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Aug 12, 2020 · Frederick the wise - Elector of Saxony - confers with Spalatin - scene from the 2003 movie - Luther. This scene is from the 2003 movie Luther, and depicts Frederick the Wise, in...
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Frederick became the Elector of Saxony in 1486, three years after Luther’s birth. If he had not become Luther’s protector, he most likely would be remembered for the castles he built, the start of the university in Wittenberg, and his immense collection of relics.
Oct 23, 2022 · Frederick III (17 January 1463 – 5 May 1525), also known as Frederick the Wise (German Friedrich der Weise), was Elector of Saxony from 1486 to 1525, who is mostly remembered for the worldly protection of his subject Martin Luther.
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- January 17, 1463
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.
Frederick III (born Jan. 17, 1463, Torgau, Saxony—died May 5, 1525, Lochau, near Torgau) was the elector of Saxony who worked for constitutional reform of the Holy Roman Empire and protected Martin Luther after Luther was placed under the imperial ban in 1521.
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May 5, 2021 · Five Hundred years ago today, Martin Luther responded to the summons of the Roman Curia to defend the 95 Theses is Rome. He wrote to his prince, Elector Frederick the Wise. The timing could not have been better. Frederick III grew up in the noble German household of Ernest, Elector of Saxony. His father gave […]
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The Portrait of Frederick III of Saxony is a tempera -on-canvas painting by German Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer, executed in 1496. It is housed in the Gemäldegalerie of Berlin, Germany.
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