Friedrich der Weise

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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.

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instanceOf Elector of Saxony
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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Friedrich III hasAlias Friedrich der Weise
subject surface form: Friedrich III, Elector of Saxony