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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.
After the death of his father Frederick inherited the Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg jointly with his brothers Johann Philipp, Johann Wilhelm and Friedrich Wilhelm II. Their guardians were the Elector Christian II of Saxony and their uncle, Duke Johann II. After John II died in 1605, Christian II was their sole guardian.
Regency of John George II, Elector of Saxony (1669-1672) Son of Frederick William II. Died as a minor. His lands were divided between Saxe-Gotha and Saxe-Weimar. Frederick William III: 12 July 1657: 1669–1672: 14 April 1672: Ernestine Saxe-Altenburg: Unmarried: Saxe-Altenburg merged in Saxe-Gotha to form Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg: Frederick I: 15 ...
Frederick II, Elector of Saxony (1412–1464), Elector of Saxony between 1428 and 1464; Frederick Augustus II of Saxony (1797–1854), ...
Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (28 July 1676 – 23 March 1732), was a duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. He was born in Gotha, the fifth child and first son of Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg and Magdalena Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels. After the death of his father, in 1691, Frederick II assumed the duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg.
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 ...
Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, father of the two warring brothers. The Saxon Fratricidal War [1] (German: Sächsischer Bruderkrieg) was a war fought between the two brothers Frederick II, Elector of Saxony and Duke William III over Wettin ruled areas from 1446 to 1451.
He was the fourth (but second surviving) and youngest son of Johann Frederick II, Duke of Saxony and Countess Palatine Elisabeth of Simmern-Sponheim. His grandfather, Johann Frederick I, had still held the title of Elector of Saxony, but after the Battle of Mühlberg he lost the title to his cousin Maurice, from the Albertine line. His father ...