestant league under Swedish leadership.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911|p=459}} Still letting his troops fight in a desultory fashion against the imperialists, John George again negotiated for peace, and in May 1635 he concluded the important treaty of Prague with Ferdinand II. His reward was Lusatia and certain other additions of territory; the retention by his son Augustus of the archbishopric of Magdeburg; and some concessions with regard to the edict of restitution. Almost at once he declared war upon the Swedes, but in October 1636 he was beaten at Wittstock; and Saxony, ravaged impartially by both sides, was soon in a deplorable condition. At length in September 1645 the elector was compelled to agree to a truce with the Swedes, who, however, retained Leipzig; and as far as Saxony was concerned this ended the Thirty Years' War. After the peace of Westphalia, which with regard to Saxony did little more than confirm the treaty of Prague, John George died on 8 October 1656.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911|p=459}} AssessmentAlthough not without political acumen, John George was not a great ruler; his character appears to have been harsh and unlovely, and he was addicted to drink and other diversions such as hunting.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911|p=459}} Family and childrenJohn George was married twice. In addition to his successor John George II, he left three sons, Augustus (1614–1680), Christian (died 1691) and Maurice (died 1681).{{sfn|Chisholm|1911|p=459}} In Dresden on 16 September 1604 Johann Georg married firstly Sibylle Elisabeth, daughter of Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg. She died in the birth of their only child:
In Torgau on 19 July 1607 Johann Georg married secondly Magdalene Sibylle, daughter of Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia. They had ten children:[3]
Ancestors{{ahnentafel|collapsed=yes |align=center |boxstyle_1=background-color: #fcc; |boxstyle_2=background-color: #fb9; |boxstyle_3=background-color: #ffc; |boxstyle_4=background-color: #bfc; |boxstyle_5=background-color: #9fe; | 1= 1. John George I, Elector of Saxony | 2= 2. Christian I, Elector of Saxony (1560-1591) | 3= 3. Sophie of Brandenburg (1568-1622) | 4= 4. Augustus, Elector of Saxony (1526-1586) | 5= 5. Anne of Denmark, Electress of Saxony (1532-1585) | 6= 6. John George, Elector of Brandenburg (1525-1598) | 7= 7. Sabina of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1529-1575) | 8= 8. Henry IV, Duke of Saxony (1473-1541) | 9= 9. Catherine of Mecklenburg (1487-1561) | 10= 10. Christian III of Denmark (1503-1559) | 11= 11. Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg (1511-1571) | 12= 12. Joachim II, Elector of Brandenburg (1505-1571) | 13= 13. Magdalena of Saxony (1507-1534) | 14= 14. George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1484-1543) | 15= 15. Hedwig of Münsterberg-Oels (1508-1531) | 16= 16. Albert III, Duke of Saxony (1443-1500) | 17= 17. Sidonie of Poděbrady (1449-1510) | 18= 18. Magnus II, Duke of Mecklenburg (1441-1503) | 19= 19. Sophie of Pomerania, Duchess of Mecklenburg (1460-1504) | 20= 20. Frederick I of Denmark (1471-1533) | 21= 21. Anna of Brandenburg (1487-1514) | 22= 22. Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (1470-1543) | 23= 23. Catherine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg (1488-1563) | 24= 24. Joachim I, Elector of Brandenburg (1484-1535) | 25= 25. Elizabeth of Denmark, Electress of Brandenburg (1485-1555) | 26= 26. George, Duke of Saxony (1471-1539) | 27= 27. Barbara Jagiellon (1478-1534) | 28= 28. Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1460-1536) | 29= 29. Sophia Jagiellon, Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1464-1512) | 30= 30. Charles I, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels (1476-1536) | 31= 31. Anna of Sagan (d. 1541) }}{{commons category}} See also
Notes1. ^Sibylle Elisabeth v.Württemberg in: Genealogy Database by Herbert Stoyan {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006130742/http://wwperson.informatik.uni-erlangen.de/cgi-bin/l1/LANG%3Dengl/INDEX%3DI739 |date=2014-10-06 }} [retrieved 4 October 2014]. 2. ^Wettin line (Albertine branch) in: Royaltyguide.nl [retrieved 4 October 2014]. 3. ^Herzogin Magdalena Sibylla v.Preussen in: Genealogy Database by Herbert Stoyan {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006084942/http://wwperson.informatik.uni-erlangen.de/cgi-bin/l1/LANG%3Dengl/INDEX%3DI140968 |date=2014-10-06 }} [retrieved 4 October 2014]. References
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