Frederick the Wise

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Elector of Saxony German prince human

Frederick the Wise was the Elector of Saxony who became a crucial protector and supporter of Martin Luther, helping to enable the early progress of the Protestant Reformation.

Aliases (2)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Elector of Saxony → German prince → human →
associatedWithPlace	Electorate of Saxony → Wittenberg →
birthName	Friedrich III →
burialPlace	All Saints' Church, Wittenberg →
collected	large relic collection at Wittenberg →
countryOfCitizenship	Electorate of Saxony →
dateOfBirth	1463-01-17 →
dateOfDeath	1525-05-05 →
dynasty	House of Wettin → surface form: "Wettin dynasty"
educatedAt	University of Leipzig →
employer	Electorate of Saxony →
era	Reformation →
father	Ernest, Elector of Saxony →
founded	University of Wittenberg →
givenName	Frederick →
historicalPeriod	Early modern period → Late Middle Ages →
knownFor	founding the University of Wittenberg → protecting Martin Luther → supporting the early Protestant Reformation →
languageSpoken	German →
memberOf	House of Wettin →
mother	Elisabeth of Bavaria →
nickname	the Wise →
nobleTitle	Duke of Saxony → Elector →
notableEvent	ordered the protection of Martin Luther at Wartburg Castle →
opposed	Edict of Worms →
participatedIn	Diet of Worms →
patronOf	Martin Luther → Philip Melanchthon → surface form: "Philipp Melanchthon"
placeOfBirth	Torgau →
placeOfDeath	Lochau →
politicalAlignment	Holy Roman Empire prince-elector →
positionHeld	Elector of Saxony →
refused	offer to become Holy Roman Emperor →
reignEnd	1525 →
reignStart	1486 →
religion	Roman Catholicism → surface form: "Roman Catholic Church"
residence	Torgau → Wittenberg →
sibling	John the Steadfast →
succeededBy	John the Steadfast →
supported	Reformation → surface form: "Protestant Reformation"
votedFor	election of Charles V as Holy Roman Emperor →

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wittenberg → associatedWithPerson → Frederick the Wise →

University of Leipzig → founders → Frederick the Wise →

this entity surface form: "Frederick I, Elector of Saxony"

Reformation → hasKeyFigure → Frederick the Wise →

Duke of Saxony → notableHolder → Frederick the Wise →

this entity surface form: "Frederick I, Elector of Saxony"

Martin Luther → protectedBy → Frederick the Wise →

this entity surface form: "Frederick III, Elector of Saxony"

Diet of Worms → significantPerson → Frederick the Wise →

subject surface form: "Diet of Worms (1521)"

this entity surface form: "Frederick III, Elector of Saxony"