Frederick II, Elector of Saxony
| Frederick II | |
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Near contemporary portrait by Lucas Cranach the Younger | |
| Prince-Elector and Arch-Marshal of the Holy Roman Empire | |
| Reign | 4 January 1428 – 7 September 1464 |
| Predecessor | Frederick I |
| Successor | Ernest |
| Duke of Saxony and Margrave of Meissen | |
| Reign | 4 January 1428 – 7 September 1464 |
| Predecessor | Frederick IV/I |
| Successor | Ernest and Albert IV/III |
| Landgrave of Thuringia | |
| Reign | 7 May 1440 - 1445 |
| Predecessor | Frederick IV |
| Successor | William II |
| Born | 22 August 1412 Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 7 September 1464 (aged 52) Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire |
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| House | Wettin |
| Father | Frederick I, Elector of Saxony |
| Mother | Catherine of Brunswick and Lunenburg |
Frederick II, The Gentle (German: Friedrich, der Sanftmütige'; Frederick the Gentle; 22 August 1412 – 7 September 1464) was Prince-Elector and Arch-Marshal of the Holy Roman Empire, who ruled as Duke of Saxony and Margrave of Meissen (1428–1464) and Landgrave of Thuringia (1440–1445). His succession laid the basis for the later division of the House of Wettin, as his two sons, Ernest and Albert, inherited his territories jointly, before eventually forming the Ernestine and Albertine branches, through the Treaty of Leipzig (1485).