Maurice, Elector of Saxony

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Maurice
Portrait by Lucas Cranach the Younger
Elector of Saxony
Reign	24 April 1547 – 9 July 1553
Predecessor	John Frederick I
Successor	Augustus
Duke of Saxony
Reign	18 August 1541 – 24 April 1547
Predecessor	Henry IV
Successor	John Frederick I
Margrave of Meissen
Reign	18 August 1541 – 9 July 1553
Predecessor	Henry IV
Successor	Merged into the Electorate
Born	21 March 1521 Freiberg, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Died	9 July 1553(1553-07-09) (aged 32) Sievershausen, Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire
Burial	Freiberg Cathedral
Spouse	Agnes of Hesse
Issue	Anna, Princess of Saxony and Orange-Nassau Prince/Duke Albrecht of Saxony
House	House of Wettin Albertine Branch
Father	Henry IV, Duke of Saxony
Mother	Catherine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Religion	Roman Catholic (1521-1536) Lutheran (1536-1553)
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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.