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JOHN FREDERICK (1529–1595), called der Mittlere, duke of Saxony, was the eldest son of John Frederick, who had been deprived of the Saxon electorate by the emperor Charles V. in 1547. Born at Torgau on the 8th of January 1529, he received a good education, and when his father was imprisoned in 1547 undertook the government of the remnant of electoral Saxony which the emperor allowed the ...
Frederick III, Elector of Saxony. Contents. 1 Biography. 2 The Elector's Dream. 3 Protection of Luther. 4 Issue of conversion in 1525. ... John: Born: 17 January 1463 ...
Johann Friedrich II der Mittlere (John Frederick the Middle), Duke of Saxony (Herzog von Sachsen), 1554-1566 and Elector of Saxony 1554-1556, born 8 January 1529 in Torgau, was the son of Johann Friedrich I the Magnanimous, Elector of Saxony, and Sibylle von Jülich-Kleve-Berg (1512-1554).
Johann Frederick was released and forced to adopt the lesser title of duke of Saxony in an area substantially smaller than his former lands in Thuringia. In 1554, after the death of his father, Johann Wilhelm inherited the duchy of Saxony with his older brother, Johann Friedrich II, and his younger brother, Johann Friedrich III.
George the Bearded ( Meissen, 27 August 1471 – Dresden, 17 April 1539) was Duke of Saxony from 1500 to 1539 known for his opposition to the Reformation. While the Ernestine line embraced Lutheranism, the Albertines (headed by George) were reluctant to do so. Despite George's efforts to avoid a succession by a Lutheran upon his death in 1539 ...
Media in category "John Frederick III, Duke of Saxony" The following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total. Albrecht Dürer - De Saksische keurvorst Frederik III - 124 - Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp.tiff 4,916 × 6,765, 6 pages; 98.21 MB
Co-regent of his brother Frederick III (26 August 1486 – 5 May 1525), with his own residence at Weimar since 1513. Established Lutheranism in his territories in 1527. John Frederick I the Magnanimous (Johann Friedrich I der Großmütige) 30 June 1503: 16 August 1532 – 19 May 1547: 3 March 1554: Ernestine Electorate of Saxony: Sibylle of ...
