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2 days ago · Saxony is the tenth largest of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of 18,413 square kilometres (7,109 sq mi), and the sixth most populous, with more than 4 million inhabitants. The term Saxony has been in use for more than a millennium.
- Landtag of The Free State of Saxony
The Landtag of Saxony (German: Sächsischer Landtag), also...
- Old Saxony
Old Saxony was the homeland of the Saxons during the Early...
- History of Saxony
The Kingdom of Saxony was the fifth state of the German...
- Flag
Overview. The civil bicolour flag of white over green was...
- Duchy of Saxony
The Duchy of Saxony (Low German: Hartogdom Sassen, German:...
- Landtag of The Free State of Saxony
3 days ago · With a monarch of their own ethnicity, the Saxons now took over the burden and the rewards of being the kingmaking people. The centre of gravity shifted to eastern Saxony, where the Liudolfing lands lay. Country Facts. Capital, Population, Government...
3 days ago · Magdeburg ( German: [ˈmakdəbʊʁk] ⓘ; Low German: [ˈmaˑɪdebɔɐ̯x]) is the capital of the German state Saxony-Anhalt. The city is situated at the Elbe river. [3] Otto I, the first Holy Roman Emperor and founder of the Archdiocese of Magdeburg, was buried in the city's cathedral after his death. [3]
2 days ago · Charlemagne [b] ( / ˈʃɑːrləmeɪn, ˌʃɑːrləˈmeɪn / SHAR-lə-mayn, -MAYN; 2 April 748 [a] – 28 January 814) was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and Emperor of what is now known as the Carolingian Empire from 800, holding these titles until his death in 814.
4 days ago · Kingdom of Bohemia (Königreich Böhmen): A significant part of the Empire, it often had a special status and its rulers held the title of King. Duchy of Bavaria (Herzogtum Bayern): One of the largest and most powerful duchies within the Empire. Duchy of Saxony (Herzogtum Sachsen): Another major duchy, influential in the politics of the Empire.
1 day ago · When Erik was killed in 954, Northumbria became a permanent part of the kingdom of England. By becoming rulers of all England, the West Saxon kings had to administer regions with variant customs, governed under West Saxon, Mercian, or Danish law.
4 days ago · A personal union with Saxony, where Augustus II was a strong ruler, seemed at first to offer some advantages to Poland. A king with a power base of his own might reform the Commonwealth, which was still a huge state and potentially a great power. But such hopes proved vain.
