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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frederick III, Elector of Saxony has received more than 479,667 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Frederick III, Elector of Saxony is the 1,760th most popular politician (down from 1,582nd in 2019), the 482nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 440th in 2019) and the 136th 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 1,760 out of 19,576. Before him are Philip V of Macedon, Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar, Sahure, Rastislav of Moravia, Carinus, and Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg. After him are Kaidu, Akhmad Kadyrov, Rama I, Yoweri Museveni, Nelson Rockefeller, and Herman Van Rompuy.

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Contemporaries

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 4. Before him are Thomas Müntzer, Cuauhtémoc, and Jakob Fugger. After him are Huayna Capac, Andrea della Robbia, Pietro Pomponazzi, Florian Geyer, 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 482 out of 7,253. Before him are Henri Nestlé (1814), Wilhelm Schickard (1592), Hermann Staudinger (1881), Gerda Taro (1910), Robert Bosch (1861), and Heinrich Otto Wieland (1877). After him are Hans Baldung (1484), John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg (1572), Ernst Bloch (1885), Rupert, King of Germany (1352), Dietrich von Choltitz (1894), and Emile Berliner (1851).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Frederick III, Elector of Saxony ranks 136. Before him are Pyotr Stolypin (1862), Bernhard von Bülow (1849), Prince Maximilian of Baden (1867), Walther Rathenau (1867), Werner von Fritsch (1880), and Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse (1837). After him are John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg (1572), Rupert, King of Germany (1352), Lothair II, Holy Roman Emperor (1075), Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1908), Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria (1847), and Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg (1856).

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