John George III Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for John George III, based on 7 World History Database records associated with Germany.

7 records1647–16906 events2 places

Chronological biography

1647

Birth of John George III1647

House / House of Wettin · Elector of Saxony · Saxony

Birth of John George III, son of Elector John George II

1680

Elector1680

Government / Government of Germany · Elector of Saxony · Saxony

Appointed Elector of Saxony

1682

Alliance John George III and Leopold I fight the Turks1682

House / House of Wettin · Elector of Saxony

Helps Leopold I fight the Turks

1683

League of Augsburg1683

House / House of Wettin · Elector of Saxony · Saxony

Joins the alliance against France

1688

League of Augsburg1688

House / House of Wettin · Elector of Saxony · Augsburg

Joins the war of the League of Augsburg against France

1690

Commander in Chief1690

House / House of Wettin · Commander in Chief

Appointed Commander in Chief, Imperial Army

Imperial Army1690

House / House of Wettin · Commander in Chief

Appointed Commander in Chief, Imperial Army

Titles and roles

Commander in Chief · Elector of Saxony

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.