John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony

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John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony, was a 16th-century German nobleman of the Ernestine Wettin line known for his political struggles within the Holy Roman Empire and his patronage of Protestant institutions.

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John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony canonical 3
Moritz von Sachsen 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 16th-century German person
Duke of Saxony
German nobleman
human
member of the House of Wettin
activeIn 16th century
allegiance Ernestine duchies
birthDate 1529-01-08
birthPlace Electorate of Saxony
Torgau
causeOfDetention rebellion against imperial authority
child John Casimir, Duke of Saxe-Coburg
John Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
deathDate 1595-05-19
deathPlace Archduchy of Austria
Steyr
detainedBy Habsburg administration
surface form: Habsburg authorities
dynasticBranch Ernestine line
era Reformation era
ethnicGroup German
father John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony
fullName John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony self-link
givenName John Frederick
heldInCaptivity for several decades
house Wettin
languageOfExpression German
mother Sibylle of Cleves
nobleFamily House of Wettin
nobleRank duke
nobleTitle Duke of Saxony
notableFor attempts to regain the electoral dignity for the Ernestine line
conflicts with the Albertine line of the House of Wettin
political struggles within the Holy Roman Empire
support for Protestant and Lutheran institutions
participatedIn internal power struggles of the Holy Roman Empire
patronOf Lutheran churches
Protestant institutions
politicalAlignment Protestant princes of the Holy Roman Empire
positionHeld Duke in the Ernestine duchies
Duke of Saxony
religion Lutheranism
Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
sibling John Frederick III, Duke of Saxony
surface form: John Frederick III, the Younger

John William, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
spouse Countess Palatine Elisabeth of Simmern-Sponheim NERFINISHED
Elisabeth of the Palatinate
supported Lutheran Reformation
surface form: Protestant Reformation

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University of Jena founder John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony
Maurice, Elector of Saxony nativeName John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony
this entity surface form: Moritz von Sachsen
John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony child John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony
John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony fullName John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony self-link