III

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III is the regnal number designating Friedrich III, Elector of Saxony, a key early supporter and protector of Martin Luther during the Protestant Reformation.

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III canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Elector of Saxony ⓘ
German prince ⓘ
human ⓘ
member of the House of Wettin ⓘ
alternativeName Frederick III, Elector of Saxony ⓘ
Frederick the Wise ⓘ
birthDate 1463-01-17 ⓘ
birthPlace Torgau ⓘ
burialPlace Schlosskirche, Wittenberg ⓘ
coatOfArms coat of arms of the Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
deathDate 1525-05-05 ⓘ
deathPlace Lochau ⓘ
employer Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
era Protestant Reformation ⓘ
linked to: Reformation
father Ernst, Elector of Saxony ⓘ
foundationDate 1502 ⓘ
founded Leucorea (University of Wittenberg) ⓘ
University of Wittenberg ⓘ
Wittenberg University ⓘ
givenName Friedrich ⓘ
knownFor founding the University of Wittenberg ⓘ
protecting Martin Luther ⓘ
supporting the early Protestant Reformation ⓘ
memberOf House of Wettin ⓘ
monarchOf Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
mother Elisabeth of Bavaria ⓘ
nativeLanguage German ⓘ
nickname the Wise ⓘ
nobleFamily Wettin dynasty ⓘ
linked to: House of Wettin
nobleTitle Duke ⓘ
Elector ⓘ
notableEvent arranged Luther’s protective custody at Wartburg Castle ⓘ
protected Martin Luther after the Diet of Worms ⓘ
participatedIn Imperial politics of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
election of Charles V as Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
patronOf Martin Luther ⓘ
Philipp Melanchthon ⓘ
linked to: Philip Melanchthon
positionHeld Duke of Saxony ⓘ
Elector of Saxony ⓘ
regnalNumber III ⓘ
reignEnd 1525 ⓘ
reignStart 1486 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence Torgau ⓘ
Wittenberg ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sibling John, Elector of Saxony ⓘ

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Friedrich III, Elector of Saxony → regnalNumber → III ⓘ
subject linked to: Friedrich III