Johann Friedrich II of Weimar

GPTKB entity

Properties (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Duke of Saxe-Weimar
gptkbp:administrativeDivision Reorganization of the duchy
gptkbp:ancestor gptkb:Ernestine_line_of_the_House_of_Wettin
gptkbp:birthDate 1529-06-10
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Weimar
gptkbp:children gptkb:Johann_Wilhelm_of_Saxe-Weimar
gptkb:Johann_Friedrich_of_Saxe-Weimar
gptkb:Dorothea_of_Saxe-Weimar
gptkb:Sophie_of_Saxe-Weimar
Margarete of Saxe-Weimar
gptkbp:court gptkb:Weimar
Active in court politics
Chancellor_of_Saxe-Weimar
gptkbp:culturalContribution Patron_of_the_arts
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Supported artists and musicians
Influence_on_German_literature
Encouraged_cultural_development_in_Weimar
gptkbp:culturalImpact Development of Weimar as a cultural center
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Recognized for contributions to culture.
gptkbp:deathDate 1554-03-03
gptkbp:deathPlace Natural causes
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations gptkb:Marriage_to_Anna_of_Saxony
Relations_with_the_Holy_Roman_Empire
gptkbp:education Educated in the court of his father
gptkbp:father gptkb:Johann_Friedrich_I_of_Weimar
gptkbp:governance Duchy
gptkbp:historicalContext During_the_Protestant_Reformation
gptkbp:historicalImpact Impact_on_the_development_of_Weimar
gptkbp:historicalLegacy Legacy_in_Weimar's_history
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Renaissance
gptkbp:historicalRole Key_figure_in_the_Reformation_era
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Documented in historical texts
Recognized as a significant duke
First Duke of Saxe-Weimar after the Reformation
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Wettin
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Johann Friedrich II of Weimar
gptkbp:knownFor Support of the Reformation
gptkbp:legacy Influence_on_Weimar_culture
gptkbp:marriageDate 1547-01-01
gptkbp:militaryRank Participation_in_the_Schmalkaldic_War
gptkbp:mother Sophie of Pomerania
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation Influence_on_Protestant_politics
gptkbp:politicalPosition Alliance_with_the_Protestant_states
Faced_challenges_from_Catholic_states
Support_for_Protestant_alliances
gptkbp:politicalRole Duke
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Johann_Friedrich_I_of_Weimar
gptkbp:reign 1547-1554
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:significantEvent Battle of Mühlberg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Dresden
gptkb:Anna_of_Saxony
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Johann_Wilhelm_of_Saxe-Weimar
gptkbp:territory Expansion_of_Saxe-Weimar_territory
gptkbp:title gptkb:Duke_of_Saxe-Weimar_and_Eisenach
Duke of Saxe-Weimar