Augustus, Elector of Saxony

Augustus
Elector of Saxony
Reign9 July 1553 – 11 February 1586
PredecessorMaurice
SuccessorChristian I
Born31 July 1526
Freiberg, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Died11 February 1586(1586-02-11) (aged 59)
Dresden, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Burial
SpouseAnne of Denmark
Agnes Hedwig of Anhalt
Issue
among others...
Christian I, Elector of Saxony
Elisabeth, Countess Palatine of Simmern
Dorothea, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Anna, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Eisenach
HouseHouse of Wettin
Albertine Line
FatherHenry IV, Duke of Saxony
MotherCatherine of Mecklenburg
ReligionLutheran
SignatureAugustus's signature

Augustus (31 July 1526 – 11 February 1586) was Elector of Saxony from 1553 to 1586.