Ernest of Saxony (1441-1486)

"Ernest (24 March 1441 – 26 August 1486) was Elector of Saxony from 1464 to 1486.

Ernst was the founder and progenitor of the Ernestine line of Saxon princes, and a direct patrilineal ancestor of Queen Elizabeth II (United Kingdom), Michael, Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach), Konrad, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen (Saxe-Meiningen) and Andreas, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Saxe-Coburg and Gotha)." - (en.wikipedia.org 01.02.2020)

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Background

son of	Frederick II [father of], Margaret of Austria [mother of] ^↓

Sources & Mentions

Gottfried Opitz (1904-1976). 1961. "Friedrich II.". Neue Deutsche Biographie. 568. https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/pnd100127509.html#ndbcontent

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