Frederick I
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Elector of Saxony
Key facts
- Reign
- 6 January 1423 – 4 January 1428
- Predecessor
- Albert III
- Successor
- Frederick II
- Born
- 11 April 1370, Dresden , Margravate of Meissen , Holy Roman Empire
- Died
- 4 January 1428 (1428-01-04) (aged 57), Altenburg , Electorate of Saxony , Holy Roman Empire
- Burial
- Princes Chapel in Meissen Cathedral
- Spouse
- Catherine of Brunswick-Lüneburg
- Issue among others
- Frederick II, Elector of Saxony , Anna, Landgravine of Hesse , William III, Duke of Luxembourg
- House
- Wettin
- Father
- Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia
- Mother
- Catherine of Henneberg
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bedřich
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Electorate of Saxony
- Place of birth
- Dresden
- Place of death
- Altenburg
- Child
- Sigismund of Saxony
- Father
- Frederick III
- Mother
- Catherine of Henneberg
- Sibling
- George of Meissen
- Occupation
- aristocrat
- Languages spoken
- German
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Family
- House of Wettin
- Noble title
- duke
- Image
- Friedrich I. von Sachsen, 1370-1428 (AT KHM GG4792).jpg
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- writing language
- German
- name in native language
- Friedrich IV
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- Préchac
- Commons category
- Frederick I, Elector of Saxony
- date of birth
- 1370-04-11
- date of death
- 1428-01-04
- place of burial
- Meissen Cathedral
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- relative
- Margaret of Austria
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Encyclopedic overview
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Frederick I, the Belligerent or the Warlike (German: Friedrich der Streitbare; 11 April 1370 – 4 January 1428), a member of the House of Wettin, ruled as Margrave of Meissen from 1407 and as Elector of Saxony (Frederick I) from 1423 until his death. He secured the Saxon electorship for the House of Wettin, thereby establishing the dynasty's future importance in German politics.
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