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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 III, Elector of Saxony, or Frederick the Wise (1463–1525), ruler of Saxony from 1486 to 1525, protector of Martin Luther Duke Frederick of Saxony (1474–1510), Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights
The painting was one of the first commissions received from Frederick III, Elector of Saxony, together with the Seven Sorrows Polyptych and the central panel of the Dresden Altarpiece. Dürer knew the elector during the latter's short stay in Nuremberg in April 1496. Dürer portrayed the elector again in an engraving in 1524.
The obverse shows Johann's older brother, Frederick, while on the reverse, Johann is portrayed face to face with George, Duke of Saxony. Born in Meissen, John was the fifth of the seven children of Ernest, Elector of Saxony and Elisabeth of Bavaria. From 1486 onward he was the heir presumptive of his childless brother Frederick the Wise.
John Frederick I (German: Johann Friedrich I. von Sachsen, 30 June 1503 – 3 March 1554), called the Magnanimous (der Großmütige), was the Elector of Saxony (1532–1547) until he was deprived of this title in the Capitulation of Wittenberg by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.
The grave of Frederick I of Saxony, Princes Chapel, Meissen Cathedral Portal to the Princes Chapel, Meissen Cathedral. Frederick I, the Belligerent or the Warlike (German: Friedrich der Streitbare; 11 April 1370 – 4 January 1428), a member of the House of Wettin, ruled as Margrave of Meissen from 1407 and Elector of Saxony (as Frederick I) from 1423 until his death.
The circle (or district) was created in the reign of Frederick the Wise of Saxony in 1499 and was part of the Electorate of Saxony. The German name Kurkreis referred to the electoral dignity or status of the Saxon prince electors (Kurfürsten) to whom this territory was linked.
Frederick III, Elector of Saxony (1463–1525), also known as Frederick the Wise; Frederick III, Elector Palatine (1515–1576) Frederick III, Duke of Legnica (1520–1570) Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1597–1659) Frederick III of Denmark (1609–1670) Frederick III, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1616–1634)