Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen
- Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen
Frederick II the Serious ( _de. Friedrich II. der Ernsthafte) (30 November 1310 in Gotha – 18 November 1349), Margrave of Meissen, son of Friedrich I, Margrave of Meissen and Elisabeth von Lobdeburg-Arnshaugk.
In 1323 he started as a sole heir under guardianship of his mother the succession of his late father in the Margraviate of Meissen and the Thuringia. After he had become mature in 1329, he had to pass long-term fights with the vassals and neighbors, in particular the counts of Weimar-Orlamünde and the counts of Schwarzburg (Thuringian count's war in 1342-1345). After the death of emperor Ludwig IV, the Bavarian party tried to move him to the acceptance of the German crown, however, he mistrusted the inconstancy of his voters and rejected such strange request in favour of Charles IV of Luxembourg. Friedrich II limited himself to consolidate his rule and to defend against the danger going out from Charles IV. At a meeting 1348 in Bautzen both recognized the existing possession states.
Family
Frederick II married May 1323 in Nürnberg with Matilde of Bavaria, daughter of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor and has 9 children:
#Elisabeth (22 November 1329 – 21 April 1375), married to Friedrich V, Burgrave of Nuremberg.
#Friedrich (born and died 1330)
#Friedrich III der Strenge
#Balthasar
#Beatrix (1 September 1339 – 15 July 1399), nun in Weißenfels
#Ludwig (25 February 1340 – 17 February 1382), (Bishop of Bamberg)
#William der Einäugige
#Anne (7 August 1345 – 22 March 1363), nun in Seußlitz
#Clara (born 7 August 1345)
ee also
*List of Margraves of Meissen
*Wettin (dynasty)
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