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  1. What is the translation of "elector" in Greek? en. volume_up. elector = el. volume_up. ψηφοφόρος. Translations Examples Translator Phrasebook open_in_new. EN. "elector" in Greek. volume_up. elector {noun} EL. volume_up. ψηφοφόρος. volume_up. electorate {noun} EL. volume_up. εκλογικό σώμα. volume_up. electoral {adj.} EL. volume_up. εκλογικός.

  2. Wettin dynasty. 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.

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  3. saint of Frederick the Wise, elector of Saxony (1486-1525). The first of these reli quaries (fig. 1) is a silver statuette of the martyred apostle, who appears standing on a pedestal that bears the coat of arms of electoral Saxony as he reads from a book, his skin draped over his right arm. It housed five particles of bone from the

  4. The Electorate of Saxony, also known as Electoral Saxony ( German: Kurfürstentum Sachsen or Kursachsen ), was a territory of the Holy Roman Empire from 1356–1806. Its territory included the areas around the cities of Dresden, Leipzig and Chemnitz. Quick Facts Saxonia Electoralis (Latin)Kurfürstentum Sachsen (German), Status ...

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  6. A devout Catholic, Frederick the Wise became “electorof 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. Though he participated in the selling of indulgences, Frederick objected to the selling of indulgences for the ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. Mar 9, 2024 · elector (plural electors) ( politics) A person eligible to vote in an election; a member of an electorate, a voter . ( British, Commonwealth) A person eligible to vote to elect a Member of Parliament . A member of an electoral college; specifically ( US) an official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president ...

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