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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Frederick_III,_Elector_ofFrederick III, Elector of Saxony - Wikipedia

    Personal faith and issue of conversion. Frederick III was a lifelong Roman Catholic, but he might have converted to Lutheranism on his deathbed in 1525 depending on how his receiving of a Protestant communion is viewed.

  2. www.detailedpedia.com › wiki-Frederick_IIIFrederick III, Elector of Saxony | Detailed Pedia

    Contents 1Biography 2The Elector's Dream 3Protection of Luther 4Issue of conversion in 1525 5Ancestry 6See also 7References 8Sources Elector of Saxony from 1486 to 1525

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  4. www.medieval.eu › the-emperor-and-the-electors-inThe Emperor and the Electors in Late Medieval Germany

    Jun 16, 2015 · The Elector, Frederick III of Saxony, called the Wise (1463-1525), was one of the most prominent of the German princes of the 16 th. century. Under his rule, Saxony experienced a period of peace and prosperity as well as far-reaching social changes, which were caused by the work of Martin Luther and the Reformation.

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  5. oxfordre.com › religion › abstractMartin Luther and the Saxon Electors | Oxford Research ...

    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.

  6. www.wikiwand.com › en › Frederick_III,_Elector_of_SaxonyFrederick III, Elector of Saxony - Wikiwand

    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. Frederick was the son of Ernest, Elector of Saxony and ...

  7. dia.pitts.emory.edu › collections › digitalFrederick III, Elector of Saxony, Letter (MSS 087)

    Frederick III (1463-1525), also known as 'Frederick the Wise,' was born at Torgau and succeeded his father as Elector of Saxony in 1486. Frederick was among the princes who pressed the need for reform upon the German king Maximilian I in 1495, and in 1500 he became president of the newly-formed council of regency (Reichsregiment).

  8. www.oxfordreference.com › view › 10Frederick III of Saxony - Oxford Reference

    (“Frederick the Wise”; 1463–1525), elector of Saxony from 1486 to 1525.Born in Torgau in January 1463,