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Friedrich "Markgraf und Kurfürst von Brandenburg" Buren

(19 Nov 1413 - 10 Feb 1471)

[[Category: Hohenzollern-Brandenburg]]

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== Biography ==Friedrich II., Margrave and Elector of Brandenburg, was born on November 19, 1413. He was the second son of [[Hohenzollern-47 | Friedrich I. von Brandenburg]] and [[Wittelsbach-63 | Elisabeth von Bayern]]. He died on February 10, 1471. He was succeeded as Elector of Brandenburg by his younger brother [[Buren-21 | Albrecht III. von Brandenburg]].
On June 11, 1446, Friedrich married [[Wettin-63 | Katharina von Sachsen]], daughter of the Elector [[Wettin-1 | Friedrich I. von Sachsen]] and [[Braunschweig-17 | Katharina von Braunschweig-Lüneburg]]. They had 4 children:
* [[Von Buren-7 | Dorothea]]
* Margarete
* Johann
* Erasmus

== Sources ==* Theodor Hirsch: ''Friedrich II., Kurfürst und Markgraf von Brandenburg''. In: Historische Kommission bei der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften (Hrsg.): Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Band 7 (1878), S. 475–480.

Events

Birth19 Nov 1413Tangermünde, Deutschland
Death10 Feb 1471Neustadt an der Aisch, Deutschland
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