John, Elector of Saxony
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John (30 June 1468 – 16 August 1532),[1] 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.
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Elector of Saxony | |
Reign | 5 May 1525 – 16 August 1532 |
Predecessor | Frederick III |
Successor | Johann Frederick I |
Born | 30 June 1468 Meissen, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire |
Died | 16 August 1532(1532-08-16) (aged 64) Schweinitz, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire |
Burial | |
Spouse | |
Issue Detail | Johann Frederick I, Elector of Saxony Maria, Duchess of Pomerania John Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Coburg |
House | House of Wettin |
Father | Ernest, Elector of Saxony |
Mother | Elisabeth of Bavaria |
Religion | Roman Catholic (1468–1525) Lutheran (1525–1532) |
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.[2]
He played a part in the Protestation at Speyer.