Tolleson family » Georg "der Bärtige" von Sachsen Herzog von Sachsen (1471-1539)

Personal data Georg "der Bärtige" von Sachsen Herzog von Sachsen 

  • He was born on August 27, 1471 in Meißen, Meißen, Dresden, Saxony, Prussia, Germany.
  • Title: Herzog von Sachsen
  • Profession: hertog van Saksen.
  • (Title of Nobility ) on September 12, 1500 in Emden, Niedersachsen, Germany: Duc de Saxe et Margrave de Misnie.
  • (Title of Nobility ) : Duke of Saxony.
  • (Title of Nobility ) : Herzog "The Bearded".
  • (Religious Affiliation ) : Catholicism.
  • He died on April 17, 1539 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany, he was 67 years old.
  • He is buried in Meißen, Saxony, Germany.
  • This information was last updated on May 13, 2021.

Household of Georg "der Bärtige" von Sachsen Herzog von Sachsen

He is married to Barbara of Poland Jagiellonian.

They got married on November 21, 1496, he was 25 years old.

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Birthday August 27, 1471

  • Graaf Karel I de Stoute (Bourgondisch Huis) was from 1467 till 1477 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1471: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 14 » In England, the Yorkists under Edward IV defeat the Lancastrians under the Earl of Warwick at the Battle of Barnet; the Earl is killed and Edward IV resumes the throne.
    • May 4 » Wars of the Roses: The Battle of Tewkesbury: Edward IV defeats a Lancastrian Army and kills Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales.
    • October 10 » Sten Sture the Elder, the Regent of Sweden, with the help of farmers and miners, repels an attack by King Christian I of Denmark.

Day of death April 17, 1539

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1539: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 19 » The Treaty of Frankfurt between Protestants and the Holy Roman Emperor is signed.
    • April 27 » Re-founding of the city of Bogotá, New Granada (now Colombia), by Nikolaus Federmann and Sebastián de Belalcázar.
    • May 30 » In Florida, Hernando de Soto lands at Tampa Bay with 600 soldiers with the goal of finding gold.
    • June 3 » Hernando de Soto claims Florida for Spain.
    • June 10 » Council of Trent: Pope Paul III sends out letters to his bishops, delaying the Council due to war and the difficulty bishops had traveling to Venice.
    • October 6 » Spain's DeSoto expedition takes over the Apalachee capital of Anhaica for their winter quarters.


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