Draft:Friedrich the Little

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  • Comment: von-maltitz.de appears to be a personal genealogy compiled for a single family, and is not a reliable source. Inclusion in the Neue Deutsche Biographie might be something, but that publication appears somewhat indiscriminate in its inclusion criteria. Also, much of the material here does not appear to be verified by that source. WikiDan61ChatMe!ReadMe!! 15:16, 16 April 2024 (UTC)

Friedrich Clem or Klemme, also Friedrich the Little or Friedrich of Dresden (c. 1273 - 25 April, 1316) from the House of Wettin was the ruler of Dresden.

Life[edit]

Fredrich Clem was the youngest son of Henry the Illustrious and his third wife, Elisabeth of Maltitz.

As a measure to prevent inheritance disputes between his father's first sons, Friedrich and his mother were given the title of the Prince of the Holy Roman Empire by Rudolf I in 1278.[1]

In 1287, Friedrich was given the cities of Dresden, Tharandt, Radeberg, and Großenhain from his father as an inheritance award. Friedrich saw also saw himself as the Margrave of Dresden, even though there was was no Margrave of Dresden per se. His title in documents was also changed from "Dominus de Dresden" (Lord of Dresden) to "Marchio de Dresden" (Margrave of Dresden). But as early as 1289, Friedrich wanted to sell his property to the Bohemian Crown (Contract made on March 12th, 1289.) However, this did not come to completion due to the objection of Friedrich's nephew, Friedrich Tuta. Later, on September 11th 1289, Friedrich's nephew bought all of his possessions except for Dresden, which Friedrich had already sold to Waldemar, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal. Friedrich died in Dresden on the 25th of April, 1316, and was buried in Altzella Abbey. After his death, the remains of his father's possessions were given to his cousin the Margrave of Meissen, since he had no male descendants.

Friedrich's wife, Jutta of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg, whom he married in around 1305, died in 1329 and was buried in Ilmmünster Abbey.

Literature[edit]

  • Harald Schieckel (1961), "Friedrich Clem (der Kleine)", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 5, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, p. 504; (full text online)

Sources[edit]

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  1. ^ "www.von-maltitz.de". www.von-maltitz.de. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  2. ^ https://gw.geneanet.org/eockels?lang=en&n=von+maltitz&oc=0&p=elisabeth
  3. ^ Kurt-Ulrich Jäschke: Markgraf Friedrich der Freidige und König Heinrich VII. – ein offenes Verhältnis. In: Albrecht Greule et al.: Studien zu Literatur, Sprache und Geschichte in Europa. Wolfgang Haubrichs zum 65. Geburtstag gewidmet. Röhrig Universitätsverlag, St. Ingbert 2008, S. 697. ISBN 978-3-86110-436-0.