William II, Margrave of Meissen

William II, Margrave of Meissen
Spouse(s)	Amelia of Masovia
Noble family	House of Wettin
Father	Frederick III, Margrave of Meissen
Mother	Catherine of Henneberg
Born	(1371-04-23)23 April 1371
Died

Wilhelm II, the Rich (23 April 1371 – 13 March 1425) was the second son of Margrave Frederick the Strict of Meissen and Catherine of Henneberg.

Under the Division of Chemnitz of 1382, he received the Osterland and Landsberg jointly with his brothers, Frederick I, Elector of Saxony and George (d. 1402). When Margrave William I "the one-eyed" died in 1407, William and Frederick also inherited a part of Meissen. Under the 1410 Treaty of Naumburg, however, the brothers agreed to a fresh division of the Meissen territory. They agreed to divide the Osterland between themselves. They did so in 1411; William received the larger part of the Osterland, including Leipzig, which Frederick had managed to obtain instead of Jena.

William fought at his brother's side in the Hussite war in Bohemia. He is rumoured to have been married to Amelia of Mazovia. According to Karlheinz Blaschke, however, he remained unmarried.

He died on 13 March 1425.

Ancestors

Family of William II, Margrave of Meissen

16. Albert II, Margrave of Meissen               8. Frederick I, Margrave of Meissen                       17. Margaret of Sicily               4. Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen                             18. Hartmann XI, Count of Lobdeburg-Arnshaugk               9. Elizabeth of Lobdeburg-Arnshaugk                       19. Elisabeth, Countess of Weimar-Orlamünde               2. Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia                                   20. Louis II, Duke of Bavaria               10. Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor                       21. Matilda of Habsburg               5. Mathilde of Bavaria                             22. Bolko I the Strict               11. Beatrix of Silesia-Glogau                       23. Beatrice of Brandenburg               1. William II, Margrave of Meissen                                         24. Berthold V, Count of Henneberg-Schleusingen               12. Berthold VII, Count of Henneberg-Schleusingen                       25. Sophie of Schwarzburg               6. Henry IV of Henneberg-Schleusingen                             26. Henry I, Landgrave of Hesse               13. Adelheid of Hesse                       27. Adelheid of Brunswick-Lüneburg               3. Catherine of Henneberg                                   28. Otto V, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel               14. Herman, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel                       29. Judith of Henneberg-Coburg               7. Judith of Brandenburg-Salzwedel                             30. Albert I of Germany               15. Anna of Austria                       31. Elisabeth of Gorizia-Tyrol

References and sources

William II, Margrave of Meissen House of Wettin Born: 1371 Died: 30 March 1425
Preceded by William I	Margrave of Meissen 1407-1425	Succeeded by Frederick I