Johann, Duke of Saxony

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Johann, Duke of Saxony was a 15th–16th century Wettin prince who later became Elector of Saxony and played a key role in supporting the Protestant Reformation in Germany.

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Johann, Duke of Saxony canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Elector of Saxony ⓘ
Wettin prince ⓘ
duke ⓘ
human ⓘ
child John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1468-06-30 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1532-08-16 ⓘ
era Reformation NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicGroup German ⓘ
father Ernest, Elector of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ
givenName Johann ⓘ
knownFor early supporter of the Protestant Reformation ⓘ
political leadership of Protestant princes in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
lifetime 15th century ⓘ
16th century ⓘ
memberOf House of Wettin NERFINISHED ⓘ
monarchOf Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ
mother Elisabeth of Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ
nativeLanguage German ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Wettin NERFINISHED ⓘ
nobleTitle Duke of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ
Elector of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableWork Implementation of Lutheran church reforms in Saxony ⓘ
Protection of Martin Luther ⓘ
Support of the Protestant Reformation ⓘ
participatedIn Protestant Reformation NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
placeOfBirth Meissen NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfDeath Schmalkalden NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionHeld Duke of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ
Elector of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ
predecessor Frederick III, Elector of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ
reignEnd 1532 ⓘ
reignStart 1525 ⓘ
religion Lutheranism ⓘ
residence Torgau NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wittenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sibling Frederick III, Elector of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ
spouse Margaret of Anhalt-Köthen NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sophie of Mecklenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ
successor John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ
supported Martin Luther NERFINISHED ⓘ
Philipp Melanchthon NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Ernest, Elector of Saxony → child → Johann, Duke of Saxony ⓘ