Ernest was Elector of Saxony from 1464 to 1486.
Ernst was the founder and progenitor of the Ernestine line of Saxon princes. Wikipedia
Born: March 24, 1441, Meissen, Germany
Died: August 26, 1486 (age 45 years), Colditz Castle, Colditz, Germany
Children: John, Elector of Saxony, Frederick III, Ernst II of Saxony, and more
Grandchildren: John Frederick I, John Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Coburg, Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick, and more
Grandparents: Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, Ernest, Duke of Austria, Catherine of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and more