Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia

Frederick III, the Strict (Friedrich III. der Strenge; 14 December 1332, in Dresden – 21 May 1381, in Altenburg), Landgrave of Thuringia and Margrave of Meissen, was the son of Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen and Mathilde of Bavaria.^[1]

Frederick III
Friedrich III of Thuringia, painting from Albrechtsburg in Meißen.
Margrave of Meissen
Reign	1349-1381
Successor	Friedrich der Streitbare, Wilhelm der Reiche & Georg
Landgrave of Thuringia
Reign	1349-1381
Coronation	1349
Predecessor	Frederick I
Successor	Balthasar
Born	14 December 1332 Dresden, Margravate of Meissen, Holy Roman Empire
Died	21 May 1381(1381-05-21) (aged 48) Altenburg, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Burial	Altzella Abbey
Spouse	Catherine of Henneberg
Issue	Friedrich Frederick I, Elector of Saxony Wilhelm II, Margrave of Meissen Georg
Names Frederick the Strict
House	House of Wettin
Father	Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen
Mother	Mathilde of Bavaria

He took over the government for his brothers William, Balthasar and Ludwig (Bishop of Bamberg) after the death of their father in 1349. One year later the Emperor gave the Margraviate of Meissen to the four brothers jointly. In 1368 common government began, afterwards the brothers changed rulership every two years. In 1379 they divided their possessions. After Frederick III's death, Meissen was divided between his three sons and Thuringia was inherited by his brothers; it later passed to his nephew Frederick IV, Landgrave of Thuringia, son of his brother Balthasar, and was ultimately inherited by Frederick the Strict's grandson, Frederick II, Elector of Saxony.

Family

Frederick was married to Catherine of Henneberg, heiress of Coburg, Neustadt, Sonneberg, Neuhaus, Rodach, etc. (died Coburg 15 July 1397), daughter of Count Heinrich IV of Henneberg. They had four sons:

1. Frederick (d. young 1350)
2. Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (11 April 1370 – 4 January 1428)
3. Wilhelm II, Margrave of Meissen (23 April 1371 – 30 March 1425)
4. Georg (1380 – 9 December 1401)

Notes

1. Harald Schieckel: Friedrich III. der Strenge. In: Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB). Band 5, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1961, ISBN 3-428-00186-9

Ancestry

Ancestors of Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia

16. Henry III, Margrave of Meissen 8. Albert II, Margrave of Meissen 17. Constantia of Austria 4. Frederick I, Margrave of Meissen 18. Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor 9. Margaret of Sicily 19. Isabella of England 2. Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen 20. Otto IV, Count of Lobdeburg-Arnshaugk 10. Hartmann XI, Count of Lobdeburg-Arnshaugk 21. Hedwig of Schwarzburg 5. Elizabeth of Lobdeburg-Arnshaugk 22. Hermann III, Count of Weimar-Orlamünde 11. Elisabeth, Countess of Weimar-Orlamünde 1. Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia 24. Otto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria 12. Louis II, Duke of Bavaria 25. Agnes of the Palatinate 6. Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor 26. Rudolf I of Germany 13. Matilda of Habsburg 27. Gertrude of Hohenberg 3. Mathilde of Bavaria 28. Bolesław II Rogatka 14. Bolko I the Strict 29. Hedwig of Anhalt 7. Beatrix of Silesia-Glogau 30. Otto V, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel 15. Beatrice of Brandenburg 31. Judith of Henneberg-Coburg

See also

• List of margraves of Meissen
• Wettin (dynasty)

Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia House of Wettin Born: 14 December 1332 Died: 21 May 1381
Regnal titles
Preceded by Friedrick II	Landgrave of Thuringia with Wilhelm I & Balthasar 1349–1381	Succeeded by Balthasar
Preceded by Friedrick II	Markgraf of Meissen with Wilhelm I & Balthasar 1349–1381	Succeeded by Friedrich der Streitbare Wilhelm der Reiche Georg