III

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III is the regnal number designating Friedrich III, Elector of Saxony, a key early supporter and protector of Martin Luther during the Protestant Reformation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Elector of Saxony
German prince
human
member of the House of Wettin
alternativeName Frederick III, Elector of Saxony NERFINISHED
Frederick the Wise NERFINISHED
birthDate 1463-01-17
birthPlace Torgau NERFINISHED
burialPlace Schlosskirche, Wittenberg NERFINISHED
coatOfArms coat of arms of the Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED
deathDate 1525-05-05
deathPlace Lochau NERFINISHED
employer Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED
era Protestant Reformation NERFINISHED
father Ernst, Elector of Saxony NERFINISHED
foundationDate 1502
founded Leucorea (University of Wittenberg) NERFINISHED
University of Wittenberg NERFINISHED
Wittenberg University NERFINISHED
givenName Friedrich NERFINISHED
knownFor founding the University of Wittenberg
protecting Martin Luther
supporting the early Protestant Reformation
memberOf House of Wettin NERFINISHED
monarchOf Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED
mother Elisabeth of Bavaria NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage German
nickname the Wise NERFINISHED
nobleFamily Wettin dynasty NERFINISHED
nobleTitle Duke
Elector
notableEvent arranged Luther’s protective custody at Wartburg Castle
protected Martin Luther after the Diet of Worms
participatedIn Imperial politics of the Holy Roman Empire
election of Charles V as Holy Roman Emperor
patronOf Martin Luther NERFINISHED
Philipp Melanchthon NERFINISHED
positionHeld Duke of Saxony NERFINISHED
Elector of Saxony NERFINISHED
regnalNumber III
reignEnd 1525
reignStart 1486
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
residence Torgau NERFINISHED
Wittenberg NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
sibling John, Elector of Saxony NERFINISHED

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Friedrich III regnalNumber III
subject surface form: Friedrich III, Elector of Saxony