John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony

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Elector of Saxony German prince Protestant leader human

John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, was a leading German Protestant prince and head of the Schmalkaldic League who played a central role in the early Reformation-era conflicts of the Holy Roman Empire.

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Label	Occurrences
John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony canonical	15
John, Elector of Saxony	11

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Elector of Saxony ⓘ German prince ⓘ Protestant leader ⓘ human ⓘ
birthDate	1503-06-30 ⓘ
birthPlace	Electorate of Saxony ⓘ Torgau ⓘ
causeOfDeath	natural causes ⓘ
child	John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony ⓘ John Frederick III, Duke of Saxony ⓘ surface form: John Frederick III the Younger John William, Duke of Saxe-Weimar ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
deathDate	1554-03-03 ⓘ
deathPlace	Duchy of Saxony ⓘ Weimar ⓘ
endTime	1547 (as Elector of Saxony) ⓘ
ethnicGroup	German ⓘ
father	John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: John, Elector of Saxony
givenName	John Frederick ⓘ
knownFor	Leadership of the Schmalkaldic League ⓘ Support of Martin Luther and Lutheran reforms ⓘ
memberOf	House of Wettin ⓘ Schmalkaldic League ⓘ
monarchOf	Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
mother	Margaret of Anhalt-Köthen NERFINISHED ⓘ
movement	Reformation ⓘ surface form: Protestant Reformation
nativeLanguage	German ⓘ
nobleTitle	Duke of Saxony ⓘ Elector of Saxony ⓘ
notableWork	Defense of Lutheranism in the Schmalkaldic League ⓘ
participatedIn	Battle of Mühlberg ⓘ Schmalkaldic War ⓘ
positionHeld	Elector of Saxony ⓘ Head of the Schmalkaldic League ⓘ
predecessor	John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: John, Elector of Saxony
religion	Lutheranism ⓘ Protestant Christianity ⓘ surface form: Protestantism
residence	Torgau ⓘ Weimar ⓘ Wittenberg ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
signature	Signature of John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (image file in historical records) ⓘ
significantEvent	Captured by Emperor Charles V after the Battle of Mühlberg ⓘ Loss of the electoral dignity to Maurice of Saxony in 1547 ⓘ
spouse	Sibylle of Cleves ⓘ
startTime	1532 (as Elector of Saxony) ⓘ
succeededBy	Maurice, Elector of Saxony ⓘ

Referenced by (26)

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

Schmalkaldic War → hasCommander → John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony ⓘ

Ernestine branch of the House of Wettin → hasMember → John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony ⓘ

this entity surface form: John, Elector of Saxony

Ernestine branch of the House of Wettin → hasMember → John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony ⓘ

Electorate of Saxony → notableRuler → John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony ⓘ

House of Wettin → hasNotableMember → John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony ⓘ

this entity surface form: John, Elector of Saxony

the Wise → sibling → John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony ⓘ

subject surface form: Frederick III, Elector of Saxony

this entity surface form: John, Elector of Saxony

the Wise → successor → John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony ⓘ

subject surface form: Frederick III, Elector of Saxony

this entity surface form: John, Elector of Saxony

John the Steadfast → child → John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony ⓘ

John the Steadfast → successor → John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony ⓘ

John the Steadfast → title → John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony ⓘ

this entity surface form: John, Elector of Saxony

Elector John of Saxony → child → John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony ⓘ

Elector John of Saxony → successor → John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony ⓘ

Lucas Cranach the Elder → employer → John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony ⓘ

Friedrich III → sibling → John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony ⓘ

subject surface form: Friedrich III, Elector of Saxony

this entity surface form: John, Elector of Saxony

Friedrich III → successor → John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony ⓘ

subject surface form: Friedrich III, Elector of Saxony

this entity surface form: John, Elector of Saxony

Battle of Mühlberg → commander → John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony ⓘ

Battle of Mühlberg → capturedPerson → John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony ⓘ

Schmalkaldic League → foundedBy → John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony ⓘ

Schmalkaldic League → hasLeader → John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony ⓘ

Elector of Saxony → notableOfficeHolder → John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony ⓘ

this entity surface form: John, Elector of Saxony

Elector of Saxony → notableOfficeHolder → John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony ⓘ

Maurice, Elector of Saxony → opponent → John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony ⓘ

Frederick III, Elector of Saxony → sibling → John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony ⓘ

this entity surface form: John, Elector of Saxony

John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony → father → John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: John, Elector of Saxony

John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony → predecessor → John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: John, Elector of Saxony

John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony → father → John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony ⓘ