Duke John Frederick XII of Saxony

GPTKB entity

Properties (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Duke
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Saxony
gptkbp:birthDate 1529-06-30
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._Afra's_Church,_Meissen
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:culturalContribution Patronage of the arts
Support of the Reformation
Development of Protestant theology
Promotion_of_education_in_Saxony
Support_for_Lutheran_scholars
gptkbp:deathDate 1595-01-03
gptkbp:dynasty Wettin dynasty
gptkbp:father gptkb:John_Frederick_I_of_Saxony
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Renaissance
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Wettin
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Duke John Frederick XII of Saxony
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Duke_of_Saxony
gptkbp:legacy Impact on the Protestant Reformation
Influence on Saxon politics
Establishment_of_Lutheranism_in_Saxony
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Catherine_of_Saxony
gptkbp:nationality Saxon
gptkbp:politicalPosition Duke
gptkbp:portrait gptkb:Portrait_of_John_Frederick_XII_of_Saxony
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_Frederick_I_of_Saxony
gptkbp:reignEnd 1556
gptkbp:reignStart 1554
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:significantEvent Battle of Mühlberg
Peace of Augsburg
Duke's abdication in 1556
Duke's return to power in 1554
Saxony's_involvement_in_the_Schmalkaldic_War
Duke's_conversion_to_Lutheranism
Duke's_imprisonment_after_the_Battle_of_Mühlberg
gptkbp:spouse Sophie of Brandenburg
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Augustus,_Elector_of_Saxony
gptkbp:title gptkb:Duke_of_Saxony