Background
Balthasar was the second son of Frederick the Serious. After his father"s death in 1349, his elder brother Frederick the Austere acted as regent and guardian for Balthasar and his brothers William I and Louis.
Balthasar was the second son of Frederick the Serious. After his father"s death in 1349, his elder brother Frederick the Austere acted as regent and guardian for Balthasar and his brothers William I and Louis.
After they came of age, William and Balthasar ruled joinly with Frederick. This was resolved on November 1382, with the so-called Division of Chemnitz in which Balthasar received the Landgraviate of Thuringia.