John Frederick XIV, Elector of Saxony

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Elector_of_Saxony
gptkbp:birthDate 1529-06-30
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._Peter_and_Paul_Church,_Weimar
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:deathDate 1595-01-08
gptkbp:dynasty Wettin
gptkbp:father gptkb:John_Frederick_III,_Elector_of_Saxony
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Wettin
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Frederick XIV, Elector of Saxony
gptkbp:knownFor economic policies
cultural patronage
military leadership
administrative reforms
promoting public health
supporting education
supporting the arts
building infrastructure
promoting trade
Electoral politics
fostering religious tolerance
strengthening local governance
establishing universities
encouraging agricultural development
advocating for peasant rights
supporting the Reformation
influence on Saxon culture
supporting local nobility
involvement_in_the_Protestant_Reformation
relationship_with_the_Holy_Roman_Empire
involvement_in_the_Schmalkaldic_War
Saxony's_territorial_integrity
promoting_Lutheran_theology
diplomatic_relations_with_Poland
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Catherine_of_Saxony
gptkbp:nationality German
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Torgau
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Weimar
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation Protestant
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_Frederick_III,_Elector_of_Saxony
gptkbp:reignEnd 1556
gptkbp:reignStart 1554
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:spouse Sophie of Brandenburg
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Augustus,_Elector_of_Saxony
gptkbp:title gptkb:Duke_of_Saxony
gptkb:Elector_of_Saxony