ELECTOR MORITZ OF SAXONY

born on 21.3.1521 in Freiberg,
died on 11.7.1553 in Sievershausen

As one of the most important rulers of Saxony, Moritz was a political, military as well as cultural character. By being sensitive to political issues and also by clever intrigues and military power, he eventually snatched the throne from his cousin Friedrich and gained power over the Saxon estates. From then on, Saxony was reigned from Dresden and Moritz thus laid the foundation for a cultural as well as a political revival of that town.

Although he was on the side of the catholic emperor at the beginning, he soon put him under military pressure, so that eventually he achieved the "Religious Peace of Augsburg" and the freedom of the Protestant belief.

At the young age of 32, Moritz was fatally wounded in the battle of Sievershausen and entombed in the cathedral of Freiberg (which from this time on was the burial place of all Saxon rulers).

ELECTOR MORITZ OF SAXONY

born on 21.3.1521 in Freiberg,
died on 11.7.1553 in Sievershausen

As one of the most important rulers of Saxony, Moritz was a political, military as well as cultural character. By being sensitive to political issues and also by clever intrigues and military power, he eventually snatched the throne from his cousin Friedrich and gained power over the Saxon estates. From then on, Saxony was reigned from Dresden and Moritz thus laid the foundation for a cultural as well as a political revival of that town.

Although he was on the side of the catholic emperor at the beginning, he soon put him under military pressure, so that eventually he achieved the "Religious Peace of Augsburg" and the freedom of the Protestant belief.

At the young age of 32, Moritz was fatally wounded in the battle of Sievershausen and entombed in the cathedral of Freiberg (which from this time on was the burial place of all Saxon rulers).