John Frederick XXX, Duke of Saxony

GPTKB entity

Properties (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Noble
Duke
gptkbp:birthDate 1503-06-30
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._Afra's_Church,_Meissen
gptkbp:children gptkb:Elizabeth_of_Saxony
gptkb:Frederick_of_Saxony
gptkb:Catherine_of_Saxony
gptkb:Dorothea_of_Saxony
gptkb:Anna_of_Saxony
gptkb:Margaret_of_Saxony
gptkb:George_of_Saxony
gptkb:Johann_Wilhelm,_Duke_of_Saxony
gptkb:Sophie,_Duchess_of_Saxony
gptkbp:deathDate 1554-03-03
gptkbp:father gptkb:John,_Elector_of_Saxony
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Wettin
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Frederick XXX, Duke of Saxony
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Electorate_of_Saxony
Military leadership
Political alliances
Support of Protestant Reformation
Defender of the faith
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Margaret_of_Anhalt
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:John_Frederick_the_Magnanimous
gptkbp:portrait gptkb:Portrait_by_Lucas_Cranach_the_Elder
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:George,_Duke_of_Saxony
gptkbp:reignEnd 1547
gptkbp:reignStart 1532
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Reformation_in_Saxony
Battle of Mühlberg
Peace of Augsburg
Promotion of Lutheran theology
Negotiation of the Treaty of Torgau
Support for the Wittenberg Concord
Formation_of_the_Schmalkaldic_League
Involvement_in_the_Protestant_Union
Alliance_with_Philip_of_Hesse
Conflict_with_Charles_V
Saxony's_involvement_in_the_Thirty_Years'_War
Support_for_the_Augsburg_Confession
Establishment_of_Protestant_schools
Dissolution_of_monasteries_in_Saxony
gptkbp:spouse Sophie_of_the_Palatinate
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Maurice,_Duke_of_Saxony
gptkbp:title gptkb:Duke_of_Saxony