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4 days ago · 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 ...
5 days ago · Due to his poverty, he was adopted by a citizen of Kahla named Walter, and he began using the name Johann Walter as a schoolboy. Early musical training may have come when he was a chorister in Kahla or Rochlitz. As early as 1517, Walter possibly served as bass singer and composer in the Hofkapelle of Frederick the Wise, Elector of Saxony.
2 days ago · Definition. The early modern period is a subdivision of the most recent of the three major periods of European history: antiquity, the Middle Ages and the modern period. The term "early modern" was first proposed by medieval historian Lynn Thorndike in his 1926 work A Short History of Civilization as a broader alternative to the Renaissance.
1 day ago · Christianity (/ k r ɪ s tʃ i ˈ æ n ɪ t i, k r ɪ s t i ˈ æ n ɪ t i /) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.4 billion followers, comprising around 31.2% of the world population.
4 days ago · The ambassador asks for an opportunity for talking freely with certain persons, and spoke about it to the elector of Saxony and the Landgrave, both to them and to their councillors. The said Princes give him to understand that he [the Elector] has forbidden his councillors to send anyone to talk with the ambassadors at their inn about these ...
4 days ago · There will still be an endless list of don’ts, but the do's for us have been summed up beautifully by Jesus as above. Love God, love people (ourselves included)! May the lyrics of 'Love God, Love People' by Danny Gokey remind us how to keep in simple in Christianity -. "Gotta keep it real simple, keep it real simple.
1 day ago · Charles XIV John (Swedish: Karl XIV Johan; 26 January 1763 – 8 March 1844) was King of Sweden and Norway from 1818 until his death in 1844 and the first monarch of the Bernadotte dynasty. In Norway, he is known as Charles III John ( Norwegian : Karl III Johan ) and before he became royalty in Sweden, his name was Jean-Baptiste Jules ...
