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unusual facts about John George III, Elector of Saxony



John George III, Elector of Saxony

After his accession as Elector, he reduced the size of the royal household and began with the establishment of a small standing army of 12,000 men, after the model of the Margraviate of Brandenburg and managed to extract from the states of the realm a commitment to contribute funds.

Margravine Magdalene Sibylle of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1612–1687)

Rudolf I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg

He was Duke, Prince-Elector of Saxony and Arch-Reichsmarschall of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation from 1298 until his death.


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