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  2. His relationship with the rulers in Ernestine and Albertine Saxony and their reaction to his reform movement proved fundamental to Luthers life and career, just as Luther has become inextricably linked to the history of Saxony and Wittenberg.

  3. 2 days ago · Despite the edict, Luther was clandestinely protected by Frederick the Wise, Elector of Saxony, who had Luther taken to Wartburg Castle for his safety. During his stay at Wartburg, Luther translated the New Testament into German, further spreading his reformist ideas among the German-speaking populace and making the scriptures more accessible ...

  4. May 17, 2024 · Outraged at what he considered grave theological error, Luther wrote the Ninety-five Theses. The theses were tentative opinions, about some of which Luther had not decided. In the theses the papal prerogative in this matter was not denied, though by implication papal policy was criticized.

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  5. May 9, 2024 · Augustus II (born May 12, 1670, Dresden, Saxony [Germany]—died February 1, 1733, Warsaw, Poland) was the king of Poland and elector of Saxony (as Frederick Augustus I). Though he regained Poland’s former provinces of Podolia and Ukraine, his reign marked the beginning of Poland’s decline as a European power.

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  6. 1 day ago · Martin Luther OSA ( / ˈluːθər /; [1] German: [ˈmaʁtiːn ˈlʊtɐ] ⓘ; 10 November 1483 [2] – 18 February 1546) was a German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, professor, and Augustinian friar. [3] Luther was the seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation, and his theological beliefs form the basis of Lutheranism.

  7. May 1, 2024 · king (1806-1827), Saxony. Role In: Napoleonic Wars. Frederick Augustus I (born Dec. 23, 1750, Dresden, Saxony—died May 5, 1827, Dresden) was the first king of Saxony and duke of Warsaw, who became one of Napoleon’s most loyal allies and lost much of his kingdom to Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. Succeeding his father in 1763 as the ...

  8. 6 days ago · As early as 1517, Walter possibly served as bass singer and composer in the Hofkapelle of Frederick the Wise, Elector of Saxony. In 1525, Luther consulted with Walter on musical issues before the publication of the Deutsche Messe in 1526.

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