Agricola, Georgius
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De re metallica
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1912/1950
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his support Luther made Saxony the cradle of the Reformation. </
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Elector was succeeded in 1525 by his brother John, who was in turn succeeded
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by his son John Frederick in 1532. Of more immediate interest to this subject
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is the Albertian line of Saxon Dukes who ruled Meissen, for in that Princi
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pality Agricola was born and lived, and his political fortunes were associated
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son George, “The Bearded,” and he in turn by his brother Henry, the last
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of the Catholics, in 1539, who ruled until 1541. Henry was succeeded in 1541
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by his Protestant son Maurice, who was the Patron of Agricola.</
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the long-standing rivalry between Francis I., King of France, and Charles V.
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of Spain. </
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and both were candidates for Emperor of that loose Confederation known
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of German Protestant Princes, and with the Sultan of Turkey, against Charles.
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a secret league with Charles against the other Protestant Princes, and pro
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ceeded (the Schmalkalden War) to invade the domains of his superior and
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cousin, the Elector Frederick. </
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this war, and Maurice was rewarded, at the Capitulation of Wittenberg in 1547,
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by being made Elector of Saxony in the place of his cousin. </
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Elector Maurice found the association with Catholic Charles unpalatable, and
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joined in leading the other Protestant princes in war upon him, and on the
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defeat of the Catholic party and the peace of Passau, Maurice became
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acknowledged as the champion of German national and religious freedom.
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Augustus. </
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for many favours conferred upon him. </
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house and plot in Chemnitz, and in a letter dated June 14th, 1543,
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in con
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nection therewith, says: “ . . . . that he may enjoy his life-long a
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freehold house unburdened by all burgher rights and other municipal ser
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vice, to be used by him and inhabited as a free dwelling, and that he may
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also, for the necessities of his household and of his wife and servants, brew
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his own beer free, and that he may likewise purvey for himself and his
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household foreign beer and also wine for use, and yet he shall not sell any
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such beer. . . . We have taken the said Doctor under our especial
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protection and care for our life-long, and he shall not be summoned before
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any Court of Justice, but only before us and our Councillor. . . .”</
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Fabricius to Meurer, dated May 19th, 1546, says that Agricola had been
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