P.H. Wilson, The Holy Roman Empire (2016), 129
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Wednesday, 1 February 2023
Saxony, birthplace of Protestantism, was now under Catholic rule
Competition for imperial favour encouraged 31 leading princes to convert to Catholicism between 1651 and 1769, including Elector Friedrich August ‘the Strong’ of Saxony in 1697, followed by his son in 1712. Saxony, birthplace of Protestantism, was now under Catholic rule.
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