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Ernest, Elector of Saxony
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Ernest (24 March 1441 – 26 August 1486), known as Ernst in German, was Elector of Saxony from 1464 to 1486.
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Ernest | |
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Elector of Saxony | |
Reign | 7 September 1464 – 26 August 1486 |
Predecessor | Frederick II |
Successor | Frederick III |
Landgrave of Thuringia | |
Reign | 17 September 1482 – 26 August 1486 |
Predecessor | William II |
Successor | Frederick VI |
Born | 24 March 1441 Meissen, Margravate of Meissen, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire |
Died | 26 August 1486(1486-08-26) (aged 45) Colditz Castle, Margravate of Meissen, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire |
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Issue among others... | Christina, Queen of Denmark Frederick III, Elector of Saxony Johann, Elector of Saxony Margarete, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
House | House of Wettin |
Father | Frederick II, Elector of Saxony |
Mother | Margaret of Austria-Styria |
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Ernst was the founder and progenitor of the Ernestine line of Saxon princes.[1]