Frederick II, Elector of Saxony

Frederick II
Elector of Saxony
Reign4 January 1428 – 7 September 1464
PredecessorFrederick I
SuccessorErnest
Landgrave of Thuringia
Reign7 May 1440 - 1445
PredecessorFrederick IV
SuccessorWilliam II
Margrave of Meissen and Duke of Saxony
Reign4 January 1428 – 7 September 1464
PredecessorFrederick IV/I
SuccessorAlbert IV/III
Born22 August 1412
Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Died7 September 1464(1464-09-07) (aged 52)
Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Burial
Spouse
(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
HouseHouse of Wettin
FatherFrederick I, Elector of Saxony
MotherCatherine 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).