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Frederick also happened to hold one of the largest collections of relics in Europe—19,013 in all—that he continued displaying until 1522, in part because of the profit reaped from pilgrims traveling to Saxony to see them. Frederick’s relationship to Luther remains equally as ambiguous. It is likely that the two never met face to face.
7 de abr. de 2024 · Frederick I (born April 11, 1370—died Jan. 4, 1428, Altenburg, Thuringia) was the elector of Saxony who secured the electorship for the House of Wettin, thus ensuring that dynasty’s future importance in German politics. An implacable enemy of the Bohemian followers of Jan Hus, church reformer and accused heretic, Frederick aided the Holy ...
Contents 1Biography 2The Elector's Dream 3Protection of Luther 4Issue of conversion in 1525 5Ancestry 6See also 7References 8Sources Elector of Saxony from 1486 to 1525
Sam Wellman's Frederick the Wise unlocks German research to make available in English, for the first time, a full-length story of Frederick III of Saxony. The fascinating biographical journey reveals why this noteworthy elector risked his realm of Saxony to protect the fiery monk Martin Luther and the developing reforms of the Church.
Son of Frederick Christian. His Electorate ceased with the fall of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, and he became King of Saxony. Frederick Augustus III the Just (Friedrich August III) 23 December 1750: 17 December 1763 – 20 December 1806: 5 May 1827: Albertine Electorate of Saxony: Amalie of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld 17 January 1769 Mannheim (by ...
Duke Frederick of Saxony (1474–1510), Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights. Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Saxony (1504–1539), son of George, Duke of Saxony. Frederick August I, Elector of Saxony, or Augustus II the Strong (1670–1733), ruler of Saxony from 1694 to 1733. Frederick August II, Elector of Saxony, or Augustus III of Poland ...
Frederick Augustus was the second (but eldest surviving) son of Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony and Maria Antonia Walpurgis, Princess of Bavaria. Because he was underage at the time of his father's death of smallpox in 1763, his mother served as Regent until 1768. His uncle, Prince Francis Xavier, functioned as his representative.
