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Ernest, Elector of Saxony (1464–1486), Frederick II, Elector of Saxony (1428–1464) and Albert III, Duke of Saxony (1486–1500); Fürstenzug, Dresden, Germany. After Henry's death in 1435, and Sigismund was forced to renounce and became a bishop (in 1440), Frederick and William divided their possessions.
Upon the death of his younger brother William II in 1425, he ruled over all Wettin lands except for the Landgraviate of Thuringia, held by his cousin Frederick the Peaceful. [5] Elector Frederick ruled over his lands until his death in 1428. With his death, his four sons Frederick, William, Henry, and Sigismund took control.
Frederick II the Gentle (Friedrich der Sanftmütige) 22 April 1412: 4 January 1428 – 7 September 1464: 7 September 1464: Duchy of Saxony and Electorate of Saxony: Margaret of Austria 3 June 1431 Leipzig eight children: Son of Frederick I. Ruled jointly in Saxony with his brothers, but was the sole holder of the Electorate.
Duke Frederick of Saxony (1474–1510), Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights; Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Saxony (1504–1539), son of George, Duke of Saxony; Frederick August I, Elector of Saxony, or Augustus II the Strong (1670–1733), ruler of Saxony from 1694 to 1733; Frederick August II, Elector of Saxony, or Augustus III of Poland ...
The grave of Frederick I of Saxony, Princes Chapel, Meissen Cathedral Portal to the Princes Chapel, Meissen Cathedral. Frederick I, the Belligerent or the Warlike (German: Friedrich der Streitbare; 11 April 1370 – 4 January 1428), a member of the House of Wettin, ruled as Margrave of Meissen from 1407 and Elector of Saxony (as Frederick I) from 1423 until his death.
Frederick Augustus II (German: Friedrich August II.; 18 May 1797 – 9 August 1854) was King of Saxony and a member of the House of Wettin.. He was the eldest son of Maximilian, Prince of Saxony – younger son of the Elector Frederick Christian of Saxony – by his first wife, Caroline of Bourbon, Princess of Parma.
Silver Saxony coin of Frederick III, known as a Groschen, minted ca. 1507–25. Both the obverse and the reverse bear a version of the Saxony Electorate 's coat of arms . Frederick died unmarried in 1525, aged 62 years old, at Lochau, a hunting castle near Annaburg (30 km southeast of Wittenberg), and was buried in the Castle Church at ...
Frederick II, Elector of Saxony (1412–1464), Elector of Saxony between 1428 and 1464; Frederick Augustus II of Saxony (1797–1854), ...