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John, Elector of Saxony

1468 - 1532

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John (30 June 1468 – 16 August 1532), known as John the Steadfast or John the Constant (Johann, der Beständige), was Elector of Saxony from 1525 until 1532 from the House of Wettin. He is notable for organising the Lutheran Church in the Electorate of Saxony from a state and administrative level. In that, he was aided by Martin Luther, whose "Saxon model" of a Lutheran church was also soon to be implemented beyond Saxony, in other territories of the Holy Roman Empire. Luther turned to the Elector for secular leadership and funds on behalf of a church largely shorn of its assets and income after the break with Rome. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John, Elector of Saxony is the 4,539th most popular politician (down from 3,793rd in 2019), the 1,184th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,034th in 2019) and the 344th most popular German Politician.

John, elector of Saxony is most famous for being the leader of the Protestant Reformation in Germany. He was the first person to translate the Bible into German.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John, Elector of Saxony ranks 4,539 out of 19,576. Before him are Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Alexandros Papagos, Jeong Dojeon, Grifo, Sten Sture the Elder, and Countess Palatine Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg. After him are Frederick the Simple, Philopoemen, Drypetis, Diosdado Macapagal, Lee Hsien Loong, and Philip I, Duke of Burgundy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1468, John, Elector of Saxony ranks 3. Before him are Pope Paul III, and Charles I, Duke of Savoy. After him are Basil Fool for Christ, Henry the Middle, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Ibn Kemal, Juan de Zumárraga, Tomé Pires, Juan del Encina, Johannes Werner, Cornelis Engebrechtsz., and Francesco Donato. Among people deceased in 1532, John, Elector of Saxony ranks 4. Before him are Muhammad XII of Granada, Jan Gossaert, and Bernardino Luini. After him are Henry the Middle, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Piri Mehmed Pasha, Louis II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Jaime, Duke of Braganza, Tullio Lombardo, and William Warham.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, John, Elector of Saxony ranks 1,184 out of 7,253. Before him are August von Wassermann (1866), Johann Kuhnau (1660), Prince George William of Hanover (1915), Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt (1752), Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern (1835), and Countess Palatine Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg (1670). After him are Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach (1775), Maria Reiche (1903), Franz Rosenzweig (1886), Albert III, Duke of Saxony (1443), Horst Tappert (1923), and Princess Anna Sophie of Denmark (1647).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, John, Elector of Saxony ranks 344. Before him are John George, Elector of Brandenburg (1525), George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1624), Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (1658), Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt (1752), Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern (1835), and Countess Palatine Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg (1670). After him are Albert III, Duke of Saxony (1443), Princess Anna Sophie of Denmark (1647), Augustus, Elector of Saxony (1526), Conrad II of Italy (1074), Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf (1757), and Karl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1757).

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