Frederick III, Elector of Saxony (born 1463)

Frederick III, Elector of Saxony

Elector of Saxony from 1486 to 1525

Frederick III, also known as Frederick the Wise, 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…