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Frederick I, Elector of Saxony
Frederick I, called the Warlike, was a Wettin margrave of Meissen who became the first Wettin Elector of Saxony. He founded the University of Leipzig in 1409, and in 1423 Emperor Sigismund granted him the Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg with its electoral title as a reward for his support against the Hussites. His heirs ruled Saxony until 1918.
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