Frederick II, Elector of Saxony

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Frederick II
Portrait by Lucas Cranach the Younger
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
Born	22 August 1412 Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Died	7 September 1464(1464-09-07) (aged 52) Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Burial	Meissen Cathedral
Spouse	Margaret of Austria ​ (m. 1431)​
Issue among others...	Amalia, Duchess of Bavaria Anna, Electress of Brandenburg Ernest, Elector of Saxony Albert, Duke of Saxony Hedwig, Abbess of Quedlinburg
House	House of Wettin
Father	Frederick I, Elector of Saxony
Mother	Catherine of Brunswick and Lunenburg

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).