Friedrich der Weise
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Elector of Saxony
German prince
Renaissance ruler
Roman Catholic before the Reformation
human
member of the House of Wettin
patron of Martin Luther
Friedrich der Weise, or Frederick III, Elector of Saxony, was a key early protector of Martin Luther and an influential German prince during the early Reformation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Friedrich der Weise canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Elector of Saxony
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German prince ⓘ Renaissance ruler ⓘ Roman Catholic before the Reformation ⓘ human ⓘ member of the House of Wettin ⓘ patron of Martin Luther ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1463-01-17 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Torgau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Schlosskirche Wittenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectionSize | over 17,000 relics (approximate) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1525-05-05 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Lochau near Annaburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declined | candidacy for Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ |
| employer | Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1525 (as Elector of Saxony) ⓘ |
| era |
German Renaissance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Reformation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Ernst, Elector of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundationDate | 1502 (University of Wittenberg) ⓘ |
| founded | University of Wittenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governed | Electorate of Saxony within the Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificName | der Weise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| mother | Elisabeth of Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name |
Frederick III, Elector of Saxony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Friedrich III. von Sachsen NERFINISHED ⓘ Friedrich der Weise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | House of Wettin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
protection of Martin Luther
ⓘ
role in the early Protestant Reformation ⓘ |
| ordered | Luther’s protective abduction to Wartburg Castle ⓘ |
| owned | large collection of religious relics ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Imperial politics of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| patronage |
Martin Luther
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Wittenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Elector of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protected | Martin Luther after the Diet of Worms ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1525 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1486 ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| residence |
Torgau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wittenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | Johann der Beständige NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1486 (as Elector of Saxony) ⓘ |
| supported |
election of Charles V as Holy Roman Emperor
ⓘ
translation of the Bible into German by Martin Luther ⓘ |
| title | Elector Palatine of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasOffered | candidacy for Holy Roman Emperor in 1519 ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Friedrich III, Elector of Saxony