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Hace 3 días · Frederick the Wise is remembered as the man who saved Martin Luther from the fury of the Catholic Church. Frederick was born in Hartenfels Castle, Torgau in 1463, the first son of the Elector ...
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.
Scholars have concentrated on Luther’s interactions with the elector of Saxony Frederick III, “the Wise” (1463–1525, r. 1486–1525), during the early Reformation. Less scholarly attention has been paid to the relationship between Luther and the electors of Saxony during the reign of Frederick’s brother John the Steadfast (1468–1532 ...
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.
Title: Frederick the Wise, Elector of Saxony. Artist: Albrecht Dürer (German, Nuremberg 1471–1528 Nuremberg) Sitter: Portrait of Frederick the Wise, Elector of Saxony. Date: 1524. Medium: Engraving. Dimensions: Sheet: 7 1/2 × 4 15/16 in. (19.1 × 12.5 cm) Classification: Prints. Credit Line: George Khuner Collection, Bequest of Marianne ...
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 ...
Frederick III (17 January 1463 – 5 May 1525), also known as Frederick the Wise (German Friedrich der Weise), was Elector of Saxony from 1486 to 1525, who is mostly remembered for the worldly protection of his subject Martin Luther. Frederick was the son of Ernest, Elector of Saxony and his wife Elisabeth, daughter of Albert III, Duke of Bavaria.
