Frederick I, Elector of Saxony
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Frederick and Catherine, 19th century portrait
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| Elector of Saxony | |
| Reign | 6 January 1423 – 4 January 1428 |
| Predecessor | Albert III |
| Successor | Frederick II |
| Margrave of Meissen | |
| Reign | 9 February 1407 – 4 January 1428 |
| Predecessor | William I |
| Successor | Frederick II |
| Born |
11 April 1370 Dresden, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 4 January 1428 (aged 57) Altenburg, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire |
| Burial | Princely chapel in Meissen Cathedral |
| Spouse | Catherine of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
| Issue among others... |
Frederick II, Elector of Saxony Anna, Landgravine of Hesse William III, Duke of Luxembourg |
| House | House of Wettin |
| Father | Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia |
| Mother | Catherine of Henneberg |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Frederick I, the Belligerent or the Warlike (German: Friedrich der Streitbare; 11 April 1370 – 4 January 1428), a member of the House of Wettin, ruled as Margrave of Meissen from 1407 and Elector of Saxony (as Frederick I) from 1423 until his death.
He is not to be confused with his cousin Landgrave Frederick IV of Thuringia, the son of Landgrave Balthasar.
He was the eldest son of Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia, and Catherine of Henneberg. After the death of his uncle William I, Margrave of Meissen in 1407, he governed the Margraviate of Meissen together with his brother William II as well as with his cousin Frederick IV (son of Balthasar), until their possessions were divided in 1410 and 1415.
In the German town war of 1388 he assisted Frederick V of Hohenzollern, burgrave of Nuremberg, and in 1391 did the same for the Teutonic Order against Wladislaus II of Poland. He supported Rupert III, Elector Palatine of the Rhine, in his struggle with King Wenceslaus for the German throne, probably because Wenceslaus refused to fulfill a promise to give him his sister Anna in marriage.
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