Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

John Biography and Timeline

Follow John through 2 dated historical records for Germany.

Build a biography Browse biographies Browse by event

John, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

2Distinct records

1 of 1Page

1535–1854Years on this page

1535

Elector

Elector of Brandenburg · Brandenburg · House / House of Hohenzollern

Appointed Elector of Brandenburg

Role range: 1535-1571

1854

Succession

King · Saxony · House / House of Wettin

Succeeds as King of Saxony

Role range: 1854-1873

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.