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Merseburg ( German: [ˈmɛʁzəbʊʁk] ⓘ) is a town in central Germany in southern Saxony-Anhalt, situated on the river Saale, and approximately 14 km south of Halle (Saale) and 30 km west of Leipzig. It is the capital of the Saalekreis district. It had a diocese founded by Archbishop Adalbert of Magdeburg .
The House of Wettin is a dynasty of German counts, dukes, prince-electors (Kurfürsten) and kings that once ruled the area of today's German states of Saxony, the Saxon part of Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia for more than 800 years. Agnates of the House of Wettin have, at various times, ascended the thrones of Great Britain, Portugal, Bulgaria ...
Alexander Prinz von Sachsen ( German: Alexander Prinz von Sachsen Herzog zu Sachsen; born Alexander Afif on 12 February 1954), is the nephew, adopted son and heir of Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen, and a businessman. Following the death of Maria Emanuel in July 2012 he assumed the headship of the Royal House of Saxony, based on a 1997 ...
Wettin. Father. Augustus III of Poland. Mother. Maria Josepha of Austria. Franz Xavier of Saxony ( Polish: Ksawery Saski) (25 August 1730 – 21 June 1806) was a Saxon prince and member of the House of Wettin. He was the fourth but second surviving son of Augustus III, King of Poland and Elector of Saxony, and Maria Josepha of Austria .
Parts of Saxe-Jena were regained in 1690, and Saxe-Eisenach in 1741. It was the latter recombining of territories back under the ruler of Saxe-Weimar which provided the spur to rename these holdings to Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, with Duke Ernest August holding them under personal union. A formal union was enacted in 1809.
George the Bearded ( Meissen, 27 August 1471 – Dresden, 17 April 1539) was Duke of Saxony from 1500 to 1539 known for his opposition to the Reformation. While the Ernestine line embraced Lutheranism, the Albertines (headed by George) were reluctant to do so. Despite George's efforts to avoid a succession by a Lutheran upon his death in 1539 ...
Christiane von Sachsen-Merseburg, Porträt in der Schlosskirche Eisenberg. Christiane von Sachsen-Merseburg (* 1. Juni 1659 in Merseburg; † 13. März 1679 in Eisenberg) war Prinzessin von Sachsen-Merseburg aus dem Hause der albertinischen Wettiner und durch Heirat Herzogin von Sachsen-Eisenberg .
