Maurice, Elector of Saxony

Maurice
Elector of Saxony
Reign24 April 1547 – 9 July 1553
PredecessorJohn Frederick I
SuccessorAugustus
Duke of Saxony
Reign18 August 1541 – 24 April 1547
PredecessorHenry IV
SuccessorJohn Frederick I
Margrave of Meissen
Reign18 August 1541 – 9 July 1553
PredecessorHenry IV
SuccessorMerged into the Electorate
Born21 March 1521
Freiberg, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Died9 July 1553(1553-07-09) (aged 32)
Sievershausen, Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire
Burial
SpouseAgnes of Hesse
IssueAnna, Princess of Saxony and Orange-Nassau
Prince/Duke Albrecht of Saxony
HouseHouse of Wettin
Albertine Branch
FatherHenry IV, Duke of Saxony
MotherCatherine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
ReligionRoman Catholic (1521-1536)
Lutheran (1536-1553)
SignatureMaurice's signature

Maurice (21 March 1521 – 9 July 1553) was Duke (1541–47) and later Elector (1547–53) of Saxony. His clever manipulation of alliances and disputes gained the Albertine branch of the Wettin dynasty extensive lands and the electoral dignity.