- German general: elector of Saxony 1547–53.
- Dutch statesman.
- a male given name.
- 1521–53, duke of Saxony (1541–53) and elector of Saxony (1547–53). He was instrumental in gaining recognition of Protestantism in Germany
- known as Maurice of Nassau. 1567–1625, prince of Orange and count of Nassau; the son of William the Silent, after whose death he led the United Provinces of the Netherlands in their struggle for independence from Spain (achieved by 1609)
- Frederick Denison. 1805–72, English Anglican theologian and pioneer of Christian socialism
