John

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John was the given name of Elector John of Saxony, a key early supporter of the Protestant Reformation in the Holy Roman Empire.

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John canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Elector of Saxony
Protestant prince
human
nobleman
areaOfInfluence Holy Roman Empire
Saxony
country Electorate of Saxony
ethnicGroup German
givenName John
governmentForm princely territorial rule
hasInfluenceOn confessional structure of the Holy Roman Empire
religious policy in Saxony
hasRole political leader
territorial prince
hasTerritory Electorate of Saxony
historicalPeriod Reformation era
historicalRegion Central Europe
ideology Protestant
influenced spread of Lutheranism in Germany
knownAs John the Steadfast
languageOfWorkOrName German
memberOf House of Wettin
nobleTitle Duke of Saxony
Elector
notableFor role in early Protestant politics in the Holy Roman Empire
support of the Protestant Reformation
occupation ruler
statesman
opposedTo Catholic policies in the Holy Roman Empire
participatedIn early Protestant alliances
partOf German principalities
Holy Roman Empire
politicalAlignment Protestant estates of the Empire
positionHeld Elector of Saxony
religion Lutheranism
Protestantism
residence Saxony
sexOrGender male
supported Martin Luther
Protestant Reformation

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John, Elector of Saxony givenName John
subject linked to: John