Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Maurice of Saxony Biography and Timeline

Follow Maurice of Saxony through 2 dated historical records for Germany.

Maurice of Saxony, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

2Distinct records
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1550–1551Years on this page

1550

Maurice Begins Siege Of Magdeburg

Magdeburg · Government / Government of Germany

Maurice of Saxony commanded forces besieging Protestant Magdeburg as part of the enforcement of Emperor Charles V's policies.

1551

Maurice Negotiates Magdeburg Capitulation

Magdeburg · Government / Government of Germany

Maurice of Saxony accepted Magdeburg's capitulation under negotiated conditions that allowed the city to preserve Protestant worship.

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.