Frederick was the only son of the Wettin margrave Theodoric of Landsberg and Helene, a daughter of Margrave John I of Brandenburg; he thereby was a grandson of Margrave Henry III of Meissen. Upon his father's early death in 1285, he succeeded him in the Margraviate of Landsberg, then comprising the bulk of the Osterland territory with Leipzig, Grimma, and the margravial residence of Weißenfels.
When his grandfather Margrave Henry III died in 1288, Frederick Tuta entered into an inheritance conflict with his uncle Albert the Degenerate around the Margraviates of Meissen and Lusatia. While Albert succeeded his father as Margrave of Meissen, Frederick inherited the Lusatian march. However, Albert's sons Frederick the Bitten and Theodoric IV disputed this arrangement and Frederick's rule in Lusatia within short time was contested by his cousin Theodoric IV.
In turn, Frederick Tuta concentrated on expanding his power into the Meissen lands where Margrave Albert's rule was shaken by a fierce dispute with his sons. Temporarily arrested by Frederick the Bitten, Albert had to renounce large parts of his estates and in 1289 Frederick Tuta, with the support of several local nobles, was able to purchase a significant Meissen territory. He also acquired several estates around Dresden from his uncle Frederick Clem, the youngest son of late Margrave Henry III.
However, Frederick's sudden death put an end to his ambitions, when he died on 16 August 1291, aged 22, at Hirschstein Castle – allegedly due to eating poisoned cherries offered to him by Bishop Withego of Meissen. As he did not have a male heir, his possessions were divided after his death. His cousins Frederick the Bitten and Theodoric IV took Meissen and Lusatia; while the Margraviate of Landsberg was sold to the Ascanian margraves of Brandenburg.
Marriage and issue
Frederick married Catherine (d. 1310), a daughter of the Wittelsbach duke Henry XIII of Bavaria. They had one daughter, Elisabeth.
frederick, tuta, 1269, august, 1291, member, house, wettin, margrave, landsberg, from, 1285, margrave, lusatia, from, 1288, until, death, also, served, regent, margraviate, meissen, margrave, meissen, landsbergborn1269died, 1291, august, 1291hirschstein, castl. Frederick Tuta 1269 16 August 1291 a member of the House of Wettin was Margrave of Landsberg from 1285 and Margrave of Lusatia from 1288 until his death He also served as regent of the Margraviate of Meissen Frederick TutaMargrave of Meissen and LandsbergBorn1269Died 1291 08 16 16 August 1291Hirschstein CastleBuriedWeissenfelsNoble familyHouse of WettinSpouse s Catherine of BavariaIssueElisabethFatherTheodoric of LandsbergMotherHelen of BrandenburgThe origin and meaning of his nickname Tuta are unclear and were not recorded It possibly means the Stammerer Contents 1 Life 2 Marriage and issue 3 Ancestors 4 ReferencesLife EditFrederick was the only son of the Wettin margrave Theodoric of Landsberg and Helene a daughter of Margrave John I of Brandenburg he thereby was a grandson of Margrave Henry III of Meissen Upon his father s early death in 1285 he succeeded him in the Margraviate of Landsberg then comprising the bulk of the Osterland territory with Leipzig Grimma and the margravial residence of Weissenfels When his grandfather Margrave Henry III died in 1288 Frederick Tuta entered into an inheritance conflict with his uncle Albert the Degenerate around the Margraviates of Meissen and Lusatia While Albert succeeded his father as Margrave of Meissen Frederick inherited the Lusatian march However Albert s sons Frederick the Bitten and Theodoric IV disputed this arrangement and Frederick s rule in Lusatia within short time was contested by his cousin Theodoric IV In turn Frederick Tuta concentrated on expanding his power into the Meissen lands where Margrave Albert s rule was shaken by a fierce dispute with his sons Temporarily arrested by Frederick the Bitten Albert had to renounce large parts of his estates and in 1289 Frederick Tuta with the support of several local nobles was able to purchase a significant Meissen territory He also acquired several estates around Dresden from his uncle Frederick Clem the youngest son of late Margrave Henry III However Frederick s sudden death put an end to his ambitions when he died on 16 August 1291 aged 22 at Hirschstein Castle allegedly due to eating poisoned cherries offered to him by Bishop Withego of Meissen As he did not have a male heir his possessions were divided after his death His cousins Frederick the Bitten and Theodoric IV took Meissen and Lusatia while the Margraviate of Landsberg was sold to the Ascanian margraves of Brandenburg Marriage and issue EditFrederick married Catherine d 1310 a daughter of the Wittelsbach duke Henry XIII of Bavaria They had one daughter Elisabeth Ancestors EditAncestors of Frederick Tuta16 Otto II Margrave of Meissen8 Theodoric I Margrave of Meissen17 Hedwig of Brandenburg4 Henry III Margrave of Meissen18 Hermann I Landgrave of Thuringia9 Jutta of Thuringia19 Sophia of Sommerschenburg2 Theodoric of Landsberg20 Leopold V Duke of Austria10 Leopold VI Duke of Austria21 Helena of Hungary5 Constance of Babenberg11 Theodora Angelina1 Frederick Tuta24 Otto I Margrave of Brandenburg12 Albert II Margrave of Brandenburg25 Ada of Holland6 John I Margrave of Brandenburg26 Conrad II Margrave of Lusatia13 Matilda of Groitzsch27 Elisabeth of Poland3 Helen of Brandenburg28 Valdemar I of Denmark14 Valdemar II of Denmark29 Sophia of Minsk7 Sophia of Denmark30 Sancho I of Portugal15 Berengaria of Portugal31 Dulce of AragonReferences EditFranz Xaver von Wegele 1877 Friedrich Tuta Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie ADB in German vol 7 Leipzig Duncker amp Humblot pp 563 564Frederick TutaHouse of WettinBorn 1269 Died 16 August 1291Preceded byTheodoric Margrave of Landsberg1285 1291 Succeeded byOtto IVas Margrave of BrandenburgPreceded byHenry IIIas Margrave of Meissen Margrave of Lusatia1288 1291 Succeeded byTheodoric IV Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frederick Tuta amp oldid 1065314591, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
