Duke John Frederick VIII of Saxony

GPTKB entity

Properties (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Noble
Duke
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Duchy_of_Saxe-Hildburghausen
gptkb:Duchy_of_Saxe-Gotha
gptkb:Duchy_of_Saxe-Coburg
gptkb:Duchy_of_Saxe-Lauenburg
gptkb:Saxony
gptkb:Weimar
gptkb:Duchy_of_Saxe-Eisenach
gptkb:Electorate_of_Saxony
gptkb:Duchy_of_Saxe-Altenburg
gptkb:Duchy_of_Saxe-Coburg_and_Gotha
gptkb:Duchy_of_Saxony
gptkb:Lutheran_Church
gptkb:Duchy_of_Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
gptkb:Duchy_of_Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
gptkb:Duchy_of_Saxe-Meiningen
gptkb:Duchy_of_Saxe-Weimar
gptkb:Duchy_of_Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
gptkb:Duchy_of_Saxe-Römhild
Holy Roman Empire
Jena
Protestant Reformation
Thirty Years' War
Saxon Electorate
Saxon Wars
Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Duchy of Saxe-Saalfeld
Wettin family
Protestant_states
gptkbp:birthDate 1547-01-26
gptkbp:children gptkb:Sophie_of_Saxony
gptkb:Catherine_of_Saxony
gptkb:Anna_of_Saxony
gptkb:John_Frederick,_Duke_of_Saxony
gptkb:George_of_Saxony
gptkbp:deathDate 1595-05-30
gptkbp:dynasty Wettin dynasty
gptkbp:father gptkb:John_Frederick_I,_Elector_of_Saxony
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Wettin
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Duke John Frederick VIII of Saxony
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Duke_of_Saxony
Military leadership
Cultural patronage
Support of Protestant Reformation
Political_influence_in_the_Holy_Roman_Empire
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Sophie_of_Denmark
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Weimar
gptkbp:placeOfDeath Jena
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_Frederick_II,_Duke_of_Saxony
gptkbp:reignEnd 1595
gptkbp:reignStart 1554
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_of_Anhalt
gptkbp:successor gptkb:John_George_I,_Elector_of_Saxony
gptkbp:title gptkb:Duke_of_Saxony