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"Frederick the Wise" redirects here. For the politician, see Frederick Wise, 1st Baron Wise.
Frederick III (17 January – 5 May ), also known as Frederick the Wise (German: Friedrich der Weise), was Prince-elector of Saxony from to , 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.[1] He was ostensibly led, not by religious conviction about the possible truthness of Luther's propositions, but rather by personal belief in a fair trial for any of his subjects (a privilege guaranteed by the imperial statutory law) and the rule of law.
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