John George I of Saxony

John George I (German: Johann Georg I., Kürfürst von Sachsen; Czech: Jan II Jiří Saský) was Elector of Saxony from 1611 and King of Bohemia from 16??.

Early reign (1611-1618)
Little is known about his education or youth prior to his enthronment as Elector.

John George's reign would begin in 1611, at his brother's death on the 23rd of June. He would soon have to deal with one of the most important legacies of his brother's reign, the membership of Saxony in the Union of Auhausen. While his brother treated the Union as a simple alliance between Protestant states, John would look with worry at Brandenburg's growing influence, cemented by the Treaty of Dortmund and Imperial recognition of its full inheritance of Jülich-Cleves-Berg. Decided to reign the Ernestines in before they would end up in the Margraviate's orbit, most of John's reign would be set on recovering Saxony's dominant position in Imperial politics.

Unfortunately for the newly enthroned Elector, Brandenburg had snatched away the leadership of the Union in the Conference of Leipzig, in which Margrave John Sigismund had obtained the majority of votes, including the Saxon one. Mending relationships with the Palatinate was Saxony's priority, in order to gain an ally against both the Austrian emperor and internal enemies.