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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Elector_of_Saxony
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1503-06-30
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gptkbp:burialPlace
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gptkb:St._Peter_and_Paul_Church,_Weimar
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gptkbp:culturalContribution
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Support of the Reformation
Promotion of education
Patronage of arts
Establishment of universities
Support of Lutheranism
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1554-03-03
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gptkbp:diplomaticRelations
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Negotiated peace treaties
Engaged in political alliances
Allied_with_Protestant_princes
Opposed_to_Charles_V
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gptkbp:father
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gptkb:John_Frederick_I,_Elector_of_Saxony
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gptkbp:house
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gptkb:House_of_Wettin
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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John Frederick VIII, Elector of Saxony
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gptkbp:issue
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gptkb:Sophie_of_Saxony
gptkb:Johann_Wilhelm,_Elector_of_Saxony
gptkb:Anna_of_Saxony
gptkb:Margarete_of_Saxony
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gptkbp:legacy
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Cultural patronage
Educational reforms
Support for Lutheran theologians
Impact_on_German_politics
Influence_on_Protestantism
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gptkbp:mother
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gptkb:Catherine_of_Saxony
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:John_Frederick_the_Magnanimous
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gptkbp:placeOfBirth
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gptkb:Torgau
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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gptkb:Weimar
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gptkbp:politicalAffiliation
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Protestant Reformation
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:John_Frederick_I,_Elector_of_Saxony
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gptkbp:reignEnd
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1547
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gptkbp:reignStart
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1532
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Lutheranism
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gptkbp:significantEvent
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gptkb:Augsburg_Confession
Schmalkaldic War
Battle of Mühlberg
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gptkbp:spouse
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Sophie_of_the_Palatinate
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Maurice,_Elector_of_Saxony
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gptkbp:title
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gptkb:Elector_of_Saxony
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