Augustus

Type Figure Region Saxony Time 1526–1586 Also known as Augustus the Strict

Augustus (1526–1586), Elector of Saxony of the House of Wettin (1553–1586), was a leading Lutheran prince after the Reformation.

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1581–1586Dresden · SaxonyIn his later years Augustus remained known as "Augustus the Strict," closely supervising Saxon churches and universities and resisting Calvinist and Anabaptist influence. After the Formula of Concord was established in 1580, Saxony became a key bulwark of Lutheran orthodoxy.
1581–1586Augsburg · Holy Roman EmpireAs one of the seven Imperial Electors, Augustus spoke for Protestant princes in the Imperial Diet during the 1580s, defending the religious peace established by the Peace of Augsburg. His rivalry with Catholic princes such as Bavaria reflected the deeper contradictions of the Empire's religious division.

Encyclopaedia Britannica: Augustus I https://www.britannica.com/biography/Augustus-I-elector-of-Saxony
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie: August (1875) https://de.wikisource.org/wiki/ADB:August_(Kurf%C3%BCrst_von_Sachsen)