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Frederick II Elector of Saxony 1412–1464 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 August 1412

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

Death Date: 7 September 1464

Death Location: Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire

Father: Friedrich Thuringia

Mother: Princess Luneburg

Spouse(s): Margaret Saxony, Margarethe Austria

Children(s): Albrecht Saxony

Frederick II Elector of Saxony was born in 1412 in Dresden, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire, the child of Friedrich I Warlike Elector Saxony Thuringia And Princess Katherine Of Brunswick Luneburg. Frederick II Elector of Saxony married Margaret Of Austria Electress Of Saxony, Margarethe Von Hapsburg Archduchess Of Austria, and had children including Albrecht Iii Duke Of Saxony. Frederick II Elector of Saxony passed away in 1464 in Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire.

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  • Frederick II Elector of Saxony was born in 1412 in Dresden, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire, the child of Friedrich I Warlike Elector Saxony Thuringia And Princess Katherine Of Brunswick Luneburg.
  • Frederick II Elector of Saxony married Margaret Of Austria Electress Of Saxony, Margarethe Von Hapsburg Archduchess Of Austria, and had children including Albrecht Iii Duke Of Saxony.
  • Frederick II Elector of Saxony passed away in 1464 in Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire.

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Frederick Saxony's Ancestors

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Frederick Saxony
1412–1464
Birth Place: Dresden, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Parents
Friedrich I Warlike Elector Saxony Thuringia
1370–1428
Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
Princess (Katherine of Brunswick) Luneburg
1389–1442
Hannover, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
Grandparents
Frederick (III "the Strict", Landgrave of) Thuringia
1332–1381
Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
Katherina (Countess of) Henneberg
1332–1397
Schleusingen, , Sachsen, Germany
Heinrich (II "the Mild" Duke of Brunswick) Luneburg
1364–1416
Wolfenbuttel, Braunschweig, Niedersachsen, Germany
Sofie (of) Pomerania
1370–1406
Pommern, Cochem-Zell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Frederick Meissen
1310–1349
Matilde BAVARIA
1313–1346
Heinrich HENNEBERG
1288–1347
Judith BRANDENBURG
1301–1353
Magnus Wolfenbuttel
1328–1373
Katharine Bernburg
1332–1390
Duke Wartislaw
1345–1394
Anna Stargard
1350–1397
2nd-Great-Grandparents
FRIEDRICH MEISSEN
1257–1323
Elizabeth Arnshaugk
1286–1359
Louis Empire
1282–1347
Beatrice Silesia
1290–1322
Magnus Wolfenbuttel
1304–1369
Sofia Brandenburg
1303–1356
Bernhard III
1291–1348
Agnes Wittenberg
1309–1337
Barnim IV
1317–1365
Sophie Werle-Gustrow
1320–1364
Johann Mecklenburg-Stargard
1322–1392
Anna Holstein
1326–1358

Frederick Saxony's Descendants

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Frederick (II Elector of) Saxony (22 August 1412–7 September 1464) m. Margaret (of Austria, Electress of) Saxony (21 Aug 1416–February 12, 1486) m. Margarethe (von Hapsburg, Archduchess of) Austria (21 Aug 1416–12 Feb 1486)
  1. 1. Albrecht (III Duke of) Saxony 1443–1500 m. Zdenka\Sidonie ((Princess of Bohemia)) Bohemia 1449–1510
    1. 1. Georg (the Bearded Duke of) Saxony 1471–1539 m. Barbara (of) Poland 1478–1534
      1. 1. Christine (of) Saxony 1505–1549 m. Philipp (I The Magnanimous Landgrave of Hesse) Kassel 1504–1567
        1. 1. Georg (I Von Hapsburg Spencer Landgrave Hesse Darmstadt Von) Hessen 1547–1596 m. Magdalena (Countess of Lippe Landgravine of Hesse Darmstadt) Lippe 1552–1587
        2. 2. Elisabeth (Countess of) Hesse 1539–1582
        3. 3. Christine (Countess of) Hesse 1543–1604
        4. 4. Philipp (Ludwig of) Hesse 1534–1535
        5. 5. Barbara (Countess of) Hesse 1536–1597
        6. 6. Anna (Countess of) Hesse 1529–1591
        7. 7. Agnes (Countess of) Hesse 1527–1555
        8. 8. William (IV The Wise Landgrave of) Hesse-Kassel 1532–1592
        9. 9. Ludwig (IV The Elder Landrave Of) Hesse-Marburg 1537–1604
        10. 10. Philip (II Landgrave of) Hesse-Rheinfels 1541–1583
      2. 2. Christof (I of) Saxony 1497–1497
      3. 3. Johann (Hereditary Duke of) Saxony 1498–1537
      4. 4. Wolfgang (Prince of) Saxony 1499–1500
      5. 5. Anna (Princess of) Saxony 1500–1500
      6. 6. Christof (II Prince of) Saxony 1501–1501
      7. 7. Agnes (Princess of) Saxony 1503–1503
      8. 8. Magdalene (Wettin of) Saxony 1507–1534
      9. 9. Margarete (Princess of) Saxony 1508–1510

Frederick Saxony's Timeline

2 Records

1412
22 August 1412
Birth of Frederick II Elector of Saxony in Dresden, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Dresden, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
1464
7 September 1464
Age 52
Death of Frederick II Elector of Saxony in Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 September 1464
    Event Place: Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire

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