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May 1, 2024 · Frederick III (born Jan. 17, 1463, Torgau, Saxony—died May 5, 1525, Lochau, near Torgau) was the elector of Saxony who worked for constitutional reform of the Holy Roman Empire and protected Martin Luther after Luther was placed under the imperial ban in 1521.
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Discussions of Luther’s interaction with these Saxon electors were featured in 16th-century publications and art as well as early histories of the Reformation and of Saxony.
Saxon Electors, The, and Luther. Although born in the territory of the Counts of Mansfield, Luther’s connection to Saxony began early. He attended school in Eisenach (1498–1501), located in electoral Saxony, and enrolled in university (1501–1505) and later entered the Augustinian monastery (1505–1508) in Erfurt, an independent city with ...
Augustus was the elector of Saxony and leader of Protestant Germany who, by reconciling his fellow Lutherans with the Roman Catholic Habsburg Holy Roman emperors, helped bring the initial belligerency of the Reformation in Germany to an end.
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This essay examines the Saxon elector's choice of St. Bartholomew as his holy protector and promotion of the martyred saint in painting and the graphic arts as a leading intercessor for the Christian faithful.
The inscription reads: ‘Hercules Saxonicus’ – the Saxon Hercules.1Thus, from the very beginning of his reign, the young Elector was presenting himself in heroic terms and by means of one of the chief myths used by his grandfather, Johann Georg II.
Elector Definition. A person who elects; specif., a qualified voter. A member of the electoral college. Any of the German princes of the Holy Roman Empire who took part in the election of the emperor. A member of the electoral college; the maker of an election; a voter eligible to vote in an election.
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