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Frederick II, Elector of Saxony

Frederick II, The Gentle (Friedrich, der Sanftmütige; Frederick the Gentle; 22 August 1412 – 7 September 1464) was Elector of Saxony (1428–1464) and was Landgrave of Thuringia (1440–1445).

Frederick II

4 January 1428 – 7 September 1464

Frederick I

Ernest

7 May 1440 - 1445

Frederick IV

William II

4 January 1428 – 7 September 1464

Frederick IV/I

Albert IV/III

22 August 1412
Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire

7 September 1464(1464-09-07) (aged 52)
Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire

Meissen Cathedral
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(m. 1431)​

Amalia, Duchess of Bavaria
Anna, Electress of Brandenburg
Ernest, Elector of Saxony
Albert, Duke of Saxony
Hedwig, Abbess of Quedlinburg

House of Wettin

Frederick I, Elector of Saxony

Catherine of Brunswick and Lunenburg

Hohkamp, Michaela (2007). "Sisters, Aunts, and Cousins: Familial Architectures and the Political Field in Early Modern Europe". In Sabean, David Warren; Teuscher, Simon; Mathieu, Jon (eds.). Kinship in Europe: Approaches to Long-Term Development (1300-1900). Berghahn books. pp. 91–104.

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