Keywords: John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (German: Johann Friedrich I; b. Torgau, 30 June 1503 – d. Weimar, 3 March 1554), called John the Magnanimous, was Elector of Saxony and Head of the Protestant Confederation of Germany (the Schmalkaldic League), "Champion of the Reformation". He was the brother-in-law of Anne of Cleves. Portrait by Lucas Cranach the Elder. John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (German: Johann Friedrich I; b. Torgau, 30 June 1503 – d. Weimar, 3 March 1554), called John the Magnanimous, was Elector of Saxony and Head of the Protestant Confederation of Germany (the Schmalkaldic League), "Champion of the Reformation". He was the brother-in-law of Anne of Cleves. Portrait by Lucas Cranach the Elder. |