Severinus of Saxony
Severin von Sachsen ( born August 28, 1522 Freiberg, † October 10, 1533 in Innsbruck ) was a Saxon prince of the Albertine line of the Wettin family.
Life
Severin was the second son of the Saxon Duke Henry (1473-1541) from his marriage to Catherine (1487-1561), daughter of Duke Magnus II of Mecklenburg. In educating Severin and his older brother Moritz addition to the parent educator whose Balthasar Rysche had significant impact.
Despite frail health, he had in duels with his brother Moritz, which caused his uncle George the Bearded when visiting Freiberg between the two boys, always the upper hand, which made the father of the boy temporarily on the idea Moritz may be better for an ecclesiastical career provide.
At the behest of the Catholic Duke Georg Severin was separated from his Lutheranism -leaning parents and sent to Innsbruck. There he was raised Catholic, together with the children of the future Emperor Ferdinand and his wife Anna. The prince had here in Bernard of Rathschitz a private tutor.
Severin, who was always described as pale and hoarse talking " the best hopes to the grave with taking " died already 11 years old. It was made to discover the causes of disease and death an autopsy. The body was buried in the Cistercian Abbey of Stams. His tomb was looted and destroyed in 1552 by his own brother Moritz Schmalkaldic troops.
Reception
In 1526, Lucas Cranach the Elder made two Knabenbildnisse the two princes Moritz and Severin. The painting Severin was born in tempera on lime wood and is 57 x 38.5 cm. It counts as an excellent and safe work Cranach and was included in the total national directory of valuable cultural property. It is owned by the Hessian House Foundation and is on display at the Hessian State Museum in Darmstadt. From 2005 to 2006 it was on loan to the Portland Art Museum.
Another contemporary presentation Severin is a book in the painting since 1532 continued the older Cranach Saxon Stud Book, which is kept in the Saxon State Library in Dresden.
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Severin von Sachsen