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Frederick III, the Strict (Friedrich III. der Strenge; 14 December 1332, in Dresden – 21 May 1381, in Altenburg), Landgrave of Thuringia and Margrave of Meissen, was the son of Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen and Mathilde of Bavaria.
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Frederick III, the Strict ( Friedrich III. der Strenge; 14 December 1332, in Dresden – 21 May 1381, in Altenburg ), Landgrave of Thuringia and Margrave of Meissen, was the son of Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen and Mathilde of Bavaria. Quick Facts Margrave of Meissen, Reign ... Close.
The last Thuringian landgrave Henry Raspe reached his appointment as German governor by the Hohenstaufen emperor Frederick II in 1242. However, when Frederick was declared deposed by Pope Innocent IV in 1246, he secured the support by the archbishops Siegfried III of Mainz and Conrad of Cologne and had himself elected German anti-king.
- Feudal Duchy
- Roman Catholicism
He fought feuds with the noble families in Thuringia and the rulers of neighbouring territories (including the House of Schwarzburg and the House of Ascania) and with the Archbishopric of Mainz. He was a nephew of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa and supported his policies.
