Family tree Riny Doyle geboren Marinus van Waard » Henry IV OF SAXONY (1473-1541)

Personal data Henry IV OF SAXONY 

  • Also known as Lord of Friesland.
  • He was born on March 16, 1473 in Dresden, Sachsen, Deutschland.
  • Title: Duke of Saxony
  • Profession: Duke, Margrave, Lord.
  • He died on August 18, 1541 in Dresden, Sachsen, Deutschland, he was 68 years old.
  • A child of Albert III OF SAXONY and Sidonie OF PODEBRADY

Household of Henry IV OF SAXONY

He is married to Catharine OF MECKLENBURG-SCHWERIN.

They got married on July 6, 1512 at Freiberg, Sachsen, Deutschland, he was 39 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Maurice OF SAXONY  1521-1553 

  • The couple has common ancestors.

    • Notes about Henry IV OF SAXONY

    Henry IV the Pious, Duke of Saxony (German: Heinrich der Fromme) (b. Dresden, 16 March 1473 - d. Dresden, 18 August 1541) was a Duke of Saxony from the House of Wettin.

    Biography
    Heinrich was the second son of Albert, Duke of Saxony and his wife Sidonie Podiebrad, princess of Bohemia. When Albert died in 1500, his eldest son Georg succeeded to the Duchy of Saxony, and Heinrich became Lord of Friesland.

    Saxon rule of Friesland was disturbed by constant revolts. Consequently Heinrich, who was of a rather inert disposition, gave up his title there. In 1505 Heinrich ceded Friesland to Georg, in return for an annuity and the districts of Wolkenstein and Freiberg, where Heinrich made his residence.

    In 1517, Martin Luther started the Protestant Reformation in Germany, and a few years later Heinrich converted to Lutheranism. Georg remained a devout Catholic. Both of Georg's sons predeceased him without issue.

    When Georg's second son died in 1539, Heinrich (a Protestant) became heir presumptive to the Duchy under the Act of Settlement of 1499. To prevent a Protestant succession, Georg tried to override his father's will, disinherit Heinrich, and bequeath the Duchy to Ferdinand, brother of Charles V. But Georg died only two months later, and Heinrich succeeded to the Duchy.

    He was then 66 years old, and reigned for only two years. Heinrich made Lutheranism the state religion of the Duchy of Saxony

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Birthday March 16, 1473

  • Graaf Karel I de Stoute (Bourgondisch Huis) was from 1467 till 1477 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1473: Source: Wikipedia
    • August 11 » The Battle of Otlukbeli: Mehmed the Conqueror of the Ottoman Empire decisively defeats Uzun Hassan of Aq Qoyunlu.

Day of marriage July 6, 1512

  • Graaf Maximiliaan (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1506 till 1515 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1512: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 11 » War of the League of Cambrai: French forces led by Gaston de Foix win the Battle of Ravenna.
    • July 10 » The Spanish conquest of Iberian Navarre commences with the capture of Goizueta.
    • August 10 » The naval Battle of Saint-Mathieu, during the War of the League of Cambrai, sees the simultaneous destruction of the Breton ship La Cordelière and the English ship The Regent.
    • October 19 » Martin Luther becomes a doctor of theology.
    • October 21 » Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg.
    • November 1 » The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michelangelo, is exhibited to the public for the first time.

Day of death August 18, 1541

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1541: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 15 » King Francis I of France gives Jean-François Roberval a commission to settle the province of New France (Canada) and provide for the spread of the "Holy Catholic faith".
    • April 7 » Francis Xavier leaves Lisbon on a mission to the Portuguese East Indies.
    • May 8 » Hernando de Soto stops near present-day Walls, Mississippi, and sees the Mississippi River (then known by the Spanish as Río de Espíritu Santo, the name given to it by Alonso Álvarez de Pineda in 1519).
    • August 29 » The Ottoman Turks capture Buda, the capital of the Hungarian Kingdom.
    • September 30 » Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto and his forces enter Tula territory in present-day western Arkansas, encountering fierce resistance.
    • December 10 » Thomas Culpeper and Francis Dereham are executed for having affairs with Catherine Howard, Queen of England and wife of Henry VIII.


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