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 Catherine of Henneberg (; c. 1334, in Schleusingen – 15 July 1397, in Meissen) was a Countess of Henneberg by birth and from 1347 by marriage Margravine of Meissen, Landgravine of Thuringia, etc. She was the wife of Margrave Frederick the Sev ...

. Under the

Division of Chemnitz {{unreferenced, date=August 2024 The Division of Chemnitz settled the succession in the Landgraviate of Thuringia. After the death of Frederick the Severe, Margrave of Meissen and Landgrave of Thuringia, the five heirs of the House of Wettin ...

of 1382, he received the Osterland and Landsberg jointly with his brothers,

Frederick I, Elector of Saxony Frederick I, the Belligerent or the Warlike (; 11 April 1370 – 4 January 1428), a member of the House of Wettin, ruled as List of margraves of Meissen, Margrave of Meissen from 1407 and List of rulers of Saxony, Elector of Saxony (as Fred ...

and George (d. 1402). When Margrave William I "the one-eyed" died in 1407, William and Frederick also inherited a part of

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. 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

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, which Frederick had managed to obtain instead of

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. William fought at his brother's side in the

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war in

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. He is rumoured to have been married to Amelia of Masovia. According to Karlheinz Blaschke, however, he remained unmarried. He died on 13 March 1425.

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* House of Wettin Margraves of Meissen 1371 births 1425 deaths 14th-century German nobility 15th-century German nobility {{Germany-margrave-stub