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Frederick III, called the Wise, elector of Saxony, eldest son of Ernest, elector of Saxony, and Elizabeth, daughter of Albert, duke of Bavaria-Munich, was born at Torgau, and succeeded his father as elector in 1486. Retaining the government of Saxony in his own hands, he shared the other possessions of his family with...
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Frederick the Wise is remembered as the man who saved Martin Luther from the fury of the Catholic Church. Frederick was born in Hartenfels Castle, Torgau in 1463, the first son of the Elector Ernst of the House of Wettin.
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Although of the nobility, Frederick 'the Wise' of Saxony, an elector of the Holy Roman Emperor, was not unlike others that lived and worked in that region of Germany. He resented the huge amounts of money that was "taken" from Germany (in the form of donations and indulgence receipts) and sent to Rome.
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The Elector Frederick the Wise' famous dream the night before Oct 31. 1517. ... We step a moment out of the domain of history, to narrate a dream which the Elector Frederick of Saxony had on the night preceding the memorable day on which Luther affixed his "Theses" to the door of the castle-church.
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www.reformation.org/frederick.html
www.reformation.org/frederick.html
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Albrecht Durer. Portrait of Frederick the Wise. 1496. Tempera on canvas. Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemaldegalerie, Berlin, Germany. More. ... Back to Durer's Page ... Home Artist Index Country Index...
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Frederick the Wise was the Elector of Saxony from 1486-1525. He was perhaps the most important supporter of Luther and protected him in his early years. ... Frederick the Wise was Elector of Saxony from 1486-1525.
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www.reformationhappens.com/people/frederick/
www.reformationhappens.com/people/frederick/
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Encyclopedia article about Frederick the Wise. Information about Frederick the Wise in the Columbia Encyclopedia, Computer Desktop Encyclopedia, computing dictionary. ... Frederick the Wise; Frederick V; Frederick VI; Frederick VII; Frederick VIII; Frederick William; Frederick William I; Frederick William II;
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Frederick the Wise, Elector of Saxony, was Luther's first ruler when he taught at Wittenberg. Though Frederick remained Catholic, his actions and protection of Luther ensure the survival of the reformer and the Reformation. ... Home » Mind & Soul » Lutheranism » Electors of Saxony in Luther’s Time: Frederick the Wise...
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elector of Saxonybyname Frederick the Wise, German Friedrich der Weise ... Succeeding his father, the elector Ernest, in 1486, Frederick allied himself with Berthold, archbishop of Henneberg, to promote imperial reforms that would increase the power of the nobles at the expense of the Holy Roman emperor.
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www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/217946/Frederick-III
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