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 and his wife Elisabeth, daughter of Albert III, Duke of Bavaria.
Portrait of Frederick III of Saxony at his thirties, made by Albrecht Dürer in 1496.
Portrait of Frederick III of Saxony (17th century)
A posthumous portrait of Luther as an Augustinian friar
Elisabeth of Bavaria-Munich was a princess of Bavaria-Munich by birth and by marriage Electress of Saxony.
