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Frederick III, Margrave of Meissen. Mother. Catherine of Henneberg. Wilhelm II, the Rich (23 April 1371 – 13 March 1425) was the second son of Margrave Frederick the Strict of Meissen and Catherine of Henneberg .
- 23 April 1371
- Frederick III, Margrave of Meissen
- 13 March 1425 (aged 53)
- Catherine of Henneberg
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.
- Feudal monarchy
- Meissen
- Margravate
- Upper Saxon
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History. King Henry the Fowler, on his 928–29 campaign against the Slavic Glomacze tribes, had a fortress erected on a hill at Meissen (Mišno) on the Elbe river. Later named Albrechtsburg, the castle about 965 became the seat of the Meissen margraves, installed by Emperor Otto I when the vast Marca Geronis (Gero's march) was partitioned into five new margraviates, including Meissen, the ...
Apr 26, 2022 · Age 53. Burial of William II, Margrave of Meissen. Altenburg, Sachsen-Altenburg, Thⁿringen. Genealogy for Wilhelm II of Sachsen (1371 - 1425) family tree on Geni, with over 250 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
- April 23, 1371
- March 30, 1425 (53)
- Dresden, Dresden, Sachsen
- Altenburg, Sachsen-Altenburg, Thⁿringen
Wilhelm II, the Rich (23 April 1371 – 13 March 1425) was the second son of Margrave Frederick the Strict of Meissen and Catherine of Henneberg. Under the Division of Chemnitz of 1382, he received the Osterland and Landsberg jointly with his brothers, Frederick I, Elector of Saxony and George (d. 1402).
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Engraving of the tomb of William II the Wise, Margrave of Meissen. Whole length effigy with curled hair, and armour, holding a shield and a sword in hands. The figure is surrounded by a Latin inscription. With borders trimmed. From a series of views of the tombs of the rulers of Thuringia.
