Frederick II, Landgrave of Thuringia
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Frederick I, Margrave of Meissen (1307–1324), Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen (1324–1349), and Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia (1349–1381); Fürstenzug, Dresden, Germany
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Margrave of Meissen Landgrave of Thuringia |
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| Reign | 1323-1349 | ||||
| Predecessor | Frederick I | ||||
| Successor | Frederick III | ||||
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30 November 1310 Gotha, Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg, Holy Roman Empire |
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| Died | 18 November 1349 (aged 38) Wartburg, Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg, Holy Roman Empire |
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| Spouse | Mathilde of Bavaria | ||||
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Elisabeth, Burgravine of Nuremberg Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia Balthasar, Landgrave of Thuringia William I, Margrave of Meissen |
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| House | House of Wettin | ||||
| Father | Frederick I, Margrave of Meissen | ||||
| Mother | Elisabeth von Lobdeburg-Arnshaugk | ||||
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| Frederick the Serious |
Frederick II, the Serious (German: Friedrich II. der Ernsthafte) (30 November 1310 in Gotha – 18 November 1349 at the Wartburg), Margrave of Meissen, son of Frederick 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 neighbours. These conflicts mainly rose due to Frederick's declaration of peace in 1338, which drastically diminished the rights and influence of the small landlords and the local rulers, and which goal was the subjugation of the latter two groups. In 1342, dissatisfied nobles, whose concerns were their rights and independence, banded together in Arnstadt (southwest of Erfurt) against Frederick II, in what would be known as the Thuringian Count's War. The conflict would last up to 1346. 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.
Frederick II married May 1323 in Nürnberg Mathilde of Bavaria, daughter of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor and had 9 children:
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