Frederick II, Elector of Saxony
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Frederick II | |
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Duke of Saxony | |
Reign | 4 January 1428 – 7 September 1464 |
Predecessor | Frederick IV/I |
Successor | Albert IV/III |
Born | 22 August 1412 Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire |
Died | 7 September 1464 Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire | (aged 52)
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Spouse | |
Issue among others... | Amalia, Duchess of Bavaria Anna, Electress of Brandenburg Ernest, Elector of Saxony Albert, Duke of Saxony Hedwig, Abbess of Quedlinburg |
House | House of Wettin |
Father | Frederick I, Elector of Saxony |
Mother | Catherine of Brunswick and Lunenburg |
Frederick II, The Gentle (Friedrich, der Sanftmütige; Frederick the Gentle; 22 August 1412 – 7 September 1464) was
Biography
Frederick was born in Leipzig, the eldest of the seven children of Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, and Catherine of Brunswick and Lunenburg.
After the death of his father in 1428 he took over the government together with his younger brothers
Also in 1438 it was decided that Frederick, and not his rival Bernard IV, duke of Saxe-Lauenburg, was entitled to exercise the Saxon electoral vote at the elections for the German throne. The elector then aided Albert II to secure this dignity, performing a similar service for his own brother-in-law, Frederick two years later.[1]
After Henry's death in 1435, and Sigismund was forced to renounce and became a bishop (in 1440), Frederick and William divided their possessions. In the
After the death of Frederick, in Leipzig, both of his sons, Ernest and Albert, first took over the government together. After Duke William III died in 1482, Thuringia returned to Frederick's line.
Family and issue
In
- Amalia (b. Meissen, 4 August 1436 – d. Rochlitz, 19 October 1501), married on 21 March 1452 to Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria.
- Albert III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg[3]
- Frederick (b. Meissen, 28 August 1439 – d. Meissen, 23 December 1451).
- Ernest, Elector of Saxony (b. Meissen, 24 March 1441 – d. Colditz, 26 August 1486).
- Albert, Duke of Saxony (b. Grimma, 31 July 1443 – d. Emden, 12 September 1500).
- Margaret (b. Meissen?, 1444 – d. Seusslitz?, ca. 19 November 1498), Abbess of Seusslitz.
- Hedwig (b. Meissen?, 31 October 1445 – d. Quedlinburg, 13 June 1511), Abbess of Quedlinburg (1458).
- Alexander (b. Meissen, 24 June 1447 – d. Meissen, 14 September 1447).
July 1455 saw the Prinzenraub, the attempt of a knight named Kunz von Kaufungen to abduct Frederick's sons Ernest and Albert. Having carried them off from Altenburg, Kunz was making his way to Bohemia when the plot was accidentally discovered and the princes restored.[1]
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References
- ^ a b c public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Frederick II., Elector of Saxony". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 11 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 60. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
- ^ Chisholm 1911.
- ^ a b Hohkamp 2007, p. 99.
Sources
- Hohkamp, Michaela (2007). "Sisters, Aunts, and Cousins: Familial Architectures and the Political Field in Early Modern Europe". In Sabean, David Warren; Teuscher, Simon; Mathieu, Jon (eds.). Kinship in Europe: Approaches to Long-Term Development (1300-1900). Berghahn books. pp. 91–104.
- (in German) Article in the ADB[permanent dead link]
- (in German) Die Wettiner