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Frederick IV\I "the Warlike" von Sachsen Wettin Elector of Saxony 1370–1429 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 April 1370

Birth Location: Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany

Death Date: 4 January 1429

Death Location: Altenburg, Altenburger Land, Thueringen, Germany

Father: Friedrich vonMeissen

Mother: Katharina Schleusingen

Spouse(s): Katharina Saxony

Children(s): Friedrich Sachsen, William Thuringia, Sigismund Würzburg, Anna Nassau, Heinrich Sachsen, Katherina VonSachsen

Frederick IV\I "the Warlike" von Sachsen Wettin Elector of Saxony was born in 1370 in Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany, the child of Friedrich Der Vonmeissen And Katharina Von Henneberg Schleusingen. Frederick IV\I "the Warlike" von Sachsen Wettin Elector of Saxony married Katharina Habsburg Von Braunschweig Luneburg Electress Of Saxony, and had children including Anna Wettin Von Sachsen Duchess Of Nassau, Friedrich Von Sachsen, Heinrich Von Sachsen, Katherina Vonsachsen, Sigismund Wettin Von Sachsen Bishop Of Wurzburg, William Iii The Brave Wettin Landgrave Of Thuringia. Frederick IV\I "the Warlike" von Sachsen Wettin Elector of Saxony passed away in 1429 in Altenburg, Altenburger Land, Thueringen, Germany.

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  • Frederick IV\I "the Warlike" von Sachsen Wettin Elector of Saxony was born in 1370 in Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany, the child of Friedrich Der Vonmeissen And Katharina Von Henneberg Schleusingen.
  • Frederick IV\I "the Warlike" von Sachsen Wettin Elector of Saxony married Katharina Habsburg Von Braunschweig Luneburg Electress Of Saxony, and had children including Anna Wettin Von Sachsen Duchess Of Nassau, Friedrich Von Sachsen, Heinrich Von Sachsen, Katherina Vonsachsen, Sigismund Wettin Von Sachsen Bishop Of Wurzburg, William Iii The Brave Wettin Landgrave Of Thuringia.
  • Frederick IV\I "the Warlike" von Sachsen Wettin Elector of Saxony passed away in 1429 in Altenburg, Altenburger Land, Thueringen, Germany.

Immediate Family

Parents

Friedrich vonMeissen
1332–1381
Birth Location: Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
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Katharina Schleusingen
1340–1397
Birth Location: Henneberg, Schmalkalden-Meiningen, Thueringen, Germany
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Spouses(s)

Katharina Saxony
1395–1442
Birth Location: Luneburg, Hannover, Prussia, Germany
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Children(s)

Friedrich Sachsen
1412–1464
Birth Location: , Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany
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William Thuringia
1425–1482
Birth Location: Meissen, Dresden, Saxony, Germany
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Sigismund Würzburg
1416–1471
Birth Location: Meißen, Meißen, Saxony, Germany
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Anna Nassau
1420–1462
Birth Location: Gimma, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany
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Heinrich Sachsen
1422–1435
Birth Location: Meißen, 01662, Sachsen, Deutschland
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Katherina VonSachsen
1421–1476
Birth Location: –
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Frederick Saxony's Ancestors

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Frederick Saxony
1370–1429
Birth Place: Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
Parents
Friedrich der vonMeissen
1332–1381
Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
Katharina (von Henneberg) Schleusingen
1340–1397
Henneberg, Schmalkalden-Meiningen, Thueringen, Germany
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Great-Grandparents
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Frederick Saxony's Descendants

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Frederick (IV\I "the Warlike" von Sachsen Wettin Elector of) Saxony (11 April 1370–4 January 1429) m. Katharina (Habsburg von Braunschweig Lüneburg Electress of) Saxony (1395–28 December 1442)
  1. 1. Friedrich (Von) Sachsen 1412–1464 m. Margarethe (Archduchess) VonHabsburg 1416–1486
    1. 1. Princess (Anna von Wettin, Electress of Brandenburg of Saxony , of) Brandenburg 1437–1512 m. Albrecht (Achilles Elector of) Brandenderg 1414–1486 m. Albrecht (Achilles III Elector Brandenburg) Hohenzollern 1414–1486
      1. 1. Sibylle (Sibylle Princess of Brandenburg Von) Hohenzollern 1467–1524 m. Wilhelm (IV Duke of Julich Berg Julich) Berg 1455–1511
        1. 1. Maria (Of) Julich-Berg m. John (III "The Peaceful" of Cleves Duke of) Cleves
      2. 2. Frederick (De Ansbach) V 1460–1536
      3. 3. Amalie (Princess Von) Brandenburg 1461–1481
      4. 4. Wolfgang (of) Brandenburg 1450–1450
      5. 5. Ursule (Of) Brandenburg 1450–1508
      6. 6. Margareth (of) Brandenburg 1453–1509
      7. 7. Johan (Cicero Elector BRANDENBURG) Ansbach 1455–1499
      8. 8. Frederick (Friederich IIIII The Elder Margrave) Hohenzollern 1460–1536
      9. 9. Elisabeth Ansbach 1451–1524
      10. 10. Elisabeth (of) Wuerttemberg 1451–1524
    2. 2. Queen (Consort Christine\Christina of Denmark-Sweden-Norway, Princess von) Saxony-Wettin 1461–1521
    3. 3. Prince ("Henry" Heinrich von) Wettin-Sachsen 1433–1435
    4. 4. Princess\Abbess (Margaret\Margarete\Margarethe\Margaretha\Margarete von) Wettin-Sachsen-Seusslitz 1431–1457
    5. 5. Prince\Elector (Ernst I von) Sachsen\Saksen-Meissen-Thüringen 1441–1486
    6. 6. Albert (Bold Duke of Saxony von Wettin) III 1443–1500
    7. 7. Princess (Hedwig Wettin von Sachsen Abbess of) Quedlinburg 1445–1511
    8. 8. Prince (Friedrich Wettin von) Sachsen 1439–1451
    9. 9. Princess (Margaretha Wettin von Sachsen Abbess of) Seusslitz 1444–1491
    10. 10. Prince (Alexander Wettin von) Sachsen 1447–1447
    11. 11. Princess (Amalia Wettin von) Sachsen 1435–1502
    12. 12. Albert (Saxony) III 1443–1500
  2. 2. William (III "the Brave" Wettin Landgrave of) Thuringia 1425–1482
  3. 3. Sigismund (Wettin von Sachsen Bishop of) Würzburg 1416–1471
  4. 4. Anna (Wettin von Sachsen Duchess of) Nassau 1420–1462
  5. 5. Heinrich (von) Sachsen 1422–1435
  6. 6. Katherina VonSachsen 1421–1476

Frederick Saxony's Timeline

2 Records

1370
11 April 1370
Birth of Frederick IV\I "the Warlike" von Sachsen Wettin Elector of Saxony in Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
1429
4 January 1429
Age 59
Death of Frederick IV\I "the Warlike" von Sachsen Wettin Elector of Saxony in Altenburg, Altenburger Land, Thueringen, Germany
Altenburg, Altenburger Land, Thueringen, Germany

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 April 1370
    Event Place: Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 January 1429
    Event Place: Altenburg, Altenburger Land, Thueringen, Germany
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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