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Frederick I, the Belligerent or the Warlike (German: Friedrich der Streitbare; 11 April 1370 – 4 January 1428), a member of the House of Wettin, ruled as Margrave of Meissen from 1407 and Elector of Saxony (as Frederick I) from 1423 until his death.
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John Frederick I (30 June 1503 in Torgau – 3 March 1554 in Weimar ), called the Magnanimous, was the Elector of Saxony (1532–1547) and head of the Schmalkaldic League .
Frederick I 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 Roman emperor.
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Frederick III (17 January 1463 – 5 May 1525), also known as Frederick the Wise (German: Friedrich der Weise), was Prince-elector of Saxony from 1486 to 1525, who is mostly remembered for the protection given to his subject Martin Luther, the seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation.
Electorate of Saxony (Saxe-Wittenberg) (German Empire) AD 1356 - 1547. Saxon States. All Modern States Central Europe Hessian States The Rus / Old Russia. The once powerful duchy of Saxony had been divided in 1180 by the Hohenstaufen German emperor, Frederick Barbarossa.
English: Frederick IV of Meissen and Elector of Saxony (Frederick the Belligerent (the Warlike)) (11 April 1370 – 4 January 1428) was Margrave of Meissen and Elector of Saxony from 1381 until his death.
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Frederick I, the Belligerent or the Warlike (German: Friedrich der Streitbare; 11 April 1370 – 4 January 1428), a member of the House of Wettin, ruled as Margrave of Meissen from 1407 and Elector of Saxony (as Frederick I) from 1423 until his death.
