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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.
The name actually comes from a Hebrew (possibly by way of Phoenician) word, adon, meaning lord. This remains one of the words Jews use for God (Adonai, literally means “my Lord”) and in the popular hymn Adon Olam (Master of the World).
Frederick the Wise. A devout Catholic, Frederick the Wise became “elector” of Saxony upon the death of his father. Frederick had castles in Saxony, including Wittenberg and Wartburg, which would become important landmarks in the life of Martin Luther.
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.
Oct 9, 2023 · Born on November 10, 1483, in Eisleben, Saxony (part of modern-day Germany), Martin Luther was to become one of the most influential figures in the history of Christianity and Western civilization.
Augustus (born July 31, 1526, Freiberg, Saxony—died February 12, 1586, Dresden, Saxony) 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.
