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Frederick II, Elector of Saxony 1412–1464 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 AUG 1412

Birth Location: Dresden, Duchy of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire

Death Date: 07 SEP 1464

Death Location: Leipzig, Saxony, Germany

Father: Frederick Saxony

Mother: Catherine Brunswick-Lüneburg

Spouse(s): Margaret Saxony

Children(s): Albert Saxony, Ernest, Saxony, Amalia Bavaria, Anna Brandenburg

In 1412, Frederick II, Elector of Saxony / entered the world in Dresden, Duchy of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire, born to Frederick I The Belligerent Elector Of Saxony And Catherine Of Brunswick Luneburg. Frederick II, Elector of Saxony married Margaret Of Austria Electress Of Saxony, and had children including Albert Iii Duke Of Saxony, Amalia Of Saxony Duchess Of Bavaria, Anna Of Saxony Electress Of Brandenburg, Ernest Elector Of Saxony. Frederick II, Elector of Saxony / passed away in 1464 in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.

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Biography

  • In 1412, Frederick II, Elector of Saxony // entered the world in Dresden, Duchy of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire, born to Frederick I The Belligerent Elector Of Saxony And Catherine Of Brunswick Luneburg.
  • Frederick II, Elector of Saxony // married Margaret Of Austria Electress Of Saxony, and had children including Albert Iii Duke Of Saxony, Amalia Of Saxony Duchess Of Bavaria, Anna Of Saxony Electress Of Brandenburg, Ernest Elector Of Saxony.
  • Frederick II, Elector of Saxony // passed away in 1464 in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.

Immediate Family

Parents

Frederick Saxony
1370–1428
Birth Location: Dresden, Duchy of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
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Catherine Brunswick-Lüneburg
1395–1441
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Saxony
1416–1486
Birth Location: Innsbruck, Austria
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Children(s)

Albert Saxony
1443–1500
Birth Location: Grimma, Muldentalkreis, Saxony, Germany
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Ernest, Saxony
1441–1486
Birth Location: Meissen, Duchy of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
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Amalia Bavaria
1436–1501
Birth Location: –
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Anna Brandenburg
1437–1512
Birth Location: –
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Frederick Saxony's Ancestors

Self
Frederick Saxony
1412–1464
Birth Place: Dresden, Duchy of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Parents
Frederick I 'the Belligerent', Elector of Saxony
1370–1428
Dresden, Duchy of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Catherine (of) Brunswick-Lüneburg
1395–1441
Grandparents
Frederick (III, Landgrave of) Thuringia
1332–1381
Dresden, Duchy of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Catherine (of) Henneberg
1334–1397
Henry (the Mild Duke of) Brunswick-Lüneburg
1355–1416
Sophie (of) Pomerania
–1406
Great-Grandparents
Frederick Meissen
1310–1349
Matilda Meissen
1313–1346
Magnus Brunswick-Lüneburg
1324–1373
Wartislaw Pomerania
1345–1394
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Frederick Meissen
1257–1323
Louis Emperor
1282–1347
Beatrice Germany
1290–1322
Magnus Brunswick-Lüneburg
1304–1369
Barnim Pomerania
1325–1365
Sophie Werle
1329–1364

