Ernest, Elector of Saxony

Ernest
Portrait by Lucas Cranach the Younger
Elector of Saxony
Reign7 September 1464 – 26 August 1486
PredecessorFrederick II
SuccessorFrederick III
Landgrave of Thuringia
Reign17 September 1482 – 26 August 1486
PredecessorWilliam II
SuccessorFrederick VI
Born(1441-03-24)24 March 1441
Meissen, Margravate of Meissen, Holy Roman Empire
Died26 August 1486(1486-08-26) (aged 45)
Colditz Castle, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Burial
Meissen Cathedral
Spouse
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(m. 1460; died 1484)​
Issue
Detail
HouseWettin (Ernestine line) (Founder)
FatherFrederick II, Elector of Saxony
MotherMargaret of Austria

Ernest (24 March 1441 – 26 August 1486), known in German as Ernst, was Elector of Saxony from 1464 to 1486. He established the Ernestine line of Saxon princes.

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