Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen
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Margrave of Meissen Landgrave of Thuringia |
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Frederick I, Margrave of Meissen (1307–1324), Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen (1324–1349), and Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia (1349–1381); Fürstenzug, Dresden, Germany
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Margrave of Meissen | |||||
Reign | 1323-1349 | ||||
Predecessor | Frederick I | ||||
Successor | Frederick III | ||||
Regent | The Dowager Margravine | ||||
Landgrave of Thuringia | |||||
Reign | 1323-1349 | ||||
Predecessor | Frederick I | ||||
Successor | Frederick III | ||||
Regent | The Dowager Margravine | ||||
Born | Gotha, Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg, Holy Roman Empire |
30 November 1310||||
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Wartburg, Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg, Holy Roman Empire |
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Spouse | Mathilde of Bavaria | ||||
Issue | Elisabeth, Burgravine of Nuremberg Friedrich Frederick III Balthasar Beatrix Ludwig William I Anne Clara |
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House | House of Wettin | ||||
Father | Frederick the Bitten | ||||
Mother | Elisabeth von Lobdeburg-Arnshaugk |
Frederick II the Serious (German: Friedrich II. der Ernsthafte) (30 November 1310 in Gotha – 18 November 1349 at the Wartburg), Margrave of Meissen, son of Frederick I, Margrave of Meissen and Elisabeth von Lobdeburg-Arnshaugk.
In 1323 he started as a sole heir under guardianship of his mother the succession of his late father in the Margraviate of Meissen and the Thuringia. After he had become mature in 1329, he had to pass long-term fights with the vassals and neighbours, in particular the counts of Weimar-Orlamünde and the counts of Schwarzburg (Thuringian Count's War in 1342-1345). After the death of emperor Ludwig IV, the Bavarian party tried to move him to the acceptance of the German crown, however, he mistrusted the inconstancy of his voters and rejected such strange request in favour of Charles IV of Luxembourg. Friedrich II limited himself to consolidate his rule and to defend against the danger going out from Charles IV. At a meeting 1348 in Bautzen both recognized the existing possession states.
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Family
Frederick II married May 1323 in Nürnberg Mathilde of Bavaria, daughter of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor and had 9 children:
- Elisabeth (22 November 1329 – 21 April 1375), married to Frederick V of Nuremberg.
- Frederick (born and died 1330)
- Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia
- Balthasar (1336-1406)
- Beatrice (1 September 1339 – 15 July 1399), nun in Weißenfels
- Louis (25 February 1340 – 17 February 1382), (Bishop of Bamberg)
- William the One-eyed
- Anne (7 August 1345 – 22 March 1363), nun in Seußlitz
- Clara (born 7 August 1345)
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See also
Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen
Born: 30 November 1310 Died: 18 November 1349 |
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Preceded by | Margrave of Meissen 1323–1349 |
Succeeded by Friedrich III der Strenge |