was a terrible blow to Albert. He never recovered from the loss. Two years later, in 1307, Albert finally resigned the Landgraviate of Thuringia and the County Palatine of Saxony to his son Frederick in exchange for an annuity. He died seven years later in Erfurt, aged seventy-four. Ancestors See also List of Margraves of Meißen Wettin (dynasty) References Margraves of Meissen Landgraves of Thuringia Rulers of Thuringia 1240 births 1314 deaths House of Wettin People from Meissen Christians of the Prussian Crusade