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John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony

1503 - 1554

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John Frederick I (German: Johann Friedrich I. von Sachsen, 30 June 1503 – 3 March 1554), called the Magnanimous (der Großmütige), was the Elector of Saxony (1532–1547) until he was deprived of this title in the Capitulation of Wittenberg by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. He was leading the Schmalkaldic League, a military alliance of Lutheran principalities. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony is the 2,644th most popular politician (down from 2,353rd in 2019), the 698th most popular biography from Germany (down from 641st in 2019) and the 192nd most popular German Politician.

John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, was born in 1443 and died in 1532. He was the son of Ernest, Duke of Saxony, and Catherine of Brunswick-Lüneburg. John Frederick I was most famous for his support of Martin Luther and his Protestant Reformation.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony ranks 2,644 out of 19,576. Before him are Alfonso IX of León, Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Peng Dehuai, Javier Milei, Ngawang Namgyal, and Nizam-ul-Mulk, Asaf Jah I. After him are Abbas I of Egypt, Julius Nyerere, Erich Mielke, Christopher I of Denmark, Attalus III, and Ferdinand I of León.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1503, John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony ranks 10. Before him are Isabella of Portugal, Anne of Bohemia and Hungary, Parmigianino, Christian III of Denmark, Henry II of Navarre, and Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma. After him are Robert Estienne, Gerolama Orsini, Bartolomé Carranza, Thomas Wyatt, Giovanni della Casa, and Philip, Duke of Palatinate-Neuburg. Among people deceased in 1554, John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony ranks 5. Before him are Lady Jane Grey, Piri Reis, Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, and Leo Africanus. After him are Sebastiano Serlio, João Manuel, Prince of Portugal, Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk, Sibylle of Cleves, Thomas Wyatt the Younger, Hieronymus Bock, and Pedro Cieza de León.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony ranks 698 out of 7,253. Before him are Otto Günsche (1917), Widukind (755), George William, Elector of Brandenburg (1595), Curd Jürgens (1915), Rudi Völler (1960), and Gerhard Herzberg (1904). After him are Erich Mielke (1907), Johannes Peter Müller (1801), Robert Huber (1937), Walter Hallstein (1901), Prince William of Hesse-Kassel (1787), and Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt (1765).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony ranks 192. Before him are Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal (1862), Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (1819), Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg (1505), Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern (1811), Princess Caroline of Great Britain (1713), and George William, Elector of Brandenburg (1595). After him are Erich Mielke (1907), Walter Hallstein (1901), Prince William of Hesse-Kassel (1787), Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt (1765), Frederick IV, Elector Palatine (1574), and Richard Baer (1911).

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