John Frederick the Magnanimous, Volume 1

"Not only would this be the first biography of John Frederick the Magnanimous to appear in English, but this would provide useful background for the study of the mature Luther, a somewhat neglected area of study. The original author, Georg Mentz, provides abundant coverage of the political issues John Frederick was dealing with in the various diets and other meetings, which also helps to set the events of Luther's life into their context."--Provided by publisher.