John the Steadfast

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John the Steadfast was Elector of Saxony and a key early supporter of Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation in the Holy Roman Empire.

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instanceOf Elector of Saxony
German prince
Lutheran
Protestant reformer
human
alsoKnownAs Johann der Beständige
birthDate 1468-06-30
birthPlace Electorate of Saxony
Meissen
burialPlace All Saints' Church, Wittenberg
child John Ernest of Saxe-Coburg
John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony
coFounded Schmalkaldic League
countryOfCitizenship Electorate of Saxony
deathDate 1532-08-16
deathPlace Landgraviate of Hesse
Schmalkalden
endTime 1532
father Ernest, Elector of Saxony
givenName John
honorificTitle the Steadfast
implemented Lutheran church reforms in Saxony
languageSpoken German
militaryRole Leader of Protestant princes
mother Elisabeth of Bavaria
nobleFamily House of Wettin
notableEvent Diet of Augsburg (1530)
Formation of the Schmalkaldic League
Lutheran Reformation
surface form: Protestant Reformation
notableWork Support for the Protestant Reformation
participantIn Protestant Reformation in the Holy Roman Empire
partOf Holy Roman Empire
politicalAlignment Protestant
positionHeld Elector of Saxony
predecessor Frederick III, Elector of Saxony
realm Electorate of Saxony
religion Lutheranism
residence Torgau
Wittenberg
sibling Frederick III, Elector of Saxony
signed Augsburg Confession
spouse Margaret of Anhalt-Köthen
Sophie of Mecklenburg
startTime 1525
successor John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony
supported Martin Luther
Philip Melanchthon
surface form: Philipp Melanchthon
title John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony
surface form: John, Elector of Saxony

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Frederick the Wise succeededBy John the Steadfast
Frederick the Wise sibling John the Steadfast
Elector John of Saxony title John the Steadfast