John Frederick I
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John Frederick I was the Prince-Elector and Arch-Marshal of the Holy Roman Empire (1532-1547) from the Ernestine branch of the Saxon ruling House of Wettin, who initially governed over the Ernestine Electorate of Saxony, centred on Saxe-Wittenberg, until he was deprived of his electoral titles and most domains by the...
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Hunt in Honour of Charles V at the Castle of Torgau, by Lucas Cranach the Younger, 1544
Battle of Mühlberg 1547 and imprisonment of Elector John Frederick I of Saxony. Painting from 1630, German Historical Museum, Berlin
John Frederick in captivity, painted by Titian c. 1550-51. Note the scar on the left of his face, received at Mühlberg.
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John Frederick I was the Prince-Elector and Arch-Marshal of the Holy Roman Empire (1532-1547) from the Ernestine branch of the Saxon ruling House of Wettin, who initially governed over the Ernestine Electorate of Saxony, centred on Saxe-Wittenberg, until he was deprived of his electoral titles and most domains by the Capitulation of Wittenberg (1547). He was left with the Saxon ducal title, and Ernestine possessions in Thuringia. Previously, he was leading the Schmalkaldic League, a military alliance of Lutheran principalities.
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