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Frederick III, Elector of Saxony

1463 - 1525

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Frederick III (17 January 1463 – 5 May 1525), also known as Frederick the Wise (German: Friedrich der Weise), was Prince-elector of Saxony from 1486 to 1525, who is mostly remembered for the protection given to his subject Martin Luther, the seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation. Frederick was the son of Ernest, Elector of Saxony and his wife Elisabeth, daughter of Albert III, Duke of Bavaria. He was one of the most powerful early defenders of Martin Luther, as the elector successfully protected him from the Holy Roman Emperor, the Pope and others. He was ostensibly led, not by religious conviction about the possible truth of Luther's propositions, but rather by personal belief in a fair trial for any of his subjects (a privilege guaranteed by the imperial statutory law) and the rule of law. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frederick III, Elector of Saxony is the 1,910th most popular politician (down from 1,760th in 2019), the 493rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 482nd in 2019) and the 141st most popular German Politician.

Frederick III, Elector of Saxony is most famous for being the first ruler to unite all of the German states under one crown.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Frederick III, Elector of Saxony ranks 1,910 out of 19,576. Before him are Caroline Bonaparte, Koxinga, Suleyman Shah, Llywelyn the Great, Avitus, and Jahanara Begum. After him are Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, Ioannis Metaxas, Simon Thassi, Roman Herzog, Denis Sassou Nguesso, and Bonne of Luxembourg.

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Among people born in 1463, Frederick III, Elector of Saxony ranks 3. Before him are Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, and Caterina Sforza. After him is Alessandro Achillini. Among people deceased in 1525, Frederick III, Elector of Saxony ranks 3. Before him are Thomas Müntzer, and Cuauhtémoc. After him are Jakob Fugger, Huayna Capac, Pietro Pomponazzi, Florian Geyer, Andrea della Robbia, Eleanor of Viseu, Michael Sittow, Charles IV, Duke of Alençon, and Fernando d'Ávalos.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Frederick III, Elector of Saxony ranks 493 out of 7,253. Before him are Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Belgium (1876), Helmuth von Moltke the Younger (1848), Wilhelmine Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1673), Heinrich Hoffmann (1885), Josef Kramer (1906), and Franz Stuck (1863). After him are Roman Herzog (1934), Paul Hausser (1880), Wilhelm Furtwängler (1886), Oliver Kahn (1969), John William Friso, Prince of Orange (1687), and Rudolf Dassler (1898).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Frederick III, Elector of Saxony ranks 141. Before him are Friedrich Fromm (1888), Louis the Child (893), Gregor Strasser (1892), Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Belgium (1876), Wilhelmine Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1673), and Josef Kramer (1906). After him are Roman Herzog (1934), John William Friso, Prince of Orange (1687), Heinrich Brüning (1885), Johannes Rau (1931), Wied, Prince of Albania (1876), and Hans Luther (1879).

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