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Johann Frederick III, also known as Johann Frederick the Younger (16 January 1538 in Torgau – 21 October 1565 in Jena) was German nobleman. He was a titular Duke of Saxony from the Ernestine branch of the House of Wettin.
John Frederick I (30 June 1503 in Torgau – 3 March 1554 in Weimar ), called the Magnanimous, was the Elector of Saxony (1532–1547) and head of the Schmalkaldic League .
Frederick III (17 January 1463 – 5 May 1525), also known as Frederick the Wise (German: Friedrich der Weise), was Prince-elector of Saxony from 1486 to 1525, who is mostly remembered for the protection given to his subject Martin Luther, the seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation.
John Frederick was the last elector of the Ernestine branch of the Saxon House of Wettin and leader of the Protestant Schmalkaldic League. His wars against the Holy Roman emperor Charles V and his fellow princes caused him to lose both the electoral rank and much of his territory.
Woodcut of John Frederick III, Duke of Saxony. Half length with plumed cap, ruff, doublet, and embroidered robes edged in fur, holding a dagger in left hand and gloves in right hand.
John Frederick III, Duke of Saxony. retrieved. 9 October 2017. stated in. The Peerage. The Peerage person ID. p731.htm#i7303. subject named as. Johann Friedrich III ...
John Frederick I of Saxony (Torgau, 30 June 1503–Jena, 3 March 1554), Duke of Saxony-Wittenberg from 1532, was the principal defender of Luther, a fact that brought him into conflict with Charles V.
