Elector John Frederick XII of Saxony

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Elector_of_Saxony
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Duke_of_Württemberg
gptkbp:battle Battle of Mühlberg
gptkbp:birthDate 1503-06-30
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Castle_Church,_Wittenberg
gptkbp:children gptkb:Sophie_of_Saxony
gptkb:Catherine_of_Saxony
gptkb:George_of_Saxony
gptkb:John_Frederick_II_of_Saxony
gptkbp:committee gptkb:Council_of_Trent
gptkbp:contribution gptkb:Lutheran_Church
gptkbp:culturalContribution Promotion of education and literacy
gptkbp:culturalImpact Saxony's_role_in_the_Reformation
gptkbp:deathDate 1554-03-03
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:Charles_V,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations Holy Roman Empire
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Wittenberg
gptkbp:father gptkb:John_the_Steadfast
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Early Modern Period
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:Wittenberg_Concord
gptkb:Confession_of_Augsburg
gptkb:Augsburg_Interim
Key_figure_in_the_Protestant_Reformation
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Wettin
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Elector John Frederick XII of Saxony
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Saxony
gptkbp:knownFor Support_of_Martin_Luther
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Electoral_Saxony
gptkbp:militaryRank Elector
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Margaret_of_Anhalt
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:John_Frederick_the_Magnanimous
gptkbp:politicalParty Schmalkaldic War
gptkbp:politicalPosition gptkb:Protestant_League
gptkbp:politicalRole gptkb:Electorate_of_Saxony
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_the_Steadfast
gptkbp:reignEnd 1547
gptkbp:reignStart 1532
gptkbp:relationship gptkb:Duke_George_of_Saxony
gptkb:Charles_V,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
gptkb:Martin_Luther
gptkb:Philip_Melanchthon
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:residence Wittenberg
gptkbp:significantEvent Protestant Reformation
gptkbp:spouse Sophie of Mecklenburg
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Maurice_of_Saxony
gptkbp:title gptkb:Elector_of_Saxony
gptkbp:treaty Treaty of Augsburg