Wittenberg had become the focus of the Protestant Reformation. In 1517, Martin Luther had nailed his 95 Theses against Indulgences on the door of the castle church at Wittenberg, the opening act of the Reformation. In 1520 he burned the papal bull condemning him, and in 1534 the first Lutheran Bible was printed there. The Elector of Saxony was the most important patron of the Lutheran Reformation.
In 1547, Emperor Charles V, with the assistance of the Duke of Alva, captured Wittenberg after the Battle of Mühlberg, where John Frederick I was taken prisoner. The Duke of Alva then presided over a court-martial and condemned John Frederick to death. To save his life, the Elector conceded the defeat of Wittenberg and resigned the government of his country in favor of his relative, Maurice of Saxony. His sentence was thereupon commuted to imprisonment for life. Rescued on 1 September, 1552, he returned to Saxony in a triumphal march, and removed the seat of government to Weimar.
Wittenberg declined after 1547, when Dresden, residence of the Albertine dukes, replaced it as the Saxon capital.
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capitulation, wittenberg, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, august, 2010, learn, whe. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Capitulation of Wittenberg news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Capitulation of Wittenberg German Wittenberger Kapitulation was a treaty on 19 May 1547 by which John Frederick I Elector of Saxony was compelled to resign the title of elector The Electorate of Saxony and most of his territory including Wittenberg passed from the elder Ernestine line to the cadet Albertine line of the House of Wettin Wittenberg 1556Wittenberg had become the focus of the Protestant Reformation In 1517 Martin Luther had nailed his 95 Theses against Indulgences on the door of the castle church at Wittenberg the opening act of the Reformation In 1520 he burned the papal bull condemning him and in 1534 the first Lutheran Bible was printed there The Elector of Saxony was the most important patron of the Lutheran Reformation In 1547 Emperor Charles V with the assistance of the Duke of Alva captured Wittenberg after the Battle of Muhlberg where John Frederick I was taken prisoner The Duke of Alva then presided over a court martial and condemned John Frederick to death To save his life the Elector conceded the defeat of Wittenberg and resigned the government of his country in favor of his relative Maurice of Saxony His sentence was thereupon commuted to imprisonment for life Rescued on 1 September 1552 he returned to Saxony in a triumphal march and removed the seat of government to Weimar Wittenberg declined after 1547 when Dresden residence of the Albertine dukes replaced it as the Saxon capital This article related to a treaty is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Capitulation of Wittenberg amp oldid 1213423769, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
