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Balthasar, Landgrave of Thuringia. Mother. Margaret of Nuremberg. Frederick IV (before 30 November 1384 – 7 May 1440), nicknamed the Peaceful ( German: Friedrich der Friedfertige) or the Simple ( der Einfältige ), was a member of the House of Wettin and Margrave of Meissen who ruled as the last independent Landgrave of Thuringia from 1406 ...
Upon the death of Margrave Frederick III of Meissen his younger brothers divided their heritage in the 1382 Division of Chemnitz, whereby Thuringia passed to Balthasar. Upon the death of Landgrave Frederick IV in 1440, Thuringia fell to his nephew Elector Frederick II of Saxony.
The death of the childless Frederick IV means that his lands are inherited by Frederick II of Saxony (as Frederick V of Thuringia) and his brother, William III. Unfortunately, disagreements between Frederick and William lead to the Saxon Fratricidal War between 1446-1451, with no clear winner and a peace treaty to end it. 1482
Frederick IV, Landgrave of Thuringia, nicknamed Frederick the Peaceful or Frederick the Simple, the peaceful one, and the Fool (before 30 November 1384 – 7 May 1440 at Runneburg Castle in Weißensee) was a member of the House of Wettin and was Margrave of Meissen and Landgrave of Thuringia. Life
Gertrude of Aldenberg. Father. Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia. Mother. Sophia of Wittelsbach. Louis IV the Saint ( German: Ludwig IV. der Heilige; 28 October 1200 – 11 September 1227), a member of the Ludovingian dynasty, was Landgrave of Thuringia and Saxon Count palatine from 1217 until his death. He was the husband of Elizabeth of Hungary .
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Frederick IV. Landgrave of Thuringia, Margrave of Meissen. Also known as Frederick IV the Peaceful. Born on 30 November 1384 Died on 16 May 1440 in Weißensee
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