Friedrich III

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Friedrich III, better known as Frederick the Wise, was the Elector of Saxony who became a key protector of Martin Luther and an important early supporter of the Protestant Reformation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Elector of Saxony ⓘ
German prince ⓘ
Roman Catholic (during his lifetime) ⓘ
human ⓘ
noble ⓘ
patron of the arts ⓘ
supporter of the Protestant Reformation ⓘ
birthDate 1463-01-17 ⓘ
birthPlace Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
Torgau ⓘ
burialPlace All Saints' Church, Wittenberg ⓘ
canonized no ⓘ
collectionLocation All Saints' Church, Wittenberg ⓘ
country Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
deathDate 1525-05-05 ⓘ
deathPlace Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
Lochau ⓘ
near Annaburg ⓘ
declined candidacy for Holy Roman Emperor in 1519 ⓘ
educatedAt University of Leipzig ⓘ
University of Tübingen ⓘ
employer Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
familyName Wettin ⓘ
father Ernest, Elector of Saxony ⓘ
founded University of Wittenberg ⓘ
foundedInYear 1502 ⓘ
givenName Friedrich ⓘ
hasAlias Frederick the Wise ⓘ
Friedrich der Weise ⓘ
memberOf House of Wettin ⓘ
mother Elisabeth of Bavaria ⓘ
nobleTitle Elector ⓘ
notableFor founding the University of Wittenberg ⓘ
protecting Martin Luther ⓘ
supporting the early Protestant Reformation ⓘ
ordered Luther's protective abduction to Wartburg Castle ⓘ
owned large collection of religious relics ⓘ
participatedIn Imperial election of 1519 ⓘ
patronOf Martin Luther ⓘ
Philipp Melanchthon ⓘ
linked to: Philip Melanchthon
positionHeld Elector of Saxony ⓘ
President of the Regency Council of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
protected Martin Luther after the Diet of Worms ⓘ
regnalNumber III ⓘ
reignEnd 1525 ⓘ
reignStart 1486 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence Torgau ⓘ
Wittenberg ⓘ
sibling John, Elector of Saxony ⓘ
successor John, Elector of Saxony ⓘ
supported election of Charles V as Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ

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Frederick the Wise → birthName → Friedrich III ⓘ