Who married George, Duke of Saxony?
Barbara Jagiellon married George, Duke of Saxony on . George, Duke of Saxony was 25 years old on the wedding day (25 years, 2 months and 25 days). Barbara Jagiellon was 18 years old on the wedding day (18 years, 3 months and 28 days). The age gap was 6 years, 10 months and 27 days.
The marriage lasted 37 years, 3 months and 4 days (13609 days ). The marriage ended on .
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George, Duke of Saxony
George the Bearded (Meissen, 27 August 1471 – Dresden, 17 April 1539) was Duke of Saxony from 1500 to 1539 known for his opposition to the Reformation. While the Ernestine line embraced Lutheranism, the Albertines (headed by George) were reluctant to do so. Despite George's efforts to avoid a succession by a Lutheran upon his death in 1539, he could not prevent it from happening. Under the Act of Settlement of 1499, Lutheran Henry IV became the new duke. Upon his accession, Henry introduced Lutheranism as a state religion in the Albertine lands of Saxony.
Duke George was a member of the Order of the Golden Fleece.
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Barbara Jagiellon
Barbara Jagiellon (Polish: Barbara Jagiellonka, Lithuanian: Barbora Jogailaitė; 15 July 1478 – 15 February 1534) was a princess of the Kingdom of Poland and of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, member of the Jagiellonian dynasty and by marriage Duchess of Saxony.
Born in Sandomierz, she was the sixth daughter of King Casimir IV of Poland and Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria. She was named after her great-grandmother, Barbara of Cilli, Holy Roman Empress.
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