Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen

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Frederick II
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
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 (1310-11-30)30 November 1310
Gotha, Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg, Holy Roman Empire
Died Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.
Wartburg, Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg, Holy Roman Empire
Spouse Mathilde of Bavaria
Issue Elisabeth, Burgravine of Nuremberg
Friedrich
Frederick III
Balthasar
Beatrix
Ludwig
William I
Anne
Clara
Full name
Frederick the Serious
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.

Family

Frederick II married May 1323 in Nürnberg Mathilde of Bavaria, daughter of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor and had 9 children:

  1. Elisabeth (22 November 1329 – 21 April 1375), married to Frederick V of Nuremberg.
  2. Frederick (born and died 1330)
  3. Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia
  4. Balthasar (1336-1406)
  5. Beatrice (1 September 1339 – 15 July 1399), nun in Weißenfels
  6. Louis (25 February 1340 – 17 February 1382), (Bishop of Bamberg)
  7. William the One-eyed
  8. Anne (7 August 1345 – 22 March 1363), nun in Seußlitz
  9. Clara (born 7 August 1345)

Ancestors

Family of Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. Theodoric I, Margrave of Meissen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Henry III, Margrave of Meissen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Jutta of Thuringia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Albert II, Margrave of Meissen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. Leopold VI, Duke of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Constance of Babenberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Theodora Angelina
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. Frederick I, Margrave of Meissen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Constance of Sicily
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Margaret of Sicily
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. John of England
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Isabella of England
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Isabella of Angoulême
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. Hartmann of Lobdeburg-Bergow
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Otto IV, Count of Lobdeburg-Arnshaugk
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. Christina of Meissen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. Hartmann XI, Count of Lobdeburg-Arnshaugk
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. Günther VII, Count of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Hedwig of Schwarzburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27. Sophie
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Elizabeth of Lobdeburg-Arnshaugk
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28. Herman II, Count of Weimar-Orlamünde
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. Hermann III, Count of Weimar-Orlamünde
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29. Beatrix of Andechs-Merania
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Elisabeth, Countess of Weimar-Orlamünde
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

External links

See also

Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen
Born: 30 November 1310 Died: 18 November 1349
Preceded by Margrave of Meissen
1323–1349		 Succeeded by
Friedrich III der Strenge
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