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          Frederick The Wise

          AKA Friedrich III

          Born:17-Jan-1463
          Birthplace: Hartenfels Castle, Torgau, Germany
          Died:5-May-1525
          Location of death: Lochau, Germany
          Cause of death: unspecified

          Gender: Male
          Religion:Roman Catholic
          Race or Ethnicity: White
          Occupation: Government

          Nationality: Germany
          Executive summary: Elector of Saxony

          Elector of Saxony 1486-1525, founder of the University of Wittenberg.

          Granted protection to Martin Luther, and an early patron of Albrecht Durer.

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          6. Detailed biography

          Frederick III, called the Wise, elector of Saxony, eldest son of Ernest, elector of Saxony, and Elizabeth, daughter of Albert, duke of Bavaria-Munich, was born at Torgau, and succeeded his father as elector in 1486.

          Retaining the government of Saxony in his own hands, he shared the other possessions of his family with his brother John, called "the Stedfast" (1468-1532). Frederick was among the princes who pressed the need of reform upon the German king Maximilian I in 14