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Ruler · 1503 – 1554

John Frederick I of Saxony

Lived 1503 – 1554. Head of state of Electorate of Saxony, 1532 – 1547 and 1 more term.

Wikidata's English label: John Frederick I.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived
1503 – 1554
51 years
In office
22 years
2 reigns
Lines
1
Electorate of Saxony
Left it
deposed or killed
Kokkonen & Sundell

Head of state

Electorate of Saxony · the 9th and 12th of 25 dated reigns · 1356 – 1806

5 before
John, Elector of Saxony1525 – 1532
John Frederick I of Saxony1532 – 1547
Henry IV1539 – 1541
John Frederick I of Saxony1547 – 1554
Augustus, Elector of Saxony1553 – 1586
John Frederick II of Saxony1554 – 1566
John William, Duke of Saxe-Weimar1566 – 1572
10 after
John Frederick I of Saxony · 1532 – 1547 · this entryJohn Frederick I of Saxony · 1547 – 1554 · this entry14001500160017001800
deposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1532 – 1547 · 15 years · term 1 of 2

Came to it
the child of the ruler before, on record
Left it
deposed or killedcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell: by close family

Reigned 1547 – 1554 · 7 years · term 2 of 2

Left it
natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell

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Wikidata Q506182 (CC0) · the reigns from Wikidata's P39 terms, the rulers' own articles read by grammar (sentences quoted above, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Kokkonen & Sundell where they code the line · data built 2026-10-07 · Pastlas v2.13.1, by Oleh Voronko. The published atlas and its data are for non-commercial use.