Abstract

Elector John (“the Constant”) of Saxony (r. 1525-32) was the younger brother of and successor to Frederick (“the Wise”) of Saxony. A strong supporter of Luther and the Protestants, John co-founded, together with Landgrave Philip of Hesse (1504-67), the Protestant Schmalkaldic League.

Elector John of Saxony, called “the Constant” (1526)

Lucas the Elder Cranach

Source

Source: Lucas Cranach the Elder, Elector Johann the Constant of Saxony, oil on wood panel, 1526. Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister. https://skd-online-collection.skd.museum/Details/Index/246930

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Recommended Citation

Elector John of Saxony, called “the Constant” (1526), published in: German History in Documents and Images, <https://germanhistorydocs.org/en/from-the-reformations-to-the-thirty-years-war-1500-1648/ghdi:image-3346> [April 22, 2025].