John Frederick XLVI, Elector of Saxony

GPTKB entity

Properties (43)
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:Johann_Wilhelm,_Elector_of_Saxony
gptkb:Anna_of_Saxony
gptkb:Margaret_of_Saxony
gptkbp:culturalContribution Patronage of the arts
Promotion of education
Support for infrastructure development
Support for local governance
Encouragement of trade and commerce
Support of Lutheranism
Promotion of public welfare
Encouragement of religious tolerance
Development of Saxon culture
Advancement of Saxon law
Promotion_of_Protestantism
Support_for_the_Lutheran_Church
Support_for_the_University_of_Wittenberg
gptkbp:deathDate 1595-01-03
gptkbp:era Renaissance
gptkbp:father gptkb:John_Frederick_I,_Elector_of_Saxony
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Wettin
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Frederick XLVI, Elector of Saxony
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Electoral_Saxony
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Catherine_of_Saxony
gptkbp:nationality German
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Torgau
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Weimar
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation Wettin
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Maurice,_Elector_of_Saxony
gptkbp:reignEnd 1564
gptkbp:reignStart 1554
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:War_of_the_Schmalkaldic_League
Battle of Mühlberg
Religious Reformation
Peace of Augsburg
Saxony's_involvement_in_the_Thirty_Years'_War
gptkbp:spouse Sophie_of_the_Palatinate
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Augustus,_Elector_of_Saxony
gptkbp:title Elector