Frederick II, Elector of Saxony

Frederick II
Frederick II
	Near contemporary 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 (aged 52); Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Burial	Meissen Cathedral
Spouse	Margaret of Austria (m. 1431)
Issue; Detail	Amalia, Duchess of Bavaria; Anna, Electress of Brandenburg; Frederick, Electoral Prince of Saxony; Ernest, Elector of Saxony; Albert III, Duke of Saxony; Margaret, Abbess of Seusslitz; Hedwig, Abbess of Quedlinburg;
House	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).