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In Weimar on 26 May 1555 John Frederick II married his first wife, Agnes of Hesse, Dowager Electress of Saxony. Six months later she suffered a miscarriage and died, on 4 November 1555. In Weimar on 12 June 1558 John Frederick II married his second wife, Countess Palatine Elisabeth of Simmern-Sponheim, daughter of the later (1559) Frederick III ...
Feb 1, 2022 · Deutsch: Friedrich II. ( Friedrich der Sanftmütige, 1412–1464) war Kurfürst von Sachsen, Markgraf von Meißen und Landgraf von Thüringen. English: Frederick II of Saxony ( Frederick the Gentle, 1412–1464) was Elector of Saxony and Landgrave of Thuringia. Frederick II. Elector of Saxony (1428–1464) and was Landgrave of Thuringia (1440 ...
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.
May 5, 2024 · Also known as. English. Frederick II. Elector of Saxony (1428–1464) and was Landgrave of Thuringia (1440–1445) Friedrich II. Federico II el Plácido.
Jun 4, 2023 · Friedrich fought the so called Saxon Brother war with his brother William III 1446-1451. Afterwards Saxon was divided between Frederick I and William III. When William died 1482, without issues, Thuringa fell back to Frederick II's two sons. By his death the country was divided between his two sons Ernst I and Albert founder of two new branches ...
Augustus II the Strong. Augustus II the Strong [a] (12 May 1670 – 1 February 1733), was Elector of Saxony from 1694 as well as King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1697 to 1706 and from 1709 until his death in 1733. He belonged to the Albertine branch of the House of Wettin . Augustus' great physical strength earned him the ...
FREDERICK II. (1411–1464), called “the Mild,” elector and duke of Saxony, eldest son of the elector Frederick I., was born on the 22nd of August 1411. He succeeded his father as elector in 1428, but shared the family lands with his three brothers, and was at once engaged in defending Saxony against the attacks of the Hussites.
