Friedrich IV. (Meissen and Thuringia)
. Frederick IV , the peaceable , and the Simple and the Younger (* before November thirtieth 1384 ; † 7. May 1440 on the Runneburg in Weissensee ) from the gender of Wettin was Margrave of Meissen and Landgrave of Thuringia .
Life
Friedrich was the son of Balthasar von Thuringia . In 1407 the Landgrave married Countess Anna († 1431), the daughter of Count Günther XXX. from Schwarzburg-Blankenburg . There were no children from this marriage.
Landgrave Friedrich is considered to be a relatively weak ruler who was at times very dependent on the influence of his wife and her relatives. To finance his lavish court rulings, he repeatedly sold large amounts of titles and lands.
In 1436 he ordered a general expulsion of the Jews from the Landgraviate of Thuringia.
After his childless death, the Landgraviate of Thuringia fell to his two cousins, Friedrich II and Wilhelm III . Years earlier, he had ceded the claim to the more distant Meissnian areas for 15,000 guilders.
literature
- Heinrich Theodor Flathe : Friedrich (IV.), The simple-minded or peacemaker, Landgrave of Thuringia . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 7, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1877, p. 567.
- Brigitte Streich : Friedrich the Peaceful, Landgrave of Thuringia (1384-1440) . In: Lexicon of the Middle Ages (LexMA). Volume 4, Artemis & Winkler, Munich / Zurich 1989, ISBN 3-7608-8904-2 , Sp. 961.
Web links
- Eberhard Holtz: Friedrich (the peacemaker), Margrave of Meissen, Landgrave of Thuringia . In: Institute for Saxon History and Folklore (Ed.): Saxon Biography .
- Material collection ( Memento from December 25, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) on www.genealogie-mittelalter.de
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Balthazar |
Landgrave of Thuringia 1406–1440 |
Friedrich V. |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Friedrich IV. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Frederick the Peaceful; Friedrich the simple-minded |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Landgrave of Thuringia and Margrave of Meissen |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before November 30, 1384 |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 7, 1440 |
| Place of death | Weißensee (Thuringia) |