Frederick Saxony's Descendants

1.
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Frederick (II, Elector of) Saxony (22 AUG 1412–07 SEP 1464) m. Margaret (of Austria, Electress of) Saxony (1416–12 FEB 1486)
  1. 1. Albert (III, Duke of) Saxony 1443–1500 m. Sidonie (of) Poděbrady 1449–1510
    1. 1. Catherine (of Saxony, Archduchess of) Austria 1468–1524 m. Sigismund, (Archduke of) Austria 1427–1496
    2. 2. George, (Duke of) Saxony 1471–1539 m. Barbara Jagiellon 1478–1534
      1. 1. Magdalena (of Saxony Electoral Princess of) Brandeburg 1507–1534 m. Joachim (II Hector Elector of) Brandenburg 1505–1571
        1. 1. John (George, Elector of) Brandenburg 1525–1598 m. Sabina (of) Brandenburg-Ansbach 1529–1575 m. Sophie (of) Legnica 1525–1546 m. Elisabeth (of) Anhalt-Zerbst 1563–1607
      2. 2. Christine (of) Saxony 1505–1549 m. Philip (I, Landgrave of) Hesse 1504–1567
        1. 1. George (I Landgrave of) Hesse-Darmstadt 1547–1596
        2. 2. Christine (of) Hesse 1543–1604 m. Adolf, (Duke of) Holstein-Gottorp 1526–1586
        3. 3. Elisabeth (of Hesse, Electress) Palatine 1539–1582 m. Louis (VI, Elector) Palatine 1539–1583
        4. 4. Barbara (of) Hesse 1536–1597
        5. 5. Agnes (of Hesse, Duchess of) Saxony 1527–1555 m. Maurice, (Elector of) Saxony 1521–1553
        6. 6. Anna (of) Hesse 1529–1591 m. Wolfgang, (Count Palatine of) Zweibrücken 1526–1569
    3. 3. Henry (IV, Duke of) Saxony 1473–1541 m. Catherine (of Mecklenburg Duchess of) Saxony 1487–1561
      1. 1. Sibylle (of Saxony Duchess of) Saxe-Lauenburg 1515–1592 m. Francis (I Duke of) Saxe-Lauenburg 1510–1581
      2. 2. Maurice, (Elector of) Saxony 1521–1553 m. Agnes (of Hesse, Duchess of) Saxony 1527–1555
        1. 1. Anna (of Saxony, Princess consort of) Orange 1544–1577 m. William (I Prince of) Orange 1533–1584
    4. 4. Frederick, (Duke of Saxony, Grand Master of the Teutonic) Knights 1474–1510
  2. 2. Ernest, (Elector of) Saxony 1441–1486 m. Elisabeth (of Bavaria, Electress of) Saxony 1443–1484
    1. 1. John (Elector of) Saxony 1468–1532 m. Sophie (of Mecklenburg Electoral Princess of) Saxony 1481–1503 m. Margaret (of) Anhalt-Köthen 1494–1521
      1. 1. John (Frederick I Elector of) Saxony 1503–1554 m. Sibylle (of Cleves Electress consort of) Saxony 1512–1554
        1. 1. Johann (Wilhelm Duke of) Saxe-Weimar 1530–1573 m. Dorothea (Susanne of) Simmern 1544–1592
      2. 2. Maria (of Saxony Duchess of) Pomerania 1515–1583 m. Philip (I Duke of) Pomerania 1515–1560
        1. 1. Bogislaw (XIII Duke of) Pomerania 1544–1606
    2. 2. Christina (of) Saxony 1461–1521 m. John, (King of Denmark, Norway and) Sweden 1455–1513
      1. 1. Elizabeth (of Denmark Electress of) Brandenburg 1485–1555 m. Joachim (I Nestor Elector of) Brandenburg 1484–1535
        1. 1. Anna (of Brandenburg, Duchess of) Mecklenburg 1507–1567 m. Albrecht (VII, Duke of) Mecklenburg 1486–1547
        2. 2. Margaret (of Brandenburg, Duchess of) Pomerania 1511–1577 m. John (V, Prince of) Anhalt-Zerbst 1504–1551
        3. 3. Joachim (II Hector Elector of) Brandenburg 1505–1571 m. Magdalena (of Saxony Electoral Princess of) Brandeburg 1507–1534 m. Hedwig (Jagiellon Electress of) Brandenburg 1513–1573
    3. 3. Margaret (of Saxony, Duchess of) Brunswick-Lüneburg 1469–1528 m. Henry (the Middle, Duke of) Brunswick-Lüneburg 1468–1532
      1. 1. Ernest (I, Duke of) Brunswick-Lüneburg 1497–1546 m. Sophia (of) Mecklenburg 1508–1541
        1. 1. William (the Younger, Duke of) Brunswick-Lüneburg 1535–1592 m. Dorothea (of Denmark Duchess of) Brunswick-Lüneburg 1546–1617
  3. 3. Amalia (of Saxony, Duchess of) Bavaria 1436–1501 m. Louis (IX, Duke of) Bavaria 1417–1479
    1. 1. Margaret (of Bavaria, Electress) Palatine 1456–1501 m. Philip, (Elector) Palatine 1448–1508
      1. 1. Amalie (of the) Palatinate 1490–1524 m. George (I Duke of) Pomerania 1493–1531
        1. 1. Philip (I Duke of) Pomerania 1515–1560 m. Maria (of Saxony Duchess of) Pomerania 1515–1583
      2. 2. Helen (of the) Palatinate 1493–1524 m. Henry (V Duke of) Mecklenburg 1479–1552
      3. 3. Frederick (II, Elector) Palatine 1482–1556 m. Dorothea (of Denmark, Electress) Palatine 1520–1580
  4. 4. Anna (of Saxony, Electress of) Brandenburg 1437–1512 m. Albrecht (III Achilles Elector of) Brandenburg 1414–1486
    1. 1. Sibylle (of Brandenburg Duchess of Jülich and Duchess of) Berg. 1467–1524 m. William (IV Duke of) Jülich-Berg 1455–1511
      1. 1. Maria (of) Jülich-Berg 1491–1543 m. John (III, Duke of) Cleves 1490–1539
        1. 1. Anne (of Cleves Queen consort of) England 1515–1557 m. Henry (VIII of) England 1491–1547
        2. 2. Sibylle (of Cleves Electress consort of) Saxony 1512–1554 m. John (Frederick I Elector of) Saxony 1503–1554
        3. 3. William, (Duke of) Jülich-Cleves-Berg 1516–1592 m. Maria (of Austria, Duchess of) Jülich-Cleves-Berg 1531–1581
    2. 2. Frederick (I, Margrave of) Brandenburg-Ansbach 1460–1536 m. Sophia (of) Poland 1464–1512
      1. 1. Sophie (of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach Duchess of) Legnica 1485–1537
        1. 1. Sophie (of) Legnica 1525–1546 m. John (George, Elector of) Brandenburg 1525–1598
      2. 2. Albert, (Duke of) Prussia 1490–1568 m. Dorothea (of Denmark, Duchess of) Prussia 1504–1547
        1. 1. Albert (Frederick, Duke of) Prussia 1553–1618 m. Marie (Eleonore of) Cleves 1550–1608
      3. 3. George, (Margrave of) Brandenburg-Ansbach 1484–1543
        1. 1. Anna (Maria of) Brandenburg-Ansbach 1526–1589

Frederick Saxony's Timeline

2 Records

1412
22 AUG 1412
Birth of Frederick II, Elector of Saxony // in Dresden, Duchy of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Dresden, Duchy of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
1464
07 SEP 1464
Age 52
Death of Frederick II, Elector of Saxony // in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Leipzig, Saxony, Germany

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 AUG 1412
    Event Place: Dresden, Duchy of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 SEP 1464
    Event Place: Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
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