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Frederick I, called the Brave or the Bitten (German: Friedrich der Freidige or Friedrich der Gebissene; 1257 – 16 November 1323) was Margrave of Meissen and Landgrave of Thuringia.
- Agnes of Gorizia-Tyrol, Elizabeth of Lobdeburg-Arnshaugk
- House of Wettin
The Margravate or Margraviate of Meissen ( German: Markgrafschaft Meißen) was a medieval principality in the area of the modern German state of Saxony. It originally was a frontier march of the Holy Roman Empire, created out of the vast Marca Geronis ( Saxon Eastern March) in 965. Under the rule of the Wettin dynasty, the margravate finally ...
- Feudal monarchy
- Meissen
- Margravate
- Upper Saxon
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Finally in 1423 Margrave Frederick the Warlike was enfeoffed with the Saxe–Wittenberg lands down the Elbe ('Upper Saxony'), an electorate according to the Golden Bull of 1356. While the Wettin rulers eventually moved their residence to Dresden , the Meissen margraviate merged into their electorate and became known as the 'Cradle of Saxony'.
AffiliationNameYearsComments981–982also Margrave of MerseburgEkkeharding985–1002Son of Gunther of MerseburgWeimar-Orlamünde1062–1067Died without male heirsBrunonen1068–1089Revolted against King Henry IV in 1076Dec 9, 2023 · Immediate Family: Son of Albrecht II, Margrave of Meissen and Margherita di Sicilia. Husband of Agnes, Gräfin von Görz und Tirol and Elisabeth von Lobdeburg-Arnshaugk. Father of Frederick the Lame; Elisabeth von Hessen, Landgravin of Hesse and Friedrich II 'the Serious' Landgraf von Thüringen und Markgraf von Meißen.
- Eisennach, Meißen
- November 1257
Frederick I, called the Brave or the Bitten (German: Friedrich der Freidige or Friedrich der Gebissene; 1257 – 16 November 1323) was Margrave of Meissen and Landgrave of Thuringia.
Frederick I, called the Brave or the Bitten (German: Friedrich der Freidige or Friedrich der Gebissene; 1257 – 16 November 1323) was Margrave of Meissen and Landgrave of Thuringia . Contents. 1 Life. 2 Family. 3 Ancestry. 4 References. Life. Born in Eisenach, Frederick was the son of Albert II, Margrave of Meissen and Margaret of Sicily.
Frederick I, called the Brave or the Bitten (German: Friedrich der Freidige or Friedrich der Gebissene; 1257 – 16 November 1323) was Margrave of Meissen and Landgrave of Thuringia. Life[edit] Born in Eisenach, Frederick was the son of Albert II, Margrave of Meissen and Margaret of Sicily.
