Friedrich II "the Gentle", Elector of Saxony

Friedrich "der Sanftmütige" Kurfürst von Sachsen

Frederick "the Gentle" of Saxony

• Friedrich fought the so called Saxon Brother war with his brother William III 1446-1451
• Afterwards Saxon was divided between Frederick I and William III
• When William died 1482, without issues, Thuringa fell back to Frederick II's two sons
• By his death the country was divided between his two sons Ernst I and Albert founder of two new branches of the house of Wettin named Ernestiner and Albertiner

Links:

• The Peerage
• Geneall
• Wikipedia: English Deutsch Division of Altenburg
• Elector of Saxony Reign 4. January 1428 – 7. September 1464

Predecessor Frederick I Successor Ernest
*Landgrave of Thuringia Reign 7. May 1440 - 1445 Predecessor: Frederick IV Successor William II
*Margrave of Meissen and Duke of Saxony Reign 4. January 1428 – 7. September 1464 >Predecessor: Frederick IV/I Successor: Albert IV/III

Übernahm 1428 gemeinsam mit seinen Brüdern Wilhelm ll. "der Tapfere", Heinrich und Sigismund die Regierung.