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Frederick II (Ernest) "The Gentle Elector" of Saxony 1412–1464 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Aug 1412

Birth Location: Leipzig, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

Death Date: 7 Sep 1464

Death Location: Leipzig, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

Father: Friedrich Sachsen

Mother: Princess Braunschweig-Lüneburg

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Frederick II (Ernest) "The Gentle Elector" of Saxony was born in 1412 in Leipzig, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany, the child of Friedrich I De Strijdbare Von Sachsen And Princess Katharina Von Braunschweig Luneburg. Frederick II (Ernest) "The Gentle Elector" of Saxony passed away in 1464 in Leipzig, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany.

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  • Frederick II (Ernest) "The Gentle Elector" of Saxony was born in 1412 in Leipzig, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany, the child of Friedrich I De Strijdbare Von Sachsen And Princess Katharina Von Braunschweig Luneburg.
  • Frederick II (Ernest) "The Gentle Elector" of Saxony passed away in 1464 in Leipzig, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany.

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Frederick Saxony's Ancestors

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Frederick Saxony
1412–1464
Birth Place: Leipzig, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany
Parents
Friedrich I De Strijdbare Von Sachsen
1370–1428
Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
Princess (Katharina von) Braunschweig-Lüneburg
1402–1442
Luneburg,,,Brunswick
Grandparents
Friedrich ('der von MEISSEN) III
1332–1381
Dresden, Sachsen, Duitsland
Katharina (von) HENNEBERG
1334–1397
Schleusingen
Heinrich (Von) Braunschweig-Göttingen
1370–1416
Wolfenbuttel
Sophia (Von) Pommern
1370–1406
Barth,,,Pomerania
Great-Grandparents
Magnus Braunschweig-Lüneburg
1328–1373
Catharine Anhalt-Bernburg
1322–1390
Wartislaw Pommern-rügen
1345–1394
Anna Mecklenburg-stargard
1346–1399
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Frederick Saxony's Timeline

2 Records

1412
22 Aug 1412
Birth of Frederick II (Ernest) "The Gentle Elector" of Saxony in Leipzig, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany
Leipzig, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany
1464
7 Sep 1464
Age 52
Death of Frederick II (Ernest) "The Gentle Elector" of Saxony in Leipzig, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany
Leipzig, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1412
    Event Place: Leipzig, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1464
    Event Place: Leipzig, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

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