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Frederick III of Ernestine Saxony, commonly known as Frederick the Wise, became the first patron of the Protestant Reformation due to his defense of Luther during the early days of the Wittenberg reforms. A known patron of humanist letters and art, especially the work of painters Albrecht Dürer and Lucas Cranach, his founding of the university ...
Price: $25.99/$12.99. 00:00. 00:00. It seems strange that much of the life of one of the men who saved the Lutheran Reformation is, in Wellman’s words, “unseen.”. We think we know so much about Frederick the Wise, the elector of Saxony who protected Luther in the early years of the Reformation (1517-1525), but we actually know little.
Frederick the Wise: Seen and Unseen Lives of Martin Luther’s Protector. This book review explores the life of one of Martin Luther's greatest supporters. T his year Martin Luther is remembered for posting his ninety-five Theses and, of course, starting one of the most important reformation movements in the history of Christianity.
Frederic III, also known as Frederic the Wise, was the son of Ernest, Elector of Saxony and Elisabeth of Bavaria. He was born in Torgau in 1463 and succeeded his father as Duke of Saxony and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire in 1486. In 1502, he founded the University of Wittenberg; Luther and Melanchthon both studied and later taught theology ...
Oct 7, 2017 · Two politicians from Saxony played significant roles in the life of Martin Luther. They were Frederick III, known as Frederick the Wise, and John the Steadfast. Frederick was born in Torgau on January 17, 1463. He succeeded his father and became Elector of Saxony and Landgrave of Thuringia in 1486. Saxony was the location of Wittenberg, where ...
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, r. 1525–1532) and nephew John Frederick (1503–1554, r. 1532–1547), despite the vital role that these rulers played during the development of the new confessional ...
May 5, 2021 · Meet Frederick III, “the Wise,” Elector of Saxony. Encore Post: Frederick III grew up in the noble German household of Ernest, Elector of Saxony. His father gave him a fine classical education in the Humanist tradition. Frederick grew up to be a patron of German renaissance painters, especially Albrecht Dürer, Lucas Cranach the Elder and ...